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Blake Hartman

Running back /defensive back
MUSSELMAN HS
INWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

1696

Rushing Yards

30

Rushing Touchdowns
“Blake is the best running back I have seen in a long time. Power, speed and vision—he is the total package.”
Jeremy Taylor
Head Coach - head coach of Hurricane High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 215-pound senior running back and defensive back rushed for 1,696 yards and 30 touchdowns this past season, leading the Applemen (7-1) to the Class AAA state quarterfinals. Hartman averaged 10.6 yards per carry, also threw for a touchdown pass and returned two kickoffs and two punts for scores. A three-time First Team All-State selection and the 2020 Martinsburg Journal Player of the Year, he concluded his prep football career with 6,309 rushing yards along with a state-record 748 points and a state record-tying 118 total touchdowns.

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Academic Achievement

Hartman has maintained a weighted 4.15 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at Lehigh University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hartman has volunteered locally as part of beautification projects and with an elementary school literacy outreach program. He has also donated his time as a youth football coach.