Liberty’s Tayshaun Wells makes plea for varsity basketball eligibility [Video]

Tayshaun “Rue” Wells wants to finish his senior year of high school in a safe environment, playing the sport he loves.But a 5-to-4 decision by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) board of directors last week has cast doubt on his varsity basketball season—for now.Wells is a high-IQ point guard, a “floor general” with excellent instincts and defensive skills. He led his Springfield Central Bulldogs to Missouri’s final four high school basketball tournament last season with a 25-7 record.In Springfield, however, he experienced bullying and lived in an unsafe neighborhood.This summer, with his parents’ blessing, Wells decided to move in with a teammate from his AAU summer basketball team to finish his senior year at Liberty High School, two and a half hours away from home.“I chose to come up here. I was never recruited,” Wells said. “If that was the case, then I would have just stayed …