It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McQuaid Jesuit can now relate to. They fell 65-57 to the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Royal Comets are ranked 14th).
Quinn Wilson
| 03/03/25 vs Rush-Henrietta | 13 |
| 02/28/25 @ University Prep | 7 |
| 02/11/25 @ Franklin | 5 |
| 02/07/25 @ Aquinas Institute | 7 |
| 02/04/25 vs Wilson Magnet | 9 |
| + 7 more games |
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Quinn Wilson, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 13 boards. That's the most rebounds Wilson has posted since back in December of 2024. Henry Fox was another key player, shooting 47% from the field en route to 19 points.
Rush-Henrietta was led to victory by Avery Council and Jalen Taggart. Council went 7-for-13 on his way to 21 points, while Taggart shot 47% from the field to rack up 26 points. Taggart's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Amir Abdul-Haqq, who put up seven points and seven boards.
McQuaid Jesuit has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. The win made it two in a row for Rush-Henrietta and bumps their season record up to 19-2.
McQuaid Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rush-Henrietta, they will challenge Fairport at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matches -- so hopefully Rush-Henrietta likes a good challenge.
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