YELLOW JACKETS WIN 2018 HERITAGE CLASSIC, 19-16

      The Yellow Jackets of Howard W. Blake High School won the 2018 Heritage Classic, 19-16. The competition between Blake and the Tigers of Middleton High School was held on Friday night at Blake. The Athletic Boosters Club of Blake hosted this year’s event. The Title Sponsors were Dr. and Mrs. H. Earl Cotman. Mrs. Cotman is a Blake graduate and former queen. Michelle Brooks Patty, a Blake graduate, was the Black and Gold Sponsor. Bishop Patty is shown with, on front row: Nathaniel Felton, Corey “King Cobra” Felton, and Keycia Graves. Second row, Bishop Patty, Katrice Benson, Kalea Benson, Kevin Benson, School Board member Tamara Shamburger; in rear, Steve Williams, former Blake Athletic Director and one of the honorees. (Photograph by Frederick Harris)