Super Bowl Streak Continues for Big 33 Football Classic

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Being a Pennsylvania native, it's always fun at Super Bowl time to check-out THE STREAK from the annual Big 33 Football Classic played annually in Hershey for the last 52 years, as it relates to the NFL's championship game.

If you're not familiar with the THE STREAK, all you need to know is that there has been a Big 33 alum in all 43 Super Bowls played. The question now is, will the streak continue at Super Bowl XLIV?

The answer is yes!

THE STREAK reaches 44 thanks to the Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief, who played for Milford HS and the Ohio All-Stars before attending Northwestern. Tight end Darnell Dinkins, a former PA 33er (Schenley HS), is on the Saints 53-man roster, but didn't make the 45-man active roster for the NFC championship game against the Vikings.

The Colts have three former Big 33 alums (Bob Sanders and Marlin Jackson - PA, Anthony Gonzalez - OH), who won't play because they are on the injured reserve.

The Big 33 Classic began in the late 50's when a central Pennsylvania sportswriter decided that Pennsylvania all-star high schoolers should be challenged by a team made-up of all-stars from around the country. The game has gone through many changes, including an East-West Pennsylvania match-up in the early 60's, plus the Keystone State taking-on teams from Texas and Maryland. Since 1993, it's been border neighbors Pennsylvania and Ohio slugging-it-out for bragging rights.

Some notables that have played in the Big 33...Joe Namath in 1961, Tony Dorsett in 1973 and Joe Montana in 1974. Of course all three are in the Hall of Fame. Click here to see the entire list from the Big 33 website.

Last year, ESPN's E:60 did a great piece on the Big 33 game, so for those of you that missed it...here it is again.

Team USA vs. The World All-Star High School Football All-Star Game

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

How big is tomorrow's Team USA vs. The World All-Star Football game in Fort Lauderdale, Florida? Big enough to be broadcast live by the NFL network!

The game matches USA Football's 2010 Junior National Team against 45 of the best players below the age of 19 from around the world. The Junior National Team is made-up of high school seniors, 35 of whom have made oral commitments to college programs.

ESPN Rise reports that The World Team also has some talent that's heading to college campuses around America.

Kudos from my side go out to Team USA quarterback Tyler Smith, who's from my alma mater Wilson High School. He's also the grandson of my broadcasting mentor Dick Hammer, who at 75 years young is still the voice of the Lafayette Leopards.

Tomorrow's game kicks-off at noon. For more info on the game go to the USA Football website.

Mission Bay (CA) QB/RB/WR Named U.S. Army All-American Bowl National Player-of-the-Year

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Mission Bay High School's Dillon Baxter had one of the most incredible high school football seasons ever, and Friday the San Diego-area senior was named as the National Player of the Year by the officials of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Baxter, who also was named as California's Mr. Football on Friday, played quarterback, running back and wide receiver this season, accounted for 76 touchdowns and 5,115 yards of total offense. NBC San Diego reports that Baxter's senior year will go down in the record books.

Now the big question facing Baxter is whether he should stick to his verbal commitment to play his college ball at USC. According to the NY Times today, Baxter is re-thinking his decision because Pete Carroll has resigned to take the head coaching job with the Seattle Seahawks.

West Wins U.S. Army All-American Bowl

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Game MVP Ronald Powell of Mission Viejo High School (CA) led the West stars to a 30-14 win over the East squad in the 10th annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio Saturday.

The 6-5, 230-pound Powell, who committed to Florida during the broadcast on NBC, ended the game with five tackles, one for a loss and one forced fumble, plus caught a 23-yard touchdown pass and returned a block extra point for two points.

Probably the most interesting thing about the game was how Pete Carroll's announcement that he was leaving for USC for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks affected some of the players. ESPN Rise takes a look at that topic.

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US Army All-American Bowl

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Today I send-out congratulations to the Army All-American Bowl that will celebrate its 10th anniversary in San Antonio, Texas.

I was involved in the first-ever national high school football all-star game in the early 90's in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I must be getting old, because for the life of me, I can't remember the game's name, which was broadcast live on ESPN2. I also can't find any on-line info on the game that I think was called the All-American All-Star game. It was the brainchild of a guy from the Lehigh Valley, who created it as part of his college thesis.

What I do remember is future NFLers Grant Wistom (Nebraska/Rams and Seahawks) and Jay Foreman (Nebraska/Bills, Giants & Texans) played in the game at J. Birney Crum Stadium.

