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Carney strikes for 2,000

Butler's Devin Carney drives down court against McDowell's Tyler Grove Thursday night in Erie. Carney reached his 2,000th career point in the Golden Toprnado’s 69-67 loss. Seb Foltz./Butler Eagle
Senior guard scores 35 in Butler’s 69-67 loss at McDowell

MILLCREEK TWP, Erie County — It wasn’t a performance new to Devin Carney.

Butler’s star senior guard was 13 of 27 from the field and finished with 35 points in the Golden Tornado’s 69-67 boys basketball loss at McDowell Thursday night.

But one basket in particular put him in some very select company.

His layup with 4:05 remaining in the second quarter gave him 2,001 points in his varsity career.

Only two other boys in Butler County have ever reached the 2,000-point milestone - Mars’ Robby Carmody (2,390) and Butler’s Ethan Morton (2,198).

“It’s definitely bittersweet,” Carney said. “In a perfect situation, I’d get 2K in a win, but things don’t always go as planned.

“We’ll put this game behind us. We have Hampton coming up, then we’ll get ready for the playoffs.”

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