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Eleven area players selected to play in Big 33 Football Classic

Four Archbishop Wood players - Matt Palmer, Nasir Peoples, Billy Shaeffer, and Tommy Walsh - were selected to compete for Pennsylvania vs. Maryland in the Big 33 Football Classic.

St. Joseph’s Prep quarterback Marquez McCray (14) was chosen to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.
St. Joseph’s Prep quarterback Marquez McCray (14) was chosen to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
    by Rick O'Brien | Columnist
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Eleven players from Southeastern Pennsylvania were selected Tuesday to play for Pennsylvania in the 61th annual Big 33 Football Classic.

The top seniors from the Keystone State will clash with an all-star squad from Maryland at 7 p.m. June 16 at Harrisburg's Landis Field at Speed Ebersole Stadium.

Neshaminy's Steve Wilmot and Phoenixville's Evan Breisblatt are among the assistant coaches for the Pennsylvania team.

Last season, North Penn graduate Reece Udinski, now at Virginia Military Institute, threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns as Pennsylvania topped Maryland, 44-33.

Here are the local players chosen to compete in the prestigious contest:

Player School Pos. Ht. Wt.

Rovny Dasilva West Catholic LB  6-2 220

Rahsul Faison Pottsgrove RB 5-11 190

Justis Henley North Penn ATH 6-0 170

Adam Klein Episcopal Academy OL 6-5 265

Marquez McCray St. Joseph's Prep QB 6-2 220

Matt Palmer Archbishop Wood LB 6-1 210

Nasir Peoples Archbishop Wood RB 6-1 190

Billy Shaeffer Archbishop Wood DE 6-5 230

Rayshad Wallace St. Joseph's Prep DE 6-1 225

Tommy Walsh Archbishop Wood OL 6-4 265

Avery Young Coatesville DB 6-1 175