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)

Pennsylvania Big 33 Roster Announced

Officials have announced the Pennsylvania roster for the 51st Big 33 Classic that will be played in Hershey, Pennsylvania on June 14th. The game, which many consider the best all-star game in America, pits stars from Pennsylvania against stars from Ohio.

One of the footnotes of the game is the fact that there's never been a Super Bowl played without a Big 33 alum involved.

This year the PA stars will be led by Parkland High School's Jim Morgans. The nation's top recruit Terrelle Pryor of Jeannette has been chosen, but there's no word on whether he will play in the game. In the past he has said he won't play.

Here's the Keystone State roster...

A.J. Alexander - Altoona ATH 5-11, 185 (TBA)
Jonathan Baldwin- Aliquippa WR 6-6, 215 (Pitt)
Vaughn Carraway - Muhlenberg WR 6-3, 170 (TBA)
R.J. Dill - Camp Hill Trinity OL/DL 6-6, 285 (Maryland)
Nate Eachus - Hazleton LB 5-11, 195 (TBA)
Jewhan Edwards - Roman Catholic DE 6-3, 210 (Minnesota)
Austin Fedell - North Allegheny OL/DL 6-2, 270 (TBA)
Hubie Graham - West Scranton OL/DL 6-4, 230 (Illinois)
Robbie Gumbita - Mount Pleasant OL/DL 6-5, 300 (TBA)
Shayne Hale - Gateway LB 6-3, 235 (Pitt)
Jarred Holley - Easton DB 5-9, 165 (TBA)
John Jackson - Central Bucks South TE 6-4, 240 (TBA)
Chris Johnson - Roman Catholic DB 6-0, 200 (TBA)
Mike Jones - Bishop McDevitt RB 6-1, 225 (Syracuse)
Nick Moody - Roman Catholic DB 6-1, 220 (Florida State)
Lucas Nix - Thomas Jefferson OL/DL 6-6, 290 (Pitt)
Joshua Potts - Harrisburg DB 6-0, 175 (TBA)
Terrelle Pryor - Jeannette QB 6-6, 220 (TBA)
Eric Reynolds - Central Bucks South RB 5-10, 195 (Boston College)
Adrian Robinson - Harrisburg DE 6-2, 225 (TBA)
Cameron Saddler - Gateway ATH 5-7, 160 (Pitt)
Tyler Sands - Boyertown OL/DL 6-5, 290 (Illinois)
Mike Shanahan - Norwin WR 6-5, 195 (Pitt)
David Soldner - Manheim Twp. K 6-1, 175 (TBA)
Matt Stankiewitch - Blue Mountain OL/DL 6-4, 295 (Penn State)
Tino Sunseri - Pittsburgh Central Catholic QB 6-0, 180 (Pitt)
Andrew Taglianetti - Pittsburgh Central Catholic DB 5-11, 175 (TBA)
Wayne Luis Tribue - Central York OL/DL 6-4, 285 (Temple)
Brandon Ware - Harrisburg OL/DL 6-5, 340 (TBA)
Brandon Weaver - Trinity DE 6-2, 217 (Ohio)
Mark Wedderburn - Cardinal O'Hara DE 6-5, 235 (Penn State)
Quentin Williams - Pittsburgh Central Catholic TE 6-3, 235 (TBA)
Christian Wilson - Montour RB 6-3, 235 (Michigan)
Mike Yancich - Trinity LB 6-2, 220 (Penn State)

Jeannette's (PA) Terrelle Pryor Named USA Today's Offensive Player of the Year

USA Today has named Jeannette (PA) quarterback Terrelle Pryor as its Offensive Player of the Year.

Pryor, who is still undecided about where he'll play his college ball, was Pennsylvania's first quarterback to throw and run for 4,000 yards in his career. Pryor, who is also a basketball standout, is reportedly considering Ohio State, Florida, Michigan, Penn State and Oregon.

Pryor led Jeannette to Pennsylvania Class AA title.

