The 69th annual Big 33 Football Classic will be played May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field in Central PA. Friday, game officials revealed the Pennsylvania 40-man roster for the game that has featured some of the all-time greatest football players like Joe Montana, Tony Dorsett, Dan Marino and Joe Namath.
This year’s Pennsylvania squad will be coached by Don Holl of Gateway High School.
Last year, Maryland beat Pennsylvania 42-21 to snap a five-game losing streak to the Keystone State. Heading into this year’s 21st game between the border state, PA leads the all-time series 16-4.
For those of you not familiar with the Big 33, it’s an all-star high school football game played in Pennsylvania since 1958. Over the years, Pennsylvania all-stars have squared-off against all-star teams from Maryland, Ohio and Texas. On other occasions, Pennsylvania has faced an all-USA team.
Big 33 Pennsylvania Roster
POSITION
NAME
HT
WT
SCHOOL
QB
Jack Kenneff
6-3
220 lbs.
Manheim Township
QB
Michael Eckart
6-2
205 lbs.
Neshaminy
RB
Ty’Meere Wilkerson
6-1
205 lbs.
Berwick
RB
Rakhi Seville
5-9
180 lbs.
Susquehanna Township
WR
Ash Roberts
5-10
175 lbs.
Roman Catholic
WR
Daimear Coad
6-0
175 lbs.
State College
WR
Zaire Pollard
6-2
200 lbs.
Imhotep Charter
WR
Zikhere Leaks
6-2
178 lbs.
Susquehanna Township
WR
Blake Turner
6-3
180 lbs.
Spring-Ford
WR
Matt Pownall
5-11
180 lbs.
North Penn
ATH
Hank Lustig
5-9
160 lbs.
State College
OL
Jesse Moody
6-5
315 lbs.
Imhotep Charter
OL
Peter Bonnet
6-5
295 lbs.
Avonworth
OL
Braylen Price
6-6
280 lbs.
Pine-Richland
OL
David Czapp
6-2
260 lbs.
Spring Grove
OL
Max Cortes
6-4
290 lbs.
Peters Township
OL
Hussein Altharfi
6-4
300 lbs.
Harrisburg
OL
Carter Giberson
6-3
320 lbs.
Southern Lehigh
TE
Liam Fuller
6-6
235 lbs.
Bishop McDevitt
TE
Marcus Yeager
6-3
230 lbs.
Trinity
DT
Justus Starks
6-0
240 lbs.
Aliquippa
DT
Antwan Smith-Ray, Jr.
6-4
270 lbs.
Roman Catholic
DT
Joseph Sondah
6-2
260 lbs.
Imhotep Charter
DE
Amir Butler
6-3
215 lbs.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh
DE
TJ Sinkus
6-4
265 lbs.
Downingtown West
DE
Quincy Smith
6-1
235 lbs.
Susquehanna Township
LB
Charles Belser
6-2
225 lbs.
Imhotep Charter
LB
Ryan Rowe
6-1
215 lbs.
Pennridge
LB
Angel Luciano III
6-1
220 lbs.
Steelton-Highspire
LB
Darren Jackson
6-4
215 lbs.
Lansdale Catholic
LB
Maurice Barnes
6-2
210 lbs.
Bishop McDevitt
CB
Eyan Stead
5-11
175 lbs.
Roman Catholic
CB
Jayden Revis
5-11
175 lbs.
Moon
CB
Myles Turner
6-1
180 lbs.
Moon
S
Justus Gaskin
5-10
175 lbs.
Roman Catholic
S
Tyler Reinhart
6-2
190 lbs.
Bishop McDevitt
NB
Luis Martinez
6-0
200 lbs.
Allentown Central Catholic
K
Brady Biscoe
6-2
185 lbs.
Hempfield
P
Nolan Carter
6-4
194 lbs.
Wissahickon
LS
Rory Knipp
6-0
200 lbs.
Pittsburgh Central Catholic
2026 Big 33 Team PA Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Don Holl
Gateway
District 7
Assistant Coach
Bret Stover
Upper Dublin
District 1
Assistant Coach
Steve Jervis
Lackawanna Trail
District 2
Assistant Coach
Matt Gingrich
Annville-Cleona
District 3
Assistant Coach
Pat Mason
Nativity BVM
District 11
Assistant Coach
Jeff Vroman
Philipsburg-Osceola
District 6
Assistant Coach
Bill Cherpak
Thomas Jefferson
District 7
Assistant Coach
Andrew Moore
Brashear
District 8