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Court proceedings
CentralCatholic surprised boysbasketball coach Chuck Crummielast Friday with a ceremonymarking the namingof the school’s basketball gymas Chuck Crummie Courtat Alumni Hall. It was thesecond time in a few monthsthat a WPIAL school namedits court after one of theleague’s winningest coaches.
In December, Blackhawk had a pregame ceremony for naming the court after legendary John Miller, the sixth-winningest coach in WPIAL history with a record of 657-280 from 19692005 at Riverside and Blackhawk. Miller won eight WPIAL titles at Blackhawk, which ties for the second most in league history.
Coincidentally, Crummie is right next to Miller on the wins list. Crummie is seventh with a record of 647-332 since 1980. Crummie has one WPIAL title.
2,000 and 1,000
Not many players in the history of WPIAL basketball can say they had 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their career. But now Mars’ Robby Carmody can.
Carmody,a 6-foot-4 senior, scoredhis 2,000th career point afew weeks ago. He pulled downhis 1,000th rebound Feb. 9.It is not known exactly how manyplayers in the history of theWPIAL scored 2,000 points andsnared 1,000 rebounds in a career.But it’s only a few. Careerrebounds aren’t available formany of the 29 players who have2,000 points. Kevin Price, a1993 graduate of Duquesne Highwho played at Duquesne University,is one known to have2,000 and 1,000.
What makes Carmody’s feat impressive is that he is a guard. Getting 1,000 career rebounds as a guard is highly unusual.
LaVar the coach
LaVar Arrington is considered one of the greatest football players in WPIAL history. This fall, he will be a high school head coach.
Arrington, a 1997 graduate of North Hills, was hired earlier this week as the new coach at Maranatha High, a private Christian college prep school in Pasadena, Calif. In the past, Arrington has expressed his desire to possibly coach high school football, maybe someday in Western Pa.
Football news Tuesday
For those wondering what the WPIAL football playoffs will look like this year, and where the title games will be played, you’ll know Tuesday. That’s when the league announces the playoff formats, as well as sites for title games. Also Tuesday, the WPIAL will release sectional alignments for boys and girls basketball next season.