Patriots win first state title in Penfield Boys’ Basketball program history.
By PAUL GOTHAM
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Tournament MVP Jackson Green scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, and Penfield (25-1) defeated Amsterdam (23-3), 62-54 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class AA championship game at Visions Veterans War Memorial Arena, Saturday night.
The state title is the first in Penfield boys’ basketball program history.
Green’s 3-pointer to close the third quarter gave the Patriots a 43-42 edge.
The basket was part of a sequence where the junior guard scored nine of Penfield’s 11 points.
“My team needed a shot,” Green said. “I trusted myself. I practice that shot every day, so I have to take it.”
The game contained 15 lead changes and eight ties with neither team leading by more than five points.
“We don’t crack under pressure,” he said. “I mean, we practice these moments, we come in here, we know what we gotta do.
“This is our turf. I don’t care if it’s Binghamton. This is Section 5, this is Rochester everywhere we go.”
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