The other thought is the difficulty that the organizer had in creating the event that lost money...very different from all the corporate sponsors that are now throwing truckloads of dough at the present day all-star games. The game never made it back for a second year, but on this Saturday, I'm throwing out props to a guy, whose name I can't remember...maybe his first name was Dave...for having the vision to give high school football fans a look at the best-of-the-best on one football field.

If anyone out there recalls the Allentown game, please write me an email at jeff@highschoolfootballamerica.com.

Enjoy today's broadcast on NBC that starts at 1 P.M. eastern time!

Here are the rosters....

East Roster

No. Player Pos. Ht., Wt. Hometown College
1 Ivan McCartney WR 6-3, 180 Miramar, Fla. Undecided
2 Christian Bryant DB 6-4, 190 Cleveland Undecided
3 Spencer Ware RB 5-11, 220 Cincinnati LSU
4 Martavis Bryant WR 6-0, 185 Anderson, S.C. Clemson
5 Markeith Ambles WR 6-3, 190 McDonough, Ga. Tennessee
6 Joe Boisture QB 6-6, 205 Saline, Mich. Michigan St.
7 Jaylen Watkins DB 6-0, 175 Cape Coral, Fla. Florida
8 Silas Redd RB 5-11, 198 Stamford, Conn. Penn St.
9 Keenan Allen DB 6-3, 195 Greensboro, N.C. Alabama
10 Christian Green WR 6-2, 200 Tampa, Fla. Undecided
11 Barry Brunetti QB 6-2, 207 Memphis, Tenn. West Virginia
12 Shakim Phillips WR 6-2, 195 Wayne, N.J. Boston College
13 Paul Jones QB 6-3, 226 McKees Rocks, Pa. Penn St.
14 Cole Marcoux QB 6-5, 234 Bronx, N.Y. Undecided
15 A.J. Derby QB 6-5, 225 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa
20 Austin Collinsworth DB 6-1, 190 Fort Thomas, Ky. Notre Dame
21 Kyle Prater WR 6-5, 205 Hillside, Ill. USC
22 Matt Elam DB 5-11, 205 W. Palm Beach, Fla. Florida St.
23 Nick Forbes LB 6-1, 225 Frederick, Md. Cal
24 Cullen Christian DB 6-3, 230 Pittsburgh Michigan
25 Latwan Anderson DB 5-11, 195 Cleveland Undecided
27 Will Hagerup P 6-4, 215 Whitefish Bay, Wis. Michigan
28 Marcus Lattimore RB 6-1, 210 Duncan, S.C. Undecided
30 Michael Palardy K 6-2, 175 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Tennessee
31 Victor Hampton DB 5-11, 176 Darlington, S.C. Undecided
32 Gerald Christian LB 6-0, 180 W. Palm Beach, Fla. Florida
33 Gabe King DE 6-5, 260 Eugene, Ore. Undecided
36 Jacques Smith LB 6-4, 250 Chattanooga, Tenn. Tennessee
37 Chris Martin DE 6-4, 240 Aurora, Colo. Cal
40 Zach Zwinak LB 6-1, 227 Frederick, Md. Penn St.
42 Blake Leuders LB 6-5, 250 Zionsville, Ind. Notre Dame
49 Mike Hull LB 6-1, 218 Canonsburg, Pa. Penn St.
51 Khairi Fortt LB 6-3, 227 Stamford, Conn. Penn St.
53 Ego Ferguson DE 6-3, 275 Chatham, Va. Undecided
54 Carlos Thompson DE 6-5, 220 Hollandale, Miss. Undecided
55 Jeff Whitaker DT 6-4, 295 Warner Robins, Ga. Undecided
56 Garrison Smith DT 6-3, 240 Atlanta Georgia
58 Chance Carter DE 6-4, 250 Evanston, Ill. Northwestern
59 Arie Kouandjio OL 6-6, 310 Hyattsville, Md. Undecided
65 Brandon Linder C 6-6, 295 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami
66 Andrew Norwell OL 6-6, 275 Cincinnati Ohio St.
67 Andrew Donnal OL 6-7, 285 Whitehouse, Ohio Iowa
72 Shon Coleman OL 6-7, 285 Olive Branch, Miss. Auburn
73 Sharrif Floyd DT 6-4, 310 Philadelphia Undecided
75 Christian Lombard OL 6-6, 295 Palatine, Ill. Notre Dame
76 Quinton Spain OL 6-5, 330 Petersburg, Va. West Virginia
77 Matt James OL 6-8, 285 Cincinnati Undecided
78 Robert Crisp OL 6-8, 295 Raleigh, N.C. NC State
79 Damien Robinson OL 6-8, 330 Olive Branch, Miss. Undecided
88 C.J. Fiedorowicz TE 6-6, 250 Johnsburg, Ill. Iowa
89 Brandon Willis DT 6-4, 250 Duncan, S.C. Undecided
99 Kelcy Quarles DT 6-5, 265 Greenwood, S.C. S. Carolina