The newspaper's Defensive Player of the Year is defensive back Patrick Johnson of Blanche Ely of Pompano Beach, Florida.

Coach of the Year honors went to Booker T. Washington's Tim Harris, who led his team to Florida's 4A championship and a #8 ranking in the final USA Today Super 25.

Final USA Today High School Football Rankings

Happy Holidays everyone!! After taking a little time off, it's time to take a last look at 2007. Before looking back, let's take a look at the final USA Today Super 25. The final poll was released on Wednesday giving Northwestern (Miami, FL) a belated Christmas gift...a mythical national championship!!

Here are the final rankings...

#1 Northwestern (Miami, FL) 15-0
Previous: #1

#2 Prattville (AL) 15-0
Previous: #2

#3 De La Salle (Concord, CA) 13-0
Previous: #3

#4 Katy (TX) 16-0
Previous: #4

#5 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 15-0
Previous: #5

#6 Pahokee (FL) 14-0
Previous: #6

#7 Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 15-0
Previous: #7

#8 Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) 14-0
Previous: #8

#9 South Panola (Batesville, MS) 15-0
Previous: #9

#10 Maryville (TN) 15-0
Previous: #10

#11 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (PA) 16-0
Previous: #11

#12 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 12-0
Previous: #12

#13 Byrnes (Duncan, SC) 15-0
Previous; #13

#14 Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 13-1
Previous: #16

#15 Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA) 12-1
Previous: #17

#16 Eden Prairie (MN) 14-0
Previous: #19

#17 Hutchinson (KS) 13-0
Previous: #20

#18 Jenks (Tulsa, OK) 13-1
Previous: #21

#19 Joliet Catholic (Chicago, IL) 13-1
Previous: #22

#20 Poly (Long Beach, CA) 13-1
Previous: #23

#21 Skyline (Sammamish, WA) 14-0
Previous: #24

#22 Westfield (Chantilly, VA) 15-0
Previous: #25

#23 Trinity (Louisville, KY) 13-2
Previous: Not Ranked

#24 Centennial (Corona, CA) 13-2
Previous: #14

#25 Jeannette (PA) 16-0
Previous: Not Ranked

Texas High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Texas High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 22, 2007

Championships

Class 5A Division I
Euless Trinity 13 Converse Judson 10

Class 5A Division II
#4 Katy 28 Pflugerville 7

Class 4A Division II
Lake Travis 36 Highland Park 34

Class 3A Division II
Celina 21 China Spring 14

Class 2A Division II
Canadian 40 Elysian Fields 25

Class 1A Division II
Munday 26 Bremond 6

#1 Northwestern Proves Its Ranking in Florida 6A Title Game

21,235 fans found out why Miami Northwestern is considered the #1 high school football team in the nation. The Bulls beat Boone 41-0 Saturday to win back-to-back Florida 6A titles.

Senior quarterback Jacory Harris closed-out a great high school career completing 17-of-32 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Harris finished the season with 49 TD passes, which is good enough for second on Florida's single season list. Tampa Plant junior Aaron Murray set a new record earlier this year with 51.

For a complete game wrap, please click here.

#3 De La Salle Outlasts #14 Centennial For California Title

#14 Centennial almost came-up with one of the best comebacks in high school footballl championship game history Saturday against one of the nation's top programs...the De La Salle Spartans.

Centennial foughts back from a 31-7 second quarter deficit to tie the game at 31-31. However, De La Salle, which entered the game ranked #3 by USA Today and still stingy from last year's California Division I championship game loss to Canyon Country Canyon,
was able to regain its composure and win the Division I title with a 37-31 win.

To read a complete game wrap, click here.

#11 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Caps Perfect Season With Championship

For the second time since 2004, Pittsburgh Central Catholic is on top of Pennsylvania's biggest high school football class. The Vikings, ranked #11 by USA Today, shutout Parkland Saturday to win the PIAA 4A high school football title game.

PCC is the fourth straight WPIAL team to win the 4A championship. It was also the first time that the 4A title game ended in a shutout.

To read a complete game wrap, click here.