ROCHESTER — The New York State Sportswriters’ Association included 39 players from Section V among its all-state teams for 2025-26.
Section V garnered four first-team selections. Penfield, Lyons and Andover-Whitesville each produced three all-state players in their respective classifications.
See the full list below of Rochester-area players on this year’s all-state teams.
Section V players on Class AAA all-state teams
Noah Meabon, sr., Fairport — 8th team, 6-foot-5, 11.8 points per game
Alex Grejda, sr., Fairport — 10th, 6-foot-3, 13.4
Gavin White, jr., University Prep — 12th, 6-foot-3, 16.5
Section V players on Class AA all-state teams
Jackson Green, jr., Penfield — 1st, 6-foot-6, 17.0
CJ Johnson, jr., Penfield — 3rd, 6-foot-5, 17.6
Jake McCarthy, jr., Penfield — 5th, 6-foot-9, 15.8
Joshua Shadders, sr., Pittsford Mendon — 8th, 6-foot-2, 18.0
Russell Ellis, jr., Greece Athena — 10th, 5-foot-9, 17.2
Jackson Birch, sr., Pittsford Sutherland — 12th, 6-foot-9, 20.4
Isaiah Caruthers, jr., Padilla — 13th, 5-foot-9, 18.5
Section V players on Class A all-state teams
Zion Parson, sr., East — 3rd, 6-foot-3, 17.5
Talhah Ali, sr., East — 8th, 5-foot-10, 11.1
Tah’jier Holmes, jr., Monroe — 9th, 5-foot-10, 16.7
Aidan Twist, sr., Wayne — 10th, 6-foot-1, 22.8
Navareon Patton, jr., Monroe — 11th, 5-foot-9, 15.8
Section V players on Class B all-state teams
Jayden Capers, sr., Bishop Kearney/Chesterton — 3rd, 6-foot-2, 17.6
Carson Chafee, sr., Canisteo-Greenwood — 3rd, 6-foot-3, 26.0
Braelen Broome, sr., C.G. Finney — 6th, 6-foot-3, 22.8
Maddox Volpe, sr., Bishop Kearney/Chesterton — 7th, 6-foot-5, 13.1
Justice Allen, sr., East Rochester — 8th, 5-foot-11, 18.3
Grady Gilligan, sr., Le Roy — 8th, 15.3
Judah Tanner, sr., East Rochester — 9th, 5-foot-9, 18.3
Matthew Hockey, sr., Le Roy — 12th, 13.1
Braeden Cimineri, sr., Mynderse — 13th, 15.4
Section V players on Class C all-state teams
Jamire “JJ” Johnson, sr., Lyons — 1st, 6-foot-6, 18.0
Landon Washburn, jr., Honeoye — 1st, 6-foot-7, 33.0
Steven LeBrecht, sr., Lyons — 3rd, 6-foot-2, 14.3
Devin Dillon, freshman, World of Inquiry — 5th, 17.1
Cam Mucher, jr., Fillmore — 7th, 6-foot-4, 22.5
Parker Bonafede, sr., York — 8th, 6-foot-3, 22.0
Contrell Parker, sr., Lyons — 9th, 5-foot-8, 14.4
Dylan Washburn, jr., Honeoye — 10th, 6-foot-4, 13.0
Jonah Bialek, jr., Fillmore — 11th, 5-foot-9, 23.5
Peyton Joy, sr., Cuba-Rushford — 11th, 14.0
Section V players on Class D all-state teams
Brody Vance, jr., Andover-Whitesville — 1st, 5-foot-10, 29.2
Henry Morrison, sr., Hammondsport — 3rd, 22.3
Vincent Joyce, jr., Andover-Whitesville — 4th, 6-foot-2, 14.8
Colton Calladine, sr., Andover-Whitesville — 6th, 5-foot-11, 13.5
Nick Scott, sr., Elba — 6th, 6-foot-1, 13.0
Contact Jeff Uveino at juveino@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @realjuveino
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: See the 39 Section V boys’ basketball players named to all-state teams
Reporting by Jeff Uveino, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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