Head coach — George Quarles, Maryville (Tenn.); Assistant coaches — David Ellis, Maryville (Tenn.); Dick Beck, Lansdale (Pa.) North; Jeff Herron, Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County; Otis Yelverton, Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy; Patrick Burrows, Miami Southridge; Lee Campbell, Eastman (Ga.) Dodge City; Rick Connor, Ijamsville (Md.) Linganore

West Roster

No. Player Pos. Ht., Wt. Hometown College
1 Trovon Reed WR 6-0, 175 Thibodaux, La. Auburn
2 Robert Woods WR 6-2, 185 Gardena, Calif. USC
3 Dior Mathis DB 5-9, 175 Detroit Undecided
4 Keanon Lowe DB 5-10, 175 Portland, Ore. Washington
5 Sean Parker DB 5-11, 190 Harbor City, Calif. Undecided
6 Anthony Barr RB 6-4, 225 Torrance, Calif. Undecided
7 Ronald Powell DE 6-4, 230 Moreno Vall., Calif. Undecided
8 Nate Askew WR 6-4, 213 Madison A&M
9 Jake Heaps QB 6-2, 205 Sammamish, Wash. BYU
10 Connor Wood QB 6-4, 212 Houston Texas
11 Tevin Jackson LB 6-2, 220 Garland Texas
12 Austin Hinder QB 6-4, 190 Steamboat, Colo. Cal
13 V.J. Fehoko LB 5-11, 215 Honolulu Undecided
15 Lache Seastrunk RB 5-11, 192 Temple Undecided
16 Matt Darr P 6-2, 215 Bakersfield, Calif. USC
17 DeAndrew White WR 6-0, 170 Galena Park Alabama
19 Justin McCay LB 6-3, 200 Shawnee, Kan. Oklahoma
20 Jarrick Williams DB 6-2, 205 Prichard, Ala. Alabama
21 Malcolm Jones RB 6-0, 218 Westlake Vill., Calif. UCLA
22 O. Odighizuwa DE 6-3, 240 Portland, Ore. Undecided
23 Cade Foster K 6-2, 220 Southlake Alabama
24 Demetrius Wright DB 6-1, 201 Corona, Calif. Undecided
25 Traylon Shead RB 6-2, 215 Cayuga Texas
26 Ahmad Dixon DB 6-2, 202 Waco Baylor
28 Dillon Baxter RB 6-0, 200 San Diego USC
30 Eric Reid DB 6-2, 208 Geismar, La. LSU
31 Tony Jefferson LB 6-1, 201 Chula Vista, Calif. Oklahoma
32 C.J. Mosley LB 6-2, 224 Theodore, Ala. Undecided
34 D.J. Morgan RB 5-11, 180 Wood. Hills, Calif. USC
36 Marquis Flowers DB 6-3, 200 Goodyear, Ariz. Undecided
42 Jackson Jeffcoat DE 6-5, 230 Plano Undecided
43 Cecil Whiteside LB 6-3, 224 Nwprt. Beach, Calif. Cal
51 Dominic Espinosa C 6-3, 285 Cedar Park Texas
53 Ricky Heimuli DT 6-4, 280 Salt Lake City Undecided
55 Sione Potoae DT 6-3, 285 Lakewood, Wash. Washington
64 Calvin Barnett DT 6-3, 300 Tulsa, Okla. Okla. St.
71 Cedric Ogbuehi OL 6-5, 270 Allen A&M
72 Reggie Wilson DE 6-4, 240 Haltom City Texas
74 Jake Matthews OL 6-5, 285 Alief A&M
75 Trey Hopkins OL 6-4, 275 Galena Park Texas
76 Jimmy Gjere OL 6-7, 295 N. Brighton, Minn. Minnesota
77 Seantrel Henderson OL 6-8, 300 St. Paul, Minn. Undecided
78 Andrew Rodriguez OL 6-6, 300 Aurora, Neb. Nebraska
79 Nick Demien OL 6-6, 310 Wentzville, Mo. Missouri
80 Ross Apo WR 6-4, 200 Arlington BYU
81 Marcus Lucas WR 6-5, 205 Liberty, Mo. Missouri
83 Curtis White DE 6-4, 240 Eugene, Ore. Oregon
85 Christian Thomas TE 6-3, 235 Palmdale, Calif. Undecided
91 Cassius Marsh DT 6-4, 270 Westlake Vill., Calif. LSU
93 Josh Shirley DE 6-3, 220 Fontana, Calif. Undecided
Head coach — Jim Streety, Madison; Assistant coaches — Glenn Mangold, Madison; Kevin Pearson, Los Angeles (Calif.) Cathedral; David Aymond, Galena Park North Shore; Tony Severino, Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst; Bob Johnson, Mission Viejo (Calif.); Tim Grunhard, Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Bishop Miege; Raul Lara, Long Beach (Calif.) Poly

