Johnson Central's Geordon Blanton has been named the 2017 Dr. Rudy J. Ellis Sports Medicine Center Male Athlete of the Year.

 

The award will be presented June 1st during the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in Louisville @ the Crowne Plaza.

 

 

If there was any doubt of who the best All-Around athlete in JC's history, this settles the argument.

 

Football

2015 & 2016 - Daily-Independent; Player of The Year.

2016 - Class 4A Player of the Year.

2016 - Def. Back; 2nd Team Courier-Journal.

2016 - Lexington Herald-Leader; Class of the Commonwealth; Def. Back

2016 - Mr. Football Finalist.

2016 & 2015 - All-State Football.

4X District 8 Champions. (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013)

2X Regional 4 Champions. (2016, 2015)

2X Semi-State Champions. (2016, 2015)

Class 4A State Runners-Up 2015.

Class 4A State Champions 2016.

BGP All State Football

 

Wrestling

2017 - 160 lbs. State Wrestling Champion.

2016 - 152 lbs. State Wresting 3rd place.

2015 - 145 lbs. State Wrestling Champion.

Regional Ind. Champion X6 (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)

Regional Team Champions X6 (2017 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)

2013 State Duals; Team Runners-Up.

2017 State Tournament; 3rd place Team.

 

Baseball

Marshall Univ. Baseball signee.

2016 - Daily-Independent; Player of The Year.

2016 - State Baseball Elite 8.

2014 - State Baseball Elite 8.

All-State selection (1st team) 2016 & (3rd team) 2015

2017 Mr. Baseball watch list.

 

Across 3 sports (Various levels) received over 50 scholarship offers. One of the finest athletes to ever come out of the mountains and the state! Congratulations to Geordan!!

Some past recipients of the award as the sponsorship has changed over the years:

 

James Quick Named Kentucky High School Athlete Of The Year - Card Chronicle

 

Fant honored to receive top prep award | Prep Sports | bgdailynews.com

Glad to see Blanton get some more recognition. He is a special talent.