Name: Luke Blattenberger
School: Central
Age: 17
Grade: Senior
Sport: Baseball
Athlete of the week achievement: Blattenberger went 6-for-7 with four home runs, six runs scored and nine RBIs in one game, a 36-22 victory over Clearfield.
Season update: Blattenberger is hitting .394 (13-of-33) with five home runs and 14 RBIs for the 9-4 Scarlet Dragons.
Coach A.J. Hoenstine's quote: "He had a once-in-a-lifetime game. He's a great kid who puts a lot of time in the offseason in both baseball and football. He was seeing the ball real well. He has a tremendous amount of power, and he was getting good pitches to hit and went with them. This should be a confidence builder for him.''
Favorite teacher: Mr. Benton
Favorite subject: Anatomy
Favorite movie: "Insidious''
Favorite food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite song: "Rooftops'' by Wiz Khalifa
Outside interests: Football, hunting, fishing, hanging out with friends
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Penn State
Pro athlete most admired: Peyton Hillis
Best athlete I ever played with: Lucas Runk
Best athlete I ever competed against: St. Marys' Sean Sadosky
Most influential person on my athletic career: Coach Hoenstine, my parents, Daniel and Karen, and coach Brent Rhodes
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning the District 6-AA football championship as a sophomore
How I got my start in baseball: "I started playing in Little League when I was 6.''
Future goal: Play football at Lock Haven and earn a degree there