High School Football Player Ratings...What Are They Worth?

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The Army All-American Bowl will be played Saturday in San Antonio with a NBC broadcast crew spending the day spewing out player rankings...who's going where...some players will actually announce their college choice live on-the-air.

For those of you who are regular readers of The High School Football Huddle, you know I'm not a huge fan of these rating services. With that in mind, check out USA Today's Jim Halley's column Prep Player Rankings Raise Plenty of Questions. Halley does a great job of putting things in perspective.

Bottom line...whether it's Rivals.com or Scout.com...it's just a business...not an exact science.

Approximately 1.3 million kids play high school football across America, but Rivals.com and Scout.com only focus on a small fraction (several thousand) of those players. There's a huge segment of the high school football population that's being missed and that's where High School Football America and The High School Football Huddle come in.

Thanks for a great 2009...and Trish and I look forward to 2010!

USA Names 2010 Junior National Team Roster for All-Star Game

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

USA Football officials have announced 34 of 45 players, who have made the Team USA Junior National Team roster for the January 30th Team USA vs. The World high school football all-star game in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 28 of the 34 athletes have already committed to college football programs in eight conferences around the nation.

The American stars will play a the "World Team" that is made-up of 45 players aged 19-and-under from eight countries on four continents.

Team USA will be coached Christopher Columbus (FL) High School head coach Chris Merritt, who owns a 79-22 record at the Miami School.

"These young men were hand-selected to represent our country as elite athletes and exceptional ambassadors," said Merritt. "They have garnered dozens of individual honors at their respective high schools, but those won't help us on Jan. 30. We will prepare diligently for a very talented World team. I look forward to putting our preparation into action at Lockhart Stadium at the end of this month."

Learn more at www.usafootball.com.

Here's the Team USA Roster...

