Schuylkill Haven head coach Mike Farr, president of the Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association, center, presents post-game trophies to the MVPs of the 2024 senior all-star game at Rotary Field. From left: Tri-Valley's Ryan Colahan (Small School lineman), Shenandoah Valley's Tristan Karosas (Small School MVP), Farr, North Schuylkill's Sander Stokes (Big School lineman) and Blue Mountain's Gaige Guers (Big School MVP) (Photo by Leroy Boyer).

Annual event set for Wednesday night at Rotary Field

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The experiment lasted one year.

This year, it’s back to North vs. South.

The Schuylkill County Football Coaches’ Association Senior All-Star Game will be held Wednesday, Nov. 26, beginning at 7 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field.

The annual event will be broadcast live on WPPA 1360 AM / 105.9 FM. Admission charge is $5 per person. The event is sponsored by Lehigh Valley Health Network.

This year, the format will be North vs. South. The SCFCA all-star game had used that North vs. South format in its first 37 meetings since its inception in the 1980s.

Last year, however, the SCFCA opted to go with a Big Schools vs. Small Schools setup. That format produced the biggest blowout in all-star game history as the Big Schools blanked the Small Schools 52-0.

Seven different players scored touchdowns for the Big Schools, who held the Small Schools to 54 total yards. It was the most points scored in an all-star game since the South beat the North 44-15 on June 12, 2010. It easily surpassed the biggest margin of victory — 35 — which was accomplished twice.

Wednesday, players from Mahanoy Area, Marian, North Schuylkill, Panther Valley, Pottsville, Shenandoah Valley and Tamaqua will suit up for the North. The South roster consists of players from Blue Mountain, Minersville, Nativity, Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven, Tri-Valley and Williams Valley.

The North holds a 20-16-1 all-time lead in the SCFCA series, which began in 1988.

North Roster

The following players have been selected to the Big School roster:

Mahanoy Area — RB/LB Kyler Quick

Marian — WR/DB Hunter Sartori, WR/DB Jake Tom, WR/DB Matt Spino, OL/LB Damian Rodino, OL/LB Jah Bushati

North Schuylkill — RB/DB Luke Miller, QB/DB Caden Mengel, WR/DB Landen Smith, WR/DB Julian Nelson, RB/LB Cadyn McGraw, OL/DL Aiden Zilker, OL/DL David Martinez, OL/DL Cameron Hutnick, OL/DL Gavin Wall, OL/DL Kaiden Knox

Panther Valley — WR/DB Gavin Yuricheck, QB/DB Brody Breiner, WR/DB Ben Baneravage, TE/LB Peter Kruslicky, FB/DE Marcus Rodriguez, OT/DT Marco Tessitore, OT/DT Ja’Saad Smith, TE/DE Gino Williams

Pottsville — LB Brody Herndon, JuJu Bainbridge*, Christian Alvarez*, LB Alan Kushwarra, WR/DB Brett Holley, C/DL Brody Baddick, OL/DL Logan Kessler, OL/DL Jacoby Hay, OL/DL Cole Cesari

Shenandoah Valley — None

Tamaqua — WR/LB Brady McCabe, DB Shawn Chen, FB/DT Malachi Stewart, OL Logan Pribila, OL/LB Luke Frohnheiser

* Will not play

South Roster

Blue Mountain — WR/OLB Brady Strause, RB/OLB Carter Smith, WR/DB Josh Hoover, TE/DE William Shaner, P/LB Preston Whalen, RB/LB Reese Miller, TE/DE Duke Renninger, OL/DL Dylan Foose,

Minersville — WR/DB Paiten LaPoint, Dante Carr*, T.J. Bowers*, TE/DE Ty Atkinson, WR/DE Matt Dube, TE/LB Brandon Adams, RB/LB Gavin Allan, G/DT Dom Yourey, OL/DL Ethan Borrell, OT/DT Riley Rumberger, OL/DL Gavin Spirko

Nativity — ATH/DB Colt Mason, TE/LB Evan Ritter, OL/DL George Shimko, OL/DL Dalton Seisler, OL/DL Aiden Ricard

Pine Grove — WR/DB Wyatt Dixon, QB/LB Wyatt Snyder, OL/DL Bobby Brown, OL/DL James Barr, RB/LB Wyatt Flasher

Schuylkill Haven — WR/DB Blake Rossi, RB/LB Niko Castillo, WR/DB Adam Balulis, WR/LB Aaron Gilbert, QB/LB Max Heim, Niko Carestia*, OL/DL Wyatt Keefer, OL/DL Chase Williams

Tri-Valley — Cooper Carl*, WR/DE Max Masser, RB/LB Cole Gemberling, RB/LB Jimmy Fetterhoff, C/LB Elliot Stiely, OG/DT Randy Heckman, OT/DE Owen Mitchell

Williams Valley — OL/DL Eli Weiss, OL/DL Robbie Hoffman

* Selected, but will not play