WHAT:
Pennsylvania’s 38-member Big 33 team will be announced along with the Pennsylvania and Maryland Cheer Teams for the 63rd Football Classic. The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association’s (PSFCA) Big 33 game will be played on Monday, May 25 at Central Dauphin School District’s Landis Field in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County. Kickoff is 2 p.m. with Pre-Game fun, family and military events planned, starting in the morning.
Under the leadership of the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association, the Dauphin County Commissioners are partnering to support the PSFCA Big 33 Football Classic, that has also been described as the “Super Bowl of High School Football,” and has been played since 1957. For more information, go to www. big33.org or follow them on Facebook @Big33FootballClassic, Instagram @PFSCABig33FootballClassic or on Twitter @psfcabig33. Money raised from the game helps support the Big 33 Buddy Program which connects kids with special needs with all-star athletes in football, cheerleading and beyond. Military and veteran-themed events are also a big part of the holiday celebration. Once again, military and veterans get free admission this year!
In addition to the PSFCA Big 33 Game, NEW sports events will be announced for the holiday weekend that already generates nearly $3 million annually for the Central PA economy.
WHEN:
MEDIA CONFERENCE: Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Dauphin County Administration Building, Commissioners Hearing Room, 4th Floor, 2 South Second
Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
WHO:
- Chairman Jeff Haste, Mike Pries and George Hartwick, Dauphin County Commissioners
- Coy Wire, Big 33 Honorary Chair (via taped message)
- Coach Mike Whitehead, President, PSFCAGarry Cathell, Executive Director, PSFCA
- PA Big 33 Coach Jack Young, Athens School District
- Julie Walker, Founder, Peyton Walker Foundation
- Big 33 Team players, cheerleaders and special needs buddies