Mars’ Robby Carmody wins Pa. Gatorade Player of the Year, joins star-studded list

By: HSSN Staff
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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