Class of 2015 SG Malachi Richardson (NJ) Verballed to Syracuse

[Francis03]

Mali a game high 23 points.
TCA won by 16

Oh. And he dropped 4 treys.

Should've had 25 tho.

 

[Francis03]

Was able to watch Mali's recent game against Hudson Catholic today. He's the definition of instant offense. Could go scoreless for a bit and then will hit you with a 7-8pt spurt within a few minutes. Jump shot was looking good as he nailed several long jumpers and gets good elevation on his shot. One thing I like is that he doesn't waste any dribbles and isn't a ball stopper. If the shot is there then he'll take it, if there is space to drive then he'll do so as well in which he displayed a few nice slashes to the basket, if nothing is there then he'll kick the ball back out to keep the offense flowing. I can understand some of the criticism that cuseguy has been kicking because some might say if Mali can get off in quick spurts then he should be doing that all game. Thing is he plays on a team with several good guards that all can score and create their own shot. So there is really no need for him to go all Kobe mode and jack up shots left and right. I think it's a good sign of maturity by him to not force the issue while picking and choosing his spots when to score. Wish he had attacked the glass much hard in the first three quarters because I got a little "too cool to get dirty in the trenches" vibe from him, but in the 4th quarter when their big man got into foul trouble and he had to play the 5, he really stepped up on D contesting shots, rebounding in traffic, and even taking a charge. He has it in him to be more aggressive on D and it'll be interesting to see how he performs in that department next season at SU. With that said as long as he can get his shot adjusted on the college level quickly and provide us some scoring firepower off the bench then we'll all be very happy. Bench scoring has definitely been lacking for the past two seasons now. We gotta get our 6th man swag back asap!

 

[tee1222]

TCA escaped with a 1 point victory tonight, Myles Powell hitting a late triple. Malachi score 18 points in the win.
I think they went undefeated in league play. Yup, link.
8-0 in league after tonight.

 

[AWMKY]

 

[tee1222]

Richardson leads all scorers with 17 points in a 40 point blowout to open the Mercer county tournament.

 

[tee1222]

The Non-Public South B bracket has Gill St. Bernard's, Trenton Catholic and the favorite Roselle Catholic. This is after the current tournament Malachi is in.

 

[Francis03]

The Non-Public South B bracket has Gill St. Bernard's, Trenton Catholic and the favorite Roselle Catholic. This is after the current tournament Malachi is in.

Talked about a JLH stacked bracket. GSB isn't your normal 9th seed, which is due to Battle missing all of that time with the injury. I expect a RC/TC final. Hopefully if it goes down we'll be able to see it.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Coleman was not wanted "badly". He was a fall back plan. And not even remotely a loss they cared about. Not for one second.

Not true. He soured on them after his visit when he was told he wouldn't have to really be a student. The kid was insulted.

 

[tee1222]

Mali and TCA still dancin over here!
"It's been an exciting night at the Iron Palace! TCA boys basketball moves on to the semifinals on Wednesday at the Sun Bank Arena 7:30pm. The lady Mike's also won this evening with a victory over Ewing 48-44! They also will be playing on Wednesday evening."

 

[tee1222]

Richardson contributed 10 points in the win
TCA moves into the semis. I wouldn't read to much into the 10 points as the game high was 14 points, but you know, when in Rome!

 

[tee1222]

Big one tonight for TCA in the Mercer County semifinals. They face #1 seed Ewing (who's mother I am told, is a Hoya ) and Trey Lowe.
We shall see.
http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news...ournament-boys-basketball-semifinals-preview/

 

[tee1222]

TCA down big in the 2nd quarter. Both Richardson and Powell have struggled thus far, updates here: http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news...-semis-feat-ewing-vs-trenton-catholic-at-7pm/
Scroll down to the comments section.

 

[tee1222]

Ok, TCA back in it, now down 37-31 at the half. It ain't over yet!

 

[Francis03]

TCA down big in the 2nd quarter. Both Richardson and Powell have struggled thus far, updates here: http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news...-semis-feat-ewing-vs-trenton-catholic-at-7pm/
Scroll down to the comments section.

37-31 at half. Mali has 7pts at the half. Gonna need him to step it up in the 2nd half.

 

[tee1222]

Boom!

Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 14 minutes ago
"Second half underway and Richardson already much more assertive"

Antonio Olivero from Twitter23s
"Unreal turnaround btwn Ewing/Trenton Catholic - TCA who has scored 50 points in 14 mins, up 60-42 late 3Q #MCTSemi #NJHoops"

 

[Francis03]

Boom!
Antonio Olivero from Twitter23s
"Unreal turnaround btwn Ewing/Trenton Catholic - TCA who has scored 50 points in 14 mins, up 60-42 late 3Q #MCTSemi #NJHoops"

Crazy. They're saying it has been the Myles Powell show in the 3rd qtr. Has nearly 20pts in that qtr alone.

 

[tee1222]

By the way, Francis. This guy's pretty awesome. Seen his comments on live blogs before. Pretty fair, no favoritism. Just knows his stuff.
https://twitter.com/antonioolivero

 

[tee1222]

Crazy. They're saying it has been the Myles Powell show in the 3rd qtr. Has nearly 20pts in that qtr alone.

That's nasty. Kid is meant to put ball in bucket. What a great tandem, although I think they have another pretty good true point as well.

 

[tee1222]

Wow. 34-8 in a quarter. That must have sucked the life out of Ewing. Take that Georgetown!
Antonio Olivero from Twitter31s
"END 3Q: In Mercer Semi Trenton Catholic outscores Ewing 34-8 in 3Q to take resounding 65-45 lead heading into 4Q. Unreal. #MCTSemi #NJHoops"

 

[tee1222]

Uh oh...sounds like a fun battle!
Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com just now
"All that being said, Ewing has some fight in them. 7 early 4Q points from Lowe and they are within 66-54 with 5:40 left 4Q"

 

[tee1222]

Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com just now
"3:42 left TCA 70-57"

 

[tee1222]

Now 3 minutes, left. TCA still has that 13 point lead, but what a roller coaster, the scoring spurts for each team. If (if if if if) Trenton Catholic makes it out of this one, they beat a team with 1 loss the whole year and the 1 seed. Let's hope they win and still have enough gas for the final. I think they will.

 

[tee1222]

Looks like Mali will be playing for another chip soon...
Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com just now
"A lot of trash talk in this one between each side, players know each other well, TCA just put up the better run. Maybe the best spurt of any team all season in the entire state. Lead 78-64 1:45 remains."

 

[tee1222]

Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com just now
"1:10 left 4Q, Richardson and Falchi talking on sideline, player says to coach "Remember when I said we were going to win though, right?" Falchi says: "It's not over". Richardson responds: "Oh, it's over." Can't argue with him. TCA leads 79-68 50 secs remain."
Malachi says it's over. tee says it's over. Sorry, coach. It's over. Be happy!

 

[tee1222]

Powell show indeed, Francis. Final is on like donkey kong.
Antonio Olivero | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com just now
"FINAL: By my count Powell had 27 entering 4Q. That 3Q explosion did it in an emphatic way for the Iron Mikes. The craziest turnaround I've seen all season by far. TCA takes it 79-68"