By Dustin Armbruster

A third Hays High Indian signed his letter of intent to play football for the Tigers of Fort Hays State University on Friday. Isaiah Blackmon said the disappointment of seeing his senior season come to a close was replaced by realization that he still had a chance to play football after talking with the coaches at FHSU. Blackmon spent parts of the last two seasons as a starter on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

Isaiah Blackmon

As a running back, Blackmon rushed for 625 yards on just 155 carries and scored nine touchdowns. Blackmon was also a key blocker in the passing attack. Defensively he totaled 124 tackles, ten for loss, in his career. Blackmon’s career numbers include two sacks, caused four fumbles and recovered two.

He ranked 8th in the Western Athletic Conference in tackles and second in forced fumbles. He was given Honorable Mention status by the WAC coaches his senior season.

Coach Randall Rath