Player-High School-Pos.-Ht.-Wt.-Hometown-Verbal Commitment

Jake Alexander Jenks (OK), C, 6-2, 270, Tulsa, Okla., Tulsa
Demetre Baker, Orange Park (FL), LB, 6-0, 200, Orange Park, Fla., Georgia
Anthony Creecy, Southern Durham (N.C.), WR, 6-0, 196, Durham, N.C., North Carolina State
Corey Cooper, Proviso East (IL), S, 6-2, 203, Maywood, Ill., Illinois
Giovanni Di Poalo, St. Bonaventure (CA), T, 6-4, 250, Ventura, Calif., USC
Steele Divitto, Don Bosco Prep (NJ), LB, 6-2, 214, Ridgefield, Conn., Boston College
Andrew Donnal, Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse, OH), T, 6-7, 285, Monclova, Ohio, Iowa
Quinton Dunbar, Miami Booker T. Washington (FL), WR, 6-3, 170, Miami, Fla., Florida
Dan Foose, Paramus (N.J.) Catholic, G, 6-6, 310, Saddle Brook, N.J., Undecided
Sam Gagliano, Waxahachie (TX), WR, 5-8, 165, Waxahachie, Texas,Undecided
Jakhari Gore, Miami Columbus (FL), RB, 5-10,170, Miami, Fla., LSU
Ethan Grant, North Broward (FL) Prep, RB, 5-10, 175, Coconut Creek, Fla., TCU
Tony Grimes, Hollywood Hills (FL), CB, 5-11, 165, Hollywood Hills, Fla., Undecided
Michael Hartvigson, Bothell (Wash.), TE, 6-6, 240, Bothell, Wash.,Washington
Tommy Heffernan, Miami Columbus (FL), LB, 6-2, 217, Miami, Fla., Undecided
Mike Hull, Canon-McMillan (PA), LB, 6-1, 215, Canonsburg, Pa., Penn State
Kody Innes, Saguaro (AZ), T, 6-5, 280, Scottsdale, Ariz., UCLA
Bryant Jackson, Sulphur Springs (TX), S, 6-3, 175, Sulphur Springs,Texas, Texas
Jordan Johnson, Carol City (FL), DT, 5-10, 245, Miami Gardens, Fla., Undecided
Corey Lemonier, Hialeah (Fla.), DE, 6-5, 223, Miami, Fla., Undecided
Keiwone Malone, Mitchell (TN), WR, 6-1, 165, Memphis, Tenn., Alabama
Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans St. Augustine (LA), CB, 5-10, 175, New Orleans, La., LSU
Zack McCray, Brookville (VA), DE, 6-5, 236,Forest, Va., Virginia Tech
Mike Moudy, Douglas County (CO), T, 6-7, 291, Castle Rock, CO, Nebraska
Mark Myers, Cleveland St. Ignatius (OH), QB, 6-4, 220, Cleveland, Ohio, Pitt
Colin Porter, Bothell (WA), G, 6-4, 313, Bothell, Wash., Washington
Josh Reese, Miami Central (FL), WR, 6-0, 175, Miami, Fla., UCF
Adam Shead, Cedar Hill (TX),G, 6-4, 315, Cedar Hill, Texas, Oklahoma
Calvin Smith, Hialeah (FL), DT, 6-4, 265, Miami Lakes, Fla., Tennessee
Tyler Smith, Wilson Area (PA), QB, 6-4, 190, Easton, Pa., Maryland
A.J. Tarpley, Plymouth (MN) Wayzata, LB, 6-2, 225, Plymouth, Minn., Stanford; Jim Harbaugh
Titus Till, Wise (MD), S, 6-3, 205, Upper Marlboro, Md., Maryland
Dontae Williams, Aldine (TX), RB, 5-11, 200, Houston, Texas, Oregon
Travis Williams, Lake Taylor (VA), LB, 6-2, 189, Norfolk, Va., Miami (Fla.)

U.S. Army All-American Bowl Announces It's Nominees

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Officials of the 10th Annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl have announced the 400 nominees for next year's all-star game that will be played January 9, 2010 in the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas. The pool of 400 will be eventually reduced to an East and West squad made-up of 45 players each.

Texas has the most nominated players with 49 on the initial list.

Last month, eight former U.S. All-American Bowl players were drafted in the first round of the NFL draft with 21-players overall being drafted. Over 32,000 fans attended last year's game.

The High School Football Huddle is compiling the players nominated from each state. To check-on your state, please go to the links section in the righthand column and click.

New Jersey Versus The Northeast

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

How good are New Jersey's top high school football players? We'll find out next month when the Garden Staters take on an all-star team made-up of players from Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Virginia in the New Jersey-Northeast All-Star Classic at Rutgers University.

For the previous 11-years, the game has pitted New Jersey against New York in a game known as the Governor's Bowl. Click here to read more about the format change for the June 7th game.

Former NFL quarterbacks Phil Simms (New Jersey) and Joe Theismann (Northeast) will be the head coaches.

New Jersey Roster
Offense

QB-Brent Caprio, Mainland
QB-Mike Colvin, Morristown
RB-Ray Graham, Elizabeth
RB-Aaron Hayward, Penns Grove
RB-Dillon Romain, Don Bosco Prep
FB-Blaze Caponegro, Wall
FB-Patrick Schuhl, Gloucester Catholic
TE-Malcolm Bush, Hackensack
TE-Mike Naples, Somerville
WR-Quron Pratt, Palmyra
WR-Roderick Tunstall, Glassboro
WR-Jerry Waters, Camden Catholic
WR-Tyree Watkins, Camden
WR-Nick Williams, Hun
OL-Nick Cattolico, Delran
OL-Zach Chibane, Paramus
OL-Elijah Grant, Piscataway
OL-Max Hay, Burlington City
OL-Eric Mahler, Old Bridge
OL-Evan Regas, Toms River North
OL-Cody Wallace, Moorestown
OL-Khalil Wilkes, St. Peters Prep

