Big 33 Game Will Stay A Pennsylvania/Ohio Affair....At Least in 2007

Big 33 officials have voted to keep Ohio as Pennsylvania's opponent...at least for 2007. The Big 33's vote came on the heels of some disappointment from the Pennsylvania camp that Ohio may not have supplied its best roster because the Big 33 Game fell on the same weekend as the Buckeye State's very popular North-South intrastate all-star game in Columbus.

There was talk that game officials were considering replacing Ohio with Maryland, which took part in one of the best high school football all-star games in the country. The PA stars played Maryland from 1985 through 1992. Next year's game will be the 50th Big 33 Game.

One interesting note on this game is that every Super Bowl played has included a representative from the Big 33 Game.

To read more on the decision, please click on our headline "Big 33 Game Will Stay A Pennsylvania/Ohio Affair...At Least In 2007".

Kirk Herbstreit High School Football Classic Features Ohio Vs. USA

Three of the best high school teams from around America will take part in the second annual Kirk Herbstreit Ohio Vs. USA Challenge at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium on September 16th. The tripleheader will kickoff at 2pm with Pennsylvania power St. Joseph's Prep playing Hilliard Davidson. Then at 5pm Lakewood St. Edward will take-on defending Arkansas state champ Springboro. The finale at 8 o'clock will feature Massillon taking on Hamilton from Arizona.

To read more about The Challenge, please click on our headline "Kirk Herbstreit High School Football Classic Features Ohio Vs. USA".

Ironton Gets New High School Football Coach

Merril Triplett, Jr. has come full circle. Triplett, who played on Ironton High's football team in 1972 and 1973, has been named the school's new head football coach. To read the complete story, please click on the Ohio High School Football Huddle headline "Ironton Gets New High School Football Coach".

2006 Ohio High School Football Schedules

With the first official day of high school football practice set for August 3rd, we here at The High School Football Huddle are gearing up for a great season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released all of the schools' schedules for the upcoming season. Just click on our headline "2006 Ohio High School Football Schedules" that will direct you to the OHSAA page where you can check out the schedule for your favorite team.

Enjoy,

Jeff

North Beats South In Ohio All-Star Classic

Iowa-bound Ricky Stanzi of Lake Catholic tossed three touchdown passes to lead the North past the South 34-13 in the 61st Grange Insurance Ohio North-South Classic at Crew Stadium in Columbus.

Stanzi completed 7 of 13 passes for 172 yards and was named the game's MVP.

The North now leads the all-time series 36-22-3.

To read a complete game recap from the Columbus Dispatch, please click on The Ohio High School Football Huddle headline "North Beats South In Ohio All-Star Classic".