BIG 33 Game History
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1958-2015 BIG 33 Game History June 19, 2015 Pennsylvania’s next score. Toledo-bound tailback Terry June 16, 2012 58th Big 33 Football Classic Swanson made the turnover count as he punched in 55th Big 33 Football Classic Maryland 3 – Pennsylvania 20 a touchdown from 5 yards out. That made it a 24-14 Ohio 24 - Pennsylvania 21 Maryland lead with 4:23 to go in the third quarter. Pyles led Pennsylvania’s first drive of the fourth Six costly Pennsylvania turnovers It didn’t take Pennsylvania’s all- quarter and capitalized with a 20-yard touchdown run ultimately undid an outstanding star squad long to jump out to an to make it just a three-point deficit. The Pennsylvania defensive performance from the early lead, as South Fayette’s Brett defense took over after that, riding the momentum. The Keystone side, setting the stage Brumbaugh found Harrisburg’s defensive line swarmed into the Maryland backfield for Ohio kicker Tyler Grassman’s Amechie Walker on a deep slant between the hash and held them to negative 3 yards of offense in the 39-yard field goal that lifted Ohio to a stunning 24-21 marks. One play. One pass. 63 yards, six points and fourth quarter. Lower Dauphin kicker Joe Julius, who overtime victory. The outcome was especially painful barely 13 seconds off the clock. erased a disastrous start, nailed a 29-yard field goal that for Pennsylvania because of a 14-point fourth quarter Urbana’s Ray Grey started the game for Maryland at forged a 24-all battle with 1:19 left in regulation. lead that vanished in 17 seconds. RB and paced both squads on the ground with 67 of his In the first overtime, Julius went wide left on a 42- Lima Central Catholic quarterback Tyler O’Connor’s team’s 78 yards. Maryland put together several drives yard field goal attempt, but the Pennsylvania defense 1-yard sneak brought Ohio to within 21-14 with 6:27 and threatened to score several times, but couldn’t had his back. Patrick Amara intercepted Maryland to play. On the ensuing kickoff, Pennsylvania’s Desmon capitalize in the red zone for the most part. A 26 yard quarterback Jalen Jones near the goal line to send the Peoples was hit near the goal line and fumbled, with field goal by North Harford’s Sean Bowling to lead off game to another overtime period. Maryland had the E.J. Junior recovering in the end zone to make it 21-21. the second quarter would be all the losing squad could ball first in double OT and on the first play; Antwaine The Buckeye defense picked off five passes, two convert. Carter dropped a 25-yard pass right into the arms of each by Nana Kyeremeh of Thomas Worthington Pennsylvania on the other hand, could not seem to Reggie White Jr. for a touchdown. Starting at the 25- High School and Andre Jones of Cincinnati Colerain. earn a first down, except in the passing game. Their yard line, Pennsylvania moved the ball 13 yards on two Kyeremeh’s second interception was the decisive scores all came on deep passes, and only had a total of plays. But on the next one, Mark Pyles was intercepted play of the game. After Grassman’s field goal in OT, three yards on the ground. by Rasheed Gillis at the 2-yard line to send Maryland Pennsylvania’s offense had an opportunity to answer, Brumbaugh set up the team’s second TD as the clock home on top. but Skyler Mornhinweg threw just behind his target wound down past the seven-minute mark, finding first Rushel Shell with Kyeremeh snatching the tipped pass Walker and then Archbishop Wood ‘s Jarrett McClenton 2013 Big 33 FB Program_Layout 1 6/10/13 10:02 AM Page 1 June 15, 2013 for a game-ending pick. for a combined 46 yards. Woodland Hills wide out 56th Big 33 Football Classic This marked the fourth consecutive victory for Art Thompkins, caught a 26-yard touchdown pass. Maryland 27 - Pennsylvania 58 Ohio, which trailed 14-0 at halftime. O’Connor, bound Pennsylvania’s final score came as the clock ticked past for Michigan State, threw for 161 yards, including an the 2:59 mark near the end of the half. Brumbaugh This one was a show for the ages. 85-yard score to Najee Murray, and was named Ohio’s found Imhotep Charter‘s D.J. Moore on a flea-flicker for Pennsylvania’s recent troubles Most Valuable Player. Bloomsburg quarterback Blake an 86-yard score. in the Big 33 Classic faded away Rankin completed 9 of 14 for 145 yards and a pair of Maryland vs. Pennsylvania June 15, 2013 n HersheyPark Stadium Woodland Hills’ Mike Nash had an interception, one