A seven-time Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association writer of the year, Blackledge spent the final 34 years of a four-decade career as the chief prep beat writer for the Columbus Dispatch. A Delaware, Ohio native, Blackledge graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1982 with degrees in journalism and communications. He served as sports editor of the Wilmington News-Journal for three-plus years. He also worked at the Lake County Telegraph and the Delaware Gazette. In addition to the prep beat, Blackledge has covered the Browns, Indians, Reds, Bengals, Columbus Crew and various Ohio State sports.
Quarterback Andrew Leonard threw a long touchdown pass and ran for another, while getting ample support from a swarming defense and excellent special teams play to whip its intra-district rival. Lewis Center, OH – The great unknown always surrounds week one of a new high school football season. The picture often remains fuzzy through the
