Seven schools are working the hardest for 2016 guard Tyus Battle, his father told SNY.tv. Gary Battle listed Ohio State, UConn, Virginia, Villanova, Michigan, Syracuse and Indiana as those working the hardest.
A little incentive went a long way for young Tyus Battle. His dad Gary Battle, an All-American at the University of New Haven, put a basketball in the 5-year-old’s hands and made him a deal.
Tolly James is already preparing for his final year of high school ball and is hoping to attract the attention of a few more programs, specifically LSU and Syracuse.
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.
Malachi Richardson, the Syracuse University-bound guard, went for 27 points, including 15 during a wildly entertaining first quarter, as Trenton Catholic Academy got out to an early lead and blew the game wide open in the second half in defeating Ewing.
Gill St. Bernard’s punched its ticket to its fifth straight final with a reverberating 77-58 victory over Ridge on the strength of 30 points from sophomore guard Tyus Battle.
Tyus Battle is planning to get to Villanova and UConn in the coming weeks, his father told SNY.tv. The 6-foot-5 Gill St. Bernard’s guard is trying to get to Villanova for the Feb. 26 game against Butler with the UConn date to be determined.