BUTLER TWP — Two of a kind.

Definitely for the past three years. Maybe ever.

Devin Carney and Mattix Clement were named Co-MVPs of the 2020-21 Butler boys basketball team during the program's annual banquet Sunday night.

“They may be the first teammates to eclipse 1,000 points at Butler while still playing together here,” Butler coach Matt Clement said.

The pair set records beyond that.

Carney averaged 29.6 points per game — believed to be a single-season Golden Tornado record — this season and averaged more than 30 per game during the regular season. He scored more than 40 points in a game three times in less than two weeks during one stretch.

Already the second highest scorer in Butler boys basketball history, Carney will enter next season needing 501 points to reach 2,000. He scored 622 this season.

“Devin grew in a big way this season,” Clement said. “Not only with his scoring, but the way he could break pressure. He made the right decisions.”

Carney averaged 3.3 rebounds, was second on the team with 2.3 assists and 35 steals this year.

Mattix Clement scored exactly 1,100 points in his career. He had 52 steals and sank a school record 262 3s. He averaged 16.6 points per game.

“Mattix doesn't care about any of those numbers,” his father said. “The team was 73-24 overall, 11-4 in playoff games during his career. That's what he cares about.”

“You could see Mattix grow as a player from year to year,” Tornado assistant coach Jim “Duck” Gallagher said. “As a freshman, he was a little scrawny, not quick, not real strong. Ethan (Morton) would drive at the guy guarding Mattix, the guy would leave Mattix, Ethan would dish the ball and Mattix would hit the three.

“He made more and more progress as time went on. Now, this past year, he was our second-leading scorer and rebounder, and led us in steals.”

Carney shot 84 percent from the foul line, Clement 81 percent. Clement sank 66 treys, Carney 65.

“As a team, we shot 37 percent on 3-pointers,” Coach Clement said. “We had four guys hit more than 30 treys this year. I believe that's a first for this program.”

Sophomore Madden Clement sank 35 treys and senior David Leslie — who received the varsity's Most Improved Award — sank 32.

Leslie (4.24 grade point average), Brayden Koegler (4.4) and Logan Koegler (4.375) received the team's Academic Award.

Juniors Charlie Kreinbucher and Raine Gratzmiller — both overcoming midseason injuries to return to the lineup — received the Coaches Award for extra effort. Gratzmiller led the Tornado in assists, Kreinbucher in rebounds.

“None of these guys cared about their statistics,” Clement said. “No one's going to remember who scored what points in the WPIAL championship game. They will remember the moments like cutting down the nets afterward.

“Banners fly forever. That's what these guys were about.”

The Junior Varsity MVP was junior CJ Singleton, who led that squad in points, assists and rebounds. He shot 47 percent (35 of 74) of his 3-point shots.

Ryan Porch and Colin Casteel won the JV Most Improved Awards.

“Our JV program is about developing players,” coach Rich Marnic said. “No matter who's on the floor, this team went 100 percent all of the time.

“They were so unselfish, they'd pass up open shots to get someone else the ball. We had to tell them to shoot the ball.”

Butler's freshman team finished 10-1 this season. Braylon Littlejohn was named the team's MVP and averaged 15.4 points per game.

Coleton Welter, who averaged 10 points per game, was named the Most Improved Freshman.