No. 76 Olentangy Liberty beats No. 41 Archbishop Moeller for Ohio DI state title

Olentangy Liberty wins first Ohio high school football championshipX photo by @SpectrumNews1OH
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Olentangy Liberty is a first-time Ohio high school football champ after beating Archbishop Moeller for the Ohio Division I title in a battle of nationally-ranked teams. The Patriots, ranked No. 76 in the latest High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football, beat Moeller, ranked No. 41 in the nation, 28-14 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Ohio.

Liberty senior quarterback Andrew Leonard out-dueled Moeller’s Matt Matt Ponatoski, who was named Ohio’s Mr. Football on Thursday. Leonard threw for 260-yards and three touchdowns in the victory.

Moeller was looking for its 10th overall Ohio high school football championship, but first since 2013.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.