Berks players again shut out on Big 33 Classic roster
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Berks County’s Big 33 drought continues.
For the third straight year no Berks player was selected for Pennsylvania’s Big 33 roster, which includes 40 players, two from the Lancaster-Lebanon League.
The last Berks players to take part in the game were Cam Jones of Wilson and Anthony Caccese of Exeter, in 2023.
The top Berks senior in 2025 was MikeDragoSports.com Player of the Year Drew Engle of Twin Valley. He is committed to play lacrosse at the United State Military Academy.
Manheim Township quarterback Jack Kenneff and Hempfield placekicker Brady Biscoe are the lone representatives from the Lancaster-Lebanon League, and among 11 selected from District 3.
Pennsylvania’s senior stars will face Maryland’s top seniors in the 69th annual Big 33 Classic May 24 at 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field.
Gateway’s Don Holl will serve as head coach for the Keystoners. Annville-Cleona head coach Matt Gingrich will be an assistant coach.
Maryland won 42-21 in 2025, ending Pennsylvania’s five-game winning streak.
Pennsylvania’s Big 33 Classic roster
PIAA Class 5A champ Roman Catholic and Imhotep Charter each have four selections on the Pennsylvania squad. Bishop McDevitt, which lost to Roman in the championship game, has three picks.
Susquehanna Township, which eliminated Wyomissing in the District 3 Class 4A semifinals before losing to Twin Valley in the championship game, also has three selections.
Southern Lehigh, which defeated Twin Valley in the PIAA Class 4A championship, has one selection: Offensive lineman Carter Giberson.
Kenneff completed 68 percent of his passes for 2,130 yards with 25 touchdown passes in leading Manheim Township to the Section 1 championship. He was a second-team all-league pick behind Wilson’s Mason Young.
Biscoe kicked four field goals as a senior and was an all-league pick.
Recent Berks participants in the game have included Richmond recruit Aiden Mack of Wyomissing in 2022, Pittsburgh recruit Brandon George of Berks Catholic in 2019, and Syracuse recruit Cooper Lutz of Berks Catholic in 2018.
Gov. Mifflin’s Cam’Ron Stewart, a Rutgers recruit, was Pennsylvania’s MVP in the 2021 game after a terrific performance from his spot at defensive end.
In recent years many college programs have urged their top prospects to enroll early in college, making them ineligible for the game. That was the case with Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton in 2022 and Wyomissing’s Jven Williams in 2023; each enrolled at Penn State in January of their senior high school year.
That was also the case with Alex Anzalone of Wyomissing in 2013; he enrolled early at the University of Florida.
The Big 33 Classic has showcased many of the greatest high school players in Pennsylvania history, including Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Tony Dorsett, Ricky Waters, Ben Roethlisberger and Kyle Brady.
