Carney strikes for 2,000
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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