Horns247 Board

Johnathan Gray, the Longhorns’ incoming freshman running back from Aledo, has been named the 2012 Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year, it was announced Tuesday.

Gray, a two-time Gatorade Texas football player of the year, won the award over candidates from every state plus the District of Columbia. He helped lead Aledo to three straight Class 4A Division II state titles, and last season rushed for 3,886 yards and a state-record 65 touchdowns.

Gray is the second Longhorn signee in four years to be named the Gatorade male high school athlete of the year. Lake Travis quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who has transferred to Southern Methodist University, won the 2009 honor.

The 5-foot, 11-inch, 202-pound Gray amassed numerous records and honors in his high school career. His 205 career touchdowns is a national record, and he ranks second in national prep history with 1,232 career points. His 10,889 total rushing yards rank second in Texas history behind Sugar Land’s Kenneth Hall.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2012/07/10/gray_named_gato.html?cxntfid=blogs_bevo_beat?cxtype=rss_longhorns