Last season, when Jamestown captured its first Section VI crown since 1999, some said the Red Raiders were aided by not having to get past Niagara Falls. After losing in the sectional finals to NFHS six times in the last decade, Jamestown has its first win over the Wolverines in school history and it came on WNY's biggest stage.
Jaysean Paige struggled to finish around the basket for most of the first three quarters against Falls, but proved to be the best player on the court in crunch time, leading the Red Raiders to a 56-48 win in the Section VI Class AA final over Niagara Falls. Paige scored the last three points of the third quarter and 10 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth.
Trailing by two as the teams entered the final frame, NFHS opened with an 8-0 run to take a 40-34 lead with five minutes left in the game. Joey Campion then hit the first of three consecutive 3-pointers for Jamestown, with the other two coming from Paige. Each trey by the Red Raiders was answered with a basket by Falls, and with just 2:48 left on the clock, Falls led 46-43.
In the game's final minutes, senior Darin Butts scored six of his 10 points to lead a 13-2 run that would put the Wolverines away and give Jamestown a second consecutive Class AA title. Campion knocked down three of four free throws in the last 22 seconds to finish with 11 points.
Jordan Street led Falls with 14 points, while Taijay Williams added 13 points.
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Jamestown won because they had the 2 best players on the floor... Yes Paige deserves POY and yes Butts deserves 1st team all WNY honors as well
Posted by: Say Hey Kid | Monday, March 07, 2011 at 07:24 PM