With the basketball season coming down to a win-or-go-home scenario, Isaiah Briscoe propelled Roselle Catholic over Trenton Catholic in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public South B bracket of the state tournament, 70-50.
Derrick Jones, the Patriots’ junior star, was held without a field goal in the second half and finished with 11 points. He scored his 1,000th career point on a fourth-quarter free throw.
Moustapha Diagne has always been a tenacious rebounder and defender, but has come a long way on the offensive end. He finished through contact and ran the floor very well for a player of his size.
Isaiah Briscoe had previously stated his intention to cut his recruiting list, but actually told SNY.tv that he has added two schools to his current list of suitors.
Isaiah Briscoe scored a team-high 24 points in his New Jersey debut for Roselle Catholic, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger, in a 69-64 victory over Elizabeth in Elizabeth.