WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball players to watch
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Sunday, December 3, 2017 | 9:57 PM
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Mars’ Robby Carmody (24) shoots against Neumann-Goretti’s Rasheed Browne during the PIAA Class AAA boys basketball championship Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Neumann-Goretti won 99-66.
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Franklin Regional's Nate Leopold works out Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at the high school.
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Mars’ Robby Carmody (24) shoots against Neumann-Goretti’s Rasheed Browne during the PIAA Class AAA boys basketball championship Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Neumann-Goretti won 99-66.
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Franklin Regional's Nate Leopold works out Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at the high school.
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball breakdown
Preseason Player of the Year
Robby Carmody
Mars
6-4, Sr., guard
26.2 ppg
Players to watch
Raquan Elliot
McKeesport
6-5, Sr., G/F, 15.4 ppg
Joey Koroly
Trinity
6-0, G, Sr., 16.9 ppg
John Paul Kromka
Gateway
6-8, Sr., F/C, 13.4 ppg
Bryce Laskey
Laurel Highlands
6-3, Sr., G, 23.9 ppg
Nate Leopold
Franklin Regional
6-0, Sr., G, 14.0 ppg
Tags: Franklin Regional, Gateway, Laurel Highlands, Mars, McKeesport, Moon, Trinity
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