Defense

CB-Jeremy Crayton, Piscataway
CB-Kendall James, Roselle
CB-Eric Loper, Timber Creek
CB-Logan Ryan, Eastern
S-Josh Evans, Irvington
S-Jason Hendricks, Hudson Catholic
S-David Kenney, Peddie
LB-Greg Burton, South Plainfield
LB-Carlo Calabrese, Verona
LB-Glenn Carson, Southern Regional
LB-Ka'lial Glaud, Winslow Twp
LB-Marcus Green, Scotch Plains
LB-Brian Leffler, Hun
LB-Zach Protin, Lakeland
DT-DaShawn Cassell, Shawnee
DT-Tyson Chandler, North Plainfield
DT-Tyler Danielson, Sayreville
DT-Julio Geronimo, East Orange
DE-Mike Cole, North Brunswick
DE-Aaron Hush, Piscataway
DE-Mike Larrow, Union.

Special Teams
LS-Mike Alberque Jr. Ridgefield Park
K-Drew Evangelista, Cedar Grove
P-C.J. Feagles, Ridgewood.

Coaching Staff
Head Coach-Phil Simms, NY Giants
Assistant Coaches-Chuck Johnson, Ridgewood
Ken Trimmer, Caldwell
Charlie Pirrillo, Holy Cross
Dan Higgins, Piscataway
Tim Gushue, Shawnee
Joe Matterich, Jefferson
Rich Hansen, St. Peter's Prep
Warren Wolf, Brick.

As soon as I can find the entire Northeast roster, I will pass it along.

Dade Beats Broward in South Florida All-Star Football Game

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

They're still playing high school football in South Florida. Friday, the Dade County defeated the Broward County 16-14 in the 14th Annual South Florida Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game. Booker T. Washington quarterback Torrance Moise was named the game's MVP for the Dade squad.

Other honors handed-out at the game...

Coach-of-the-Year - Christ Merritt (Christopher Columbus)
Player-of-the-Year - Lamar Miller, RB (Killian) & Eugene Smith, QB (Miramar)
Lifetime Achievement - Walt Frazier (Carol City)

Click here for a game story from the Miami Herald.

Officials Announce A New High School Football All-Star Game in Maryland

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


For the first time since 2004, there will be a statewide high school football all-star game in Maryland.

The Maryland Crab Bowl will be played December 20th at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University. The game will feature the state's top 90 seniors from public and private schools being split into two teams..the Baltimore regional team and the Washington DC regional team.

The DC regional team, which will be coached by Quince Orachard head coach Dave Mencarini, will include players from Montgomery, Prince George's, Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles counties. Dunbar head coach Lawrence Smith will be the leader of the Baltimore team, which will be made-up of players from Anne Arundel, Howard, Baltimore, Frederick, Washington, Alleghany, Cecil, Harford, Carroll and Garrett counties.

Here are the players selected for the Baltimore team, the DC players will be announced later this week.


Player - High School
Justin Hymes - Allegany High School
Joe Petrides, - Archbishop Curley High School
Jacob Perry - Archbishop Curley High School
Eric Franklin - Archbishop Curley High School
Nick Whittles - Archbishop Spalding High School
Beau Haworth - Archbishop Spalding High School
Alec Lemon - Arundel High School
Stephen Jackson - Baltimore City College High
Arnold Farmer - Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Darian Conners - Eastern Technical High School
Carroll Washington - Edmondson-Westside High School
David Mackall -Edmondson-Westside High School
Caleb Morris - Fort Hill High School
Carl Fleming - Franklin High School
Nick DePaola - Hereford High School
Leon Kinnard - Loyola Blakefield High School
Terence Garvin - Loyola Blakefield High School
Ryan Bonheyo - Maryland School For the Deaf
Renard Robinson- Mount Saint Joseph High School
Mike Kropkowski - North Harford High School
Micah Colston -Parkside High School
Tyler Jarmon - Parkside High School
Jonathan Perry - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Tavon Austin - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Sean Farr - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Courtney Bridget - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Tevin Brown - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Horace Miller - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Dave Stinebaugh - Perry Hall High School
Mike Campanaro - River Hill High School
Sean Hull - River Hill High School
Leron Eaddy - River Hill High School
DJ Scott - Thomas Johnson High School
Dominic Clarke - Tuscarora High School
Lex Utt - Urbana High School
Chaz Cousin - Wilde Lake High School
Aaron Bailey - Long Reach High School
Malek Redd - River Hill High School
Jakari Jackson - Tuscarora High School

Click here to go to the Maryland Crab Bowl's official website.

