The All-Greater Rochester Boys Basketball Team was selected by coaches in Section V, with input from Democrat and Chronicle sportswriters.
Jackson Green, Player of the Year
School: Penfield
Year: Junior
Parents: Stacey and Roderick Green
Positions: Small forward/shooting guard.
Key accomplishment: 17 points per game.
Why Green is the AGR Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Green was a co-leading scorer in Penfield’s Big 3 lineup that led the No. 1 state-ranked Patriots to the Class AA state championship.
Green made a team-high 45 3-pointers this season and tied for the most minutes played per game at 27. He ranked second on the team in rebounds (10) and plus/minus (20.1) per game.
Green scored 11 points in Penfield’s victory over North Tonawanda in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament. He then advanced to the state Final Four in Binghamton with a hot hand and the assignment of guarding the opposing team’s best player, according to coach Jason Ellis.
Penfield advanced past Binghamton Seton Catholic in overtime, 69-66, as Green scored 19 points alongside CJ Johnson’s 24. Green’s 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining gave Penfield a five-point lead.
Green then scored a game-high 26 points, including two 3-pointers, in the state final as Penfield defeated Amsterdam, 62-54, to win the first state championship in program history.
Future plans: No future plans, as of right now.
Carson Chaffee
School: Canisteo-Greenwood
Year: Senior
Parent: Christie Hartman Fortner
Position: Forward
Key accomplishments: Averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists in leading Canisteo-Greenwood to the Section V championship game. Also became Canisteo-Greenwood’s all-time leading scorer.
Future plans: I plan to pursue a degree in business at a school, while continuing my basketball career at the next level.
Jackson Birch
School: Pittsford Sutherland
Year: Senior
Parents: Lisa and Ken Birch
Position: Forward
Key accomplishment: 20.5 points per game.
Future plans: University of Rochester.
Jayden Capers
School: Bishop Kearney
Year: Senior
Parents: Taquiah and Bradley Capers
Position: Guard/small forward
Key accomplishments: Winning sectionals and scoring 1,000th varsity point.
Future plans: Attending Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Russell Ellis
School: Greece Athena
Year: Junior
Parents: Vivian and Russell Ellis
Position: Point guard
Key accomplishment: 34 points versus Gates Chili.
Future plans: College hoops.
Alex Grejda
School: Fairport
Year: Senior
Parents: Marie and Robert Grejda
Positions: Guard/forward
Key accomplishment: Career-high 36 points versus East High.
Future plans: Attending SUNY Geneseo to play soccer.
Constantine Johnson
School: Penfield
Year: Junior
Parent: Sarah Ward
Position: Combo guard
Key accomplishment: Winning a state championship.
Future plans: Play D1 (Division I basketball).
Jamire Johnson
School: Lyons
Year: Senior
Parent: Macie Johnson
Position: Center
Key accomplishments: 10 assists in one game. Scored 18 points during the Class C state tournament semifinals.
Future plans: Attend Hutchinson Junior College, a Division I JUCO, in Kansas for football.
Jake McCarthy
School: Penfield
Year: Junior
Parents: Erin and Sean McCarthy
Position: Center
Key accomplishment: Averaging a double-double per game.
Future plans: Hoping to attend an Ivy League school.
Noah Meabon
School: Fairport
Year: Senior
Parents: Angela and Mattew Meabon
Position: “Dunker” (6-foot-5 inch forward)
Key accomplishments: 25 points and 15 rebounds in Class AAA state final.
Future plans: Attend University of Southern California, major in business and finance, and play Division I volleyball.
Zion Parson
School: East
Year: Senior
Parents: Dawnielle Ingram and Raycine Parson
Positions: Guard/forward
Key accomplishments: 19.1 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals per game this past season. Five-year starter, four-time Rochester City Athletic Conference first team member. RCAC Player of the Year. First team AGR member three consecutive years.
Future plans: To play basketball in college and major in communications.
Josh Shadders
School: Pittsford Mendon
Year: Senior
Parents: Karen and Chris Shadders
Position: Guard
Key accomplishment: 18 points per game.
Future plans: SUNY Geneseo to play basketball.
Giuseppe (Joey) Vigerzi
School: Gates Chili
Year: Senior
Parents: Denise Davis and Roberto Vigerzi
Position: Guard
Key accomplishment: Six assists per game.
Future plans: Undecided.
Landon Washburn
School: Honeoye
Year: Junior
Parents: Cory and Ray Washburn
Position: Point guard
Key accomplishment: 34 points per game.
Future plans: Play basketball in college.
Gavin White
School: University Prep (UPrep)
Year: Junior
Parents: Latoya Poinsette, Frank White
Positions: Shooting guard/small forward
Key accomplishment: Getting two triple-doubles.
Future plans: Undecided.
Coach of the Year
Jason Ellis
School: Penfield
Profession: Math teacher at Penfield High School, also the schools boys basketball coach, unified bowling coach and unified basketball coach.
Varsity coaching experience: Marcus Whitman varsity boys (2009-2011). Penfield varsity boys (2015-present).
Family: Kayla Ellis (wife), Brayden (12 years old), Wesley (9), children.
Second Team
Jonah Bialek (Fillmore)
Parker Bonafede (York/Pavilion)
Caleb Brown (Greece Athena)
Gannon Culver (Fairport)
Grady Gilligan (LeRoy)
Trevor Nally (Pittsford Mendon)
Hadi Dergham (Fairport)
Tahjier Holmes (Monroe)
Kayden Larsen (Geneva)
Stephen LeBrecht (Lyons)
Campbell Mucher (Fillmore)
Navareon Patton (Monroe)
Aidan Twist (Wayne)
Brody Vance (Andover/Whitesville)
Maddox Volpe (Bishop Kearney/Chesterton)
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: C-G’s Chaffee named to 2026 All-Greater Rochester boys basketball team
Reporting by James Johnson, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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