Altoona

Battles lives up to his name

Brandon Battles is a guy who lives up to his name. The 6'5 center from Coraopolis, Pennsylvania has been battling in the paint for Penn State Altoona for the past two years, and though his career has been short, his impact has been tremendous. In an overtime win against LaRoche last week, Battles showed his guts, coming back from two separate injuries, to score 22 points and 14 rebounds. Battles was named AMCC player of the week four times this season, and was an honorable mention last week. The standout center is leading the conference in rebounding, averaging almost nine boards per game, and is fifth in scoring, pouring in just over 15 points a contest. It's hard to imagine that a player as talented as Battles didn't intend to play college ball at all.
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Last Updated March 19, 2009

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