North Wins Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game

It was a wild finish to Tuesday night's Texas High School Coaches Association All-State Football Game in San Antonio.

Argyle's Ben Parks, who will play his college ball at Baylor, booted a 41-yard field goal with 25-seconds left to lead the North to a 16-15 over the South. Aside from the winning kick, Parks executed two onsides kicks in the final 1:38 and also made a touchdown saving tackle on the final kickoff of the game.

To read a game wrap-up, click here.

Red Beats Gold in McDonald's Lehigh Valley (PA) All-Star Football Classic

The best players in eastern Pennsylvania squared-off Thursday night in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the 38th renewal of the McDonald's Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic.

Former Palisades High School quarterback Kyle Jensen tossed four touchdown passes to lead the Red team to a 27-21 win over the Gold squad.

To read a complete game wrap from the Morning Call, click here.

Ohio Roster Announced for Big 33 Classic

Big 33 Classic officials have announced the roster for the June 14th all-star high school football game between Ohio and Pennsylvania in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The Big 33 Classic is considered one of the best all-star high school football games in America, because every Super Bowl played has included a player that has played in the mid-summer classic in Chocolatetown USA.

Here's the Ohio roster....

Disi Alexander, WR/LB, Canton McKinley, Toledo
Frank Becker, DL, Cincinnati Moeller, Cincinnati
Eugene Clifford, WR/DB, Cincinnati Colerain, Ohio State
Zach Collaros, QB, Steubenville, Cincinnati
Zak Crum, OL, Westerville South, Toledo
B.J. Cunningham, WR, Westerville South, Michigan State
Bruce Davis, LB, Cleveland Glenville, Iowa
Brady Demell, OL/DL, Mentor, Navy
Frank Edmonds, RB, Lakewood St. Edward, Ball State
Debo Elias, FB/DL, Lakewood St. Edward, Ohio Dominican
Perci Garner, QB, Dover, Undecided
Kyle Jefferson, WR, Cleveland Glenville, Wisconsin
Will Johnson, WR/DB, Centerville, West Virginia
Kevin Koncelik, OL, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Miami (Ohio)
Kevin Kowalski, OL/DL, Macedonia Nordonia, Toledo
John Hughes, TE/DL, Gahanna, Cincinnati
Daniel Ifft, WR, Dover, Ball State
Cale Lipsey, DL, Cincinnati Sycamore, Undecided
Chris Littleton, OL, Harrison, Undecided
Jordan Mabin, RB/DB, Macedonia Nordonia, Northwestern
Matt Merletti, RB/DB, Cleveland St. Ignatius, North Carolina
Otis Merrill, DB, Cleveland Glenville, Undecided
Julian Miller, TE/LB, Beechcroft, West Virginia
Diaunte Morrow, DB, Lakewood St. Edward, Iowa
C.J. Peake, LB, Trotwood-Madison, Wisconsin
Chris Rucker, WR/DB, Marion Harding, Michigan State
Jon Saelinger, DB, Cincinnati St. Xavier, Pennsylvania
Jeremy Shrieves, OL, Huber Heights Wayne, Eastern Michigan
Nick Spadafore, K/P, Gahanna, Concordia-St. Paul
Kenny Staudinger, OL, Hoover, Miami (Ohio)
J.B. Strahler, TE/LB, Hilliard Davidson, Ashland
George Tabron, FB/LB, Canton McKinley, Undecided
Anthony Wright, QB/CB, Maple Heights, Air Force
Lorren Womack, LB, Huber Heights Wayne, Ball State

Head coach: Dan Ifft (Dover)
Assistant coaches: Brian White (Hilliard Davidson), Steve Specht (Cincinnati St. Xavier), Ron Lewis (Rocky River), Bob Mihalik (Aurora), Justin Buttermore (Tri-Valley)

Rosters Chosen for North Carolina Vs. South Carolina All-Star Game

The 71st Shrine Bowl, which is a post-season all-state football game between the best players in the Carolinas, will be played December 15th. Here's a look at the rosters of both states. The game will be played in Spartanburg, South Carolina at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium.


NORTH CAROLINA Roster

Edward Abrams-Ward, OLB, Thomasville; Ibn Ali, DB, Salisbury; Dwayne Allen, TE, Fayetteville Sanford; Brandon Barnes, DB, Bunn; Casey Barth, P-K, Wilmington Hoggard; Robert Blanton, DB, Butler; Reginal Bowens, OLB, Garner; Eric Breitenstein, FB, Watauga; Ernest Bridges, DL, West Stanley; Jacob Charest, QB, Butler.

