Three local players named to June Big 33 Classic
Pennsylvania’s Big 33 roster was recently announced for the 59th annual contest and three East Penn Conference players were named to the 34 man roster.
Parkland’s Devante Cross (QB) and Noel Brouse (OL) were named to the team alongside Bethlehem Catholic’s Joe Jay Smith.
Cross, who is headed to Virginia, will team up with Arch Bishop Wood’s Anthony Russo (Temple) as the only two quarterbacks on the roster. Brouse (Connecticut) joins a contingent of offensive lineman heading to the Big 10, Big 12 and ACC, while Joe Jay Smith (Garden City Community College) is one of eight secondary players selected.
Pennsylvania had four EPC members on the team last year, highlighted by Whitehall’s Saquon Barkley (Penn State), as Pennsylvania handled Maryland 20-3 in a rain-shortened contest.
This year’s contest will take place on June 18 at Hersheypark Stadium.
The Pennsylvania roster is below:
Offense:QB-Devante Cross, Parkland (Virginia); QB-Anthony Russo, Archbishop Wood (Temple); RB-Miles Sanders, Woodland Hills (Penn State); FB-Jo-El Shaw, Woodland Hills (Syracuse); WR-Kobay White, Bishop McDevitt (Boston College); WR-Bryce Hall, Bishop McDevitt (Virginia); WR-Aaron Mathews, Clairton (Pittsburgh); WR-Jordan Young, Coatesville (Old Dominion); TE-Cary Angeline, Downingtown East (Southern California); TE-L. J. Wesneski, Wyoming Valley West (Albany);
OL-Mike Clark, Downingtown East (Maryland); OL-Yasir Durant, Imhotep Charter (San Diego State); OL-Jahmir Johnson, Imhotep Charter (Rhode Island); OL-Brandon Ford, Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh); OL-Johncarlo Valentin, Imhotep Charter (Oklahoma); OL-Noel Brouse, Parkland (Connecticut); OL-Jimmy Morrissey, La Salle College HS (Pittsburgh);
Defense: DT-Anthony Long, Bishop McDevitt (undecided); DT-Clark Wilford, Woodland Hills (Slippery Rock); DE-Shaka Toney, Imhotep Charter (Penn State); DT-Rashad Wheeler, Pittsburgh C.C. (Pittsburgh); DE-Chris Stanford, Penn-Trafford (Robert Morris); LB-Khaleke Hudson, McKeesport (Michigan); LB-Tymar Sutton, McKeesport (Iowa State); LB-Ike Schannauer, Wilson (undecided); DB-Bricen Garner, Pittsburgh C.C. (Pittsburgh); DB-Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Upper Merion (Temple); DB-Benny Walls, St. Joseph’s Prep (Temple); DB-Jon Fox, Wilson (Bucknell); DB-Damar Hamlin, Pittsburgh C.C. (Pittsburgh); DB-Prince Smith, Imhotep Charter (New Hampshire); DB-Joe Joe Headen, Bishop McDevitt (Old Dominion); DB-Joe Jay Smith, Bethlehem Catholic (Garden City CC); K-Mike Cushma, Chartiers Houston (undecided).








