Mars’ Robby Carmody wins Pa. Gatorade Player of the Year, joins star-studded list
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 | 3:21 PM
Robby Carmody joined a star-studded list that includes Kobe Bryant and Rasheed Wallace when the Mars basketball player was named Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday.
Carmody, a 6-foot-4 senior and Notre Dame recruit, led the WPIAL in scoring this season with a 33.7-point average and topped 2,000 for his career.
He’s the first WPIAL athlete to win the boys basketball Gatorade award since Moon’s Brian Walsh in 2008. Other winners from the WPIAL were Blackhawk’s Brandon Fuss-Cheatham (2000) and Dante Calabria (1992) and Shaler’s Danny Fortson (1994).
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic’s Sam Breen won the girls Gatorade award last season.
Carmody led Mars (21-4) to the WPIAL Class 5A title last week at Petersen Events Center. The Planets start the state playoffs at 8 p.m. Friday against Hampton at Fox Chapel.
Bryant won the award in 1996 and Wallace won in 1993.
@robbycarmody23 Congrats to Robby Carmody, Pennsylvania's 2017-18 @Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year. #GatoradePOY @MarsHSHoops pic.twitter.com/VlYc00WFtN
— Hudl (@Hudl) March 8, 2018
Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year
Year, Player, High school
2018 Robby Carmody, Mars
2017 Mohamed Bamba, Westtown
2016 Lonnie Walker, Reading
2015 Levan Shawn Alston, The Haverford School
2014 J.C. Show, Abington Heights
2013 Steve Vasturia, St. Joseph’s Prep
2012 Amile Jefferson, Friends’ Central
2011 Amile Jefferson, Friends’ Central
2010 Tony Chennault, Neumann-Goretti
2009 Maalik Wayns, Roman Catholic
2008 Brian Walsh, Moon
2007 Jeff Jones, Monsignor Bonner
2006 Gerald Henderson, Episcopal Academy
2005 Ryan Ayers, Germantown Academy
2004 Kyle Lowry, Cardinal Dougherty
2003 Aaron Gray, Emmaus
2002 Gerry McNamara, Bishop Hannan
2001 John Allen, Coatesville
2000 Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Blackhawk
1999 Matt Carroll, Hatboro-Horsham
1998 Rasual Butler, Roman Catholic
1997 Martin Ingelsby, Archbishop Carrol
1996 Kobe Bryant, Lower Merion
1995 Howard Brown, Pottstown
1994 Danny Fortson, Shaler
1993 Rasheed Wallace, Simon Gratz
1992 Dante Calabria, Blackhawk
1991 Donyell Marshall, Reading
1990 Jonathan Haynes, Germantown Friends
1989 Bill McCaffrey, Allentown Central Catholic
1988 Billy Owens, Carlisle
1987 Clay Buckley, Conestoga
1986 Brian Shorter, Simon Gratz
Huge congrats to @robbycarmody23 and @danegoodwin23 – Gatorade Players of the Year in PA and OH! pic.twitter.com/dAqFKQB6CP
— Mike Brey (@NDMikeBrey) March 8, 2018
Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.
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