Roderick Chisholm, RB, Independence; Jonathan Cooper, OG, Wilmington Hoggard; Allen Crowder, DL, Eastern Alamance; Levon Curtis, WR, Western; Stefan Diggs, DL, Richmond Senior; Ed Gainey, DB, Mount Tabor; Taylor Gentry, WR, Leesville Road; Josh Gossett, DB, T.C. Roberson; Jeremy Harden, DL, Richmond Senior; Jamie Hatten, TE, Hendersonville.

Jay Hollingsworth, RB, Lee Senior; Alex Johnson, OL, Sun Valley; Austin Johnson, FB-LB, Hickory; Vincent Jordan, FB, West Montgomery; Dwayne Maddox, OLB, Crest; Darren Manning, ILB, Scotland; Ronald Mattes, OL, Concord Robinson; Scott Mincey, C, Bartlett Yancy; Bobby Morrison Jr., RB, West Iredell; Joshua Newkirk, DE, Wallace-Rose Hill.

Derrick Overholt, WR, Polk County; Tobias Palmer, WR-RETURNER, Northwood; Kevin Reddick, ILB, New Bern; Malcolm Rook, OT, Greenville Rose; Daniel Spisak, C, Vance; Jeffrey Stiles, OG, Murphy; Lanston Tanyi, DE, Shelby; Justin Venable, DB, Southeast; Michael Via, OL, Northeast Guilford; Lawrence Williams, DL, Independence.

Lorenzo Williams, DB, Westover; C.J. Wilson, WR, Lincolnton; Thomas Wilson, QB, Leesville Road; Joe Womack, DB, Northside.

Head coach: Sam Story, Burlington's Walter Williams. Assistants: Walt Davis, Manteo; Ron Green, Burns; Bob Wolfe, Apex; Joe Pinyan, Salisbury; Tommy Blalock, Riverside; Jim Bob Bryant, Greene Central; Bill Geiller, Independence.

SOUTH CAROLINA Roster

Derek Belin, DB, Wilson; Spencer Benton, P-K, Myrtle Beach; Julius Booker, RB, Blue Ridge; Dennis Bowers, DT, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Kevin Brockman, OL, Gaffney; Jaron Brown, WR, Cheraw; Lee Butler, DB, Westside; Kentrell Davis, DT, Newberry; Everette Dawkins, DT, James F. Byrnes; Carl Deason, OLB, Pageland Central. McKenzie Dowd, OL, Dutch Fork; Andre Ellington, RB, Berkeley; Lennel Elmore, WR, Allendale-Fairfax; Brandon Ford, WR, Hanahan; Dion Foster, DT, Lewisville; Dalton Freeman, OL, Pelion; Jordan Gray, DT, Greenwood; A.J. Green, WR, Summerville; Sam Hammond, OL, Union; Brian Harrison, OLB, Orangeburg-Wilkinson.

T.J. Johnson, OL, Aynor; Marquan Jones, WR, Blythewood; Steven Lewis, RB, Sumter; Sterling Lucas, ILB, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Jordan Lyles, WR, Hartsville; Tony Mack, DB, Fort Dorchester; Brandon Mattis, ILB, Beaufort; Reid McCollum, QB, Summerville; Richard Mounce, QB, Blythewood; Alex Nelson, TE, Camden.

Kenneth Page, OL, A.C. Flora; Justin Payne, DB, Columbia; Robert Quinn, DT, Fort Dorchester; Cartier Rice, DB, James F. Byrnes; Johnny Shippy, ILB, Gaffney; Damien Sowells, QB-RETURNER, Dillon; Jarrius Spearman, DB, Greenwood; Cliff Stevenson, OL, Columbia; Bruce Taylor, ILB, Myrtle Beach; Devin Taylor, OLB, Beaufort.

Stephen Thomas, DB, Dorman; Maxwell Travis, OL, Dutch Fork; Charles Whitlock, DB, Chester; Chris Wiley, OLB, Westside.

Head Coach: David Farnham, Blue Ridge. Assistants: Floyd Drum, Lewisville; Kemper Amick, Columbia; Joey Mangum, Pageland Central; Jimmy Neal, Camden; Reggie Kennedy, Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Darrell Page, Wilson; Fred Edwards, Summerville.