TITUS TIME: Henry Wise junior Titus Till (above), a receiver, defensive back and return specialist, has been offered an invitation to West Point, his coach, DaLawn Parrish, told DigitalSports.
STUDENT OF THE GAME: Henry Wise junior Titus Till (above) carries a 3.5 grade average.
by Lem Satterfield
Titus Till, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound rising junior from Henry Wise of Prince George's County, was offered an invitation to attend West Point, Till and his coach, DaLawn Parrish, informed DigitalSports on Wednesday night.
"This offer means a lot to me. It is very good to be offered by a Division I school after only two years of high school. I want to keep my options open because I am only going into my junior year, but I want to thank the coaches at West Point for this offer," said Till, who carries a 3.5 core grade point average.
Till, whom Parrish said also has drawn interest from Georgia Tech, Maryland, Duke and James Madison, said, "I want to keep my options open because I am only going into my junior year, but I want to thank the coaches at West Point for this offer."
"I understand that this is a very prestigeous school, and I now feel that I have very bright future in this sport," Till said. "I know that all of my hard work, on and off of the field, goes a long way. I also understand that I need to remain humble because God can take this away from me at any point."
Till started in six games as a sophomore last season, when he made 18 solo tackles and 20 assisted tackles, intercepted two passes and disrupted five others.
"In college, I would prefer to play either of the receiver or free safety positions that I play right now in high school," said Till, who has been clocked at 4.68 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
Till "only played six games because he suffered a laceration across the knee while leaving the field that required stiches across the knee cap," said Parrish, whose squad finished at 5-5 in only the program's second-year of existance.
"He ran back punts and had an 18-yard per-punt-return average," Parrish said. "He also returned kicks and averaged 30 yards a kick return."
"I don't know my exact stats from last year, but my most rewarding game would have to be our home game against Northwestern High School," said Till, referring to a game in which he scored his first touchdown as a varsity player.
"In that same game, I made the first catch on the first play of the game. I ran for a 15-yard ain after I caught the ball two yards from the line of scrimmage," Till said. "The reception seemed to light a spark in our team as we drove down the field for the touchdown and kept the momentum at a high from the beginning to the end."
"That game meant a lot because it was a huge step in my long journey as a player," Till said. "Being only a sophomore, it felt good to hear the announcer say, 'TITUS TILL -- WITH WISE'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN!!!"