Antonio Freeman 2013 Honorary Chairman once Clairton’s dynamic Tyler touchdowns to earn the Pennsylvania MVP honors. of three Maryland turnovers. Boyd returned the opening kickoff Early on, it looked like the Pennsylvania defense was Rain fell throughout the first half but the storms 91 yards for a touchdown. And that was only the going to rule the night, led by a ferocious group of intensified while the teams were in the locker rooms beginning. The Pitt-bound Boyd guaranteed himself a linebackers that held Ohio to a mere 100 total yards at halftime and the game was called before the start special place in Big 33 history, scoring four times and in the opening half. It wasn’t until late in the third of the third quarter. The Big 33 also was cut short at throwing for a fifth touchdown as Pennsylvania routed quarter that Ohio broke through, with O’Connor and halftime by thunderstorms in 1988, when Pennsylvania Maryland 58-27. Murray’s connection making it 14-7. Rankin answered beat Maryland, 21-13. Pennsylvania leads the series 2-1. The 56th edition of the classic marked the return with a 4-yard pass to J.P. Holtz to push the Pennsylvania of Maryland to the series after a 20-year hiatus. The lead back to 21-7 but the Ohio defense continued to Keystone state had dropped four straight games to generate turnovers and that was decisive. June 14, 2014 Ohio entering this one. But thanks to Boyd and his 57th Big 33 Football Classic high school teammate Titus Howard, Pennsylvania June 18, 2011 Maryland 31 - Pennsylvania 24 took a lightning fast 21-0 lead and never looked back. 54th Big 33 Football Classic Boyd hauled in the first of two TD catches from North Ohio 50 - Pennsylvania 14 In the first-ever Big 33 double Allegheny’s Mack Leftwich, a diving 16-yard grab: 35 overtime game, Maryland beat into the game. Shortly after, Howard picked off a pass The 54th Big 33 Classic was Pennsylvania 31-24 in dramatic and cruised 40 yards for another score with just 1:20 off a convincing display of Ohio fashion. Maryland jumped out the clock. superiority from start to finish. early in the first quarter, as Maryland battled back and briefly pulled within 10 Showcasing a dazzling cast of running back Marquel Dickerson saw a big hole up the points on the strength of quarterback Shane Cockerille playmakers on offense and a middle, taking the carry for a 72-yard touchdown. A of Gilman High School. Cockerille, named the Most downright destructive front four on defense, the 39-yard field goal put Maryland ahead 10-0 near the Valuable Player for Maryland, threw two touchdown Buckeye state walloped Pennsylvania 50-14. Not only end of the first quarter. Shortly into the second quarter, passes and ran for another, all in less than a six-minute was this Ohio’s third consecutive win in the series, it they added to their lead. Jalen Jones capped a 62-yard span of the second quarter, to cut the deficit to 30-20. also was their largest margin of victory in the Big 33 drive with a pass to Kevin Joppy in the flat, which he But Pennsylvania MVP Boyd answered quickly, hitting and the most points ever scored by an Ohio side. ran 14 yards for a touchdown. Pennsylvania had its next Bishop McDevitt’s Brian Lemelle in stride on a 68-yard Ursuline’s Akise Teague lived up to his reputation as drive interrupted abruptly, as Maryland’s Josh Woods halfback option pass to make it 37-20 at halftime. Ohio’s Mr. Football, scoring touchdowns of 52, 20 and picked off a Mark Pyles pass and returned it 55 yards The teams traded scores in the third quarter, before 40 yards, and rolling up 168 total yards on 10 touches for a touchdown and the 24-0 lead. Woods, a Maryland Boyd ended all doubt, scoring on a quick 5-yard strike to earn Most Valuable Player honors. signee, finished with three interceptions and was from Leftwich to make it 51-27 late in the third quarter. After Pennsylvania had briefly closed to within named Maryland’s Most Valuable Player. Boyd amassed 310 all-purpose yards. Leftwich threw 14-7 midway through the second quarter following a Down 24-0 in the second quarter, Pennsylvania three touchdowns in the game, the final going to turnover and short drive capped by Sean Barowski’s stormed back with Chase Edmonds scoring on Coatesville wide receiver Chris Jones, who caught a pair 5-yard touchdown, Ohio zoomed to a commanding Pennsylvania’s first touchdown midway through the of TDs. 28-7 halftime lead. Glenville quarterback Cardale Jones second quarter on a 28-yard run.