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![](/<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHOUB0COoKO/">The loss Rush-Henrietta suffered</a> in regionals Friday night at Gates Chili was a somber ending for stars like Avery Council and Jalen Taggart.</p><p>Coach Calvin Betts reinvigorated a program he once led to a Section V championship as a player, when he was a rare four-time All-Greater Rochester first teamer who won AGR Player of the Year as a sophomore, guiding Rush-Henrietta (20-3) to its first section title since 2011 before an abrupt halt to Section VI power Jamestown (20-3) in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AAA Far West Regional final Friday night at Gates Chili.</p><p>Council and Taggart put the team on their back, again, but Rush-Henrietta was unable to join Section V's four other region champions who'll advance to this weekend's <a href="https://nysphsaa.org/tournaments/?id=3">NYSPHSAA semifinals in Binghamton.</a><a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/24/section-v-boys-basketball-tournament-2025-top-seeds-intriguing-teams/79465718007/">Class D's Fillmore</a> was the only other local team to lose its regional. Class AA's Greece Athena, back-to-back Class A region champion Wayne, Class B's World of Inquiry and Class C's Honeoye all had impressive outings at Section V went 4-2 against Section VI's Buffalo area champs Friday and Saturday.</p><p>"I'm extremly proud of my guys. Extremely proud of the season they had. They gave it everything they had. First sectional championship in 14 years at Rush-Henrietta. I've got some guys coming back. What I take from this is I hope they feel it.</p><p>"I've got to learn. There's a lot more things I think I could have probably done better myself. But I want all of us to feel this and make sure we don't feel this way again."</p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Jamestown (Section VI) 69, Rush-Henrietta 64</h2><p>Coach Calvin Betts' Royal Comets were ranked <a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/24/section-v-boys-basketball-rankings-for-large-small-schools-2025/79478821007/">No. 1 on the Section V Large School Poll</a> all season and may have been the best team in the area, but Rush-Henrietta met its match — twice — to a Jamestown program clinching its third final four in four seasons, and fifth since 2011. The Raiders' wire-to-wire victory was convincing, although juniors Avery Council (27 points) and Jalen Taggart (23 points, six 3-pointers) kept the Comets close, but rarely got within two possessions.</p><p>Jamestown's Jaydian Johnson converted highly contested shots on his way to a game-high 29 points, but Dominic Gonzalez made the play of the game, stealing the ball and throwing up a one-handed 3-point runner at the buzzer for a 38-27 halftime lead. <a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/14/rush-henrietta-boys-basketball-aims-for-section-v-title-after-win/78173605007/)