Team Pennsylvania begins preparation for 68th Big 33 Football Classic

The Big 33 Football Classic will be held on May 25

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Updated: 11:38 PM EDT Apr 27, 2025

Team Pennsylvania hit the practice field this weekend for the first time as a team ahead of the 68th Big 33 Football Classic.This weekend, players arrived in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to get physicals, heart screenings and other medical tests done, along with getting fitted for their helmets.On the field, head coach Matt Ortega of Coatesville High School led the team through four practices at Chapman Field on the campus of Cumberland Valley High School.”All weekend, they really played and came together as a group over the two days,” Ortega said. “Just really excited to see what they can do.”This year’s Big 33 Football Classic will be held on Sunday, May 25, at Cumberland Valley High School.Team Pennsylvania is looking to win its sixth-straight game over Team Maryland.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WGAL) —

Team Pennsylvania hit the practice field this weekend for the first time as a team ahead of the 68th Big 33 Football Classic.

This weekend, players arrived in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to get physicals, heart screenings and other medical tests done, along with getting fitted for their helmets.

On the field, head coach Matt Ortega of Coatesville High School led the team through four practices at Chapman Field on the campus of Cumberland Valley High School.

“All weekend, they really played and came together as a group over the two days,” Ortega said. “Just really excited to see what they can do.”

This year’s Big 33 Football Classic will be held on Sunday, May 25, at Cumberland Valley High School.

Team Pennsylvania is looking to win its sixth-straight game over Team Maryland.