By: Chris Harlan


Friday, February 14, 2025 | 2:47 PM

Five offensive or defensive linemen were among a dozen WPIAL players chosen Friday to represent Pennsylvania in the Big 33 Football Classic this spring.

The 68th playing of the annual all-star game is May 25 at Cumberland Valley. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.

The Pennsylvania roster includes South Park’s Parker Cunningham, Pine-Richland’s Jackson Bojanic-Hubbell, Thomas Jefferson’s Shep Turk and Upper St. Clair’s Nate Stohl on the offensive line, and Elizabeth Forward’s Christopher Climes on the defensive front.

Also selected from the WPIAL were Montour linebacker Daniel Batch, Steel Valley running back Donald Barksdale, Central Catholic quarterback Jy’Aire Walls, Beaver cornerback Amari Jackson, Plum safety Darian Nelson, Penn-Trafford linebacker Tasso Whipple and Thomas Jefferson long snapper Justin Schmidt.

Coatesville’s Matt Ortega will serve as Pennsylvania’s head coach. Pine-Richland’s Jon LeDonne is one of seven assistant coaches.

Pennsylvania Roster

No., Name, Ht., Wt., Pos., School

0, Daniel Batch, 6-0, 190, LB, Montour

1, Donald Barksdale, 5-10, 175, RB, Steel Valley

2, Dominic Diaz-Ellis, 6-0, 175, WR, Bishop McDevitt

3, Ty Salazer, 5-11, 175, WR, State College

4, Jabree Wallace-Coleman, 6-0, 210, RB, Imhotep Charter

5, Jalil Hall, 6-4, 190, WR, Bonner-Prendergast

6, Eddie Bowen, 6-2, 245, DE, Central Bucks South

7, Samire Locks, 6-1, 185, CB, Imhotep Charter

8, Khalid Bueno, 6-2, 225, LB, Martin Luther King

9, Donovan Rodriguez, 5-11, 185, CB, Manheim Township

10, Michael Gelatko, 6-4, 230, TE, Marian Catholic

11, Lucas Lawler, 6-3, 230, DE, Bishop McDevitt

12, Ziyyon Bredell, 6-1, 175, WR, Abraham Lincoln

13, Madden Patrick, 6-0, 175, QB, Danville

14, Lazyaryus Toombs, 6-3, 230, DE, Roman Catholic

15, Jy’Aire Walls, 6-2, 195, QB, Central Catholic

16, Christian Palmer, Jr., 6-0, 180, CB, Roman Catholic

17, Aiden Eves, 6-1, 225, DE, North Penn

19, Ryan McDonald, 5-11, 180, S, St. Joseph’s Prep

20, Braden Reed, 5-10, 175, WR, Pope John Paul II

21, Amari Jackson, 6-1, 183, CB, Beaver

22, Louis Gaddy, 5-10, 170, S, Roman Catholic

23, Chris Ulmer, 6-1, 225, LB, Lansdale Catholic

25, Darian Nelson, 6-1, 195, S, Plum

33, Parker Johnson, 6-3, 195, K, Williamsport

34, Tasso Whipple, 6-1, 205, LB, Penn-Trafford

40, Gavin Mentzer, 6-1, 210, P, North Schuylkill

42, Michael Gaul, 6-1, 215, LB, State College

50, Parker Cunningham, 6-4, 300, OL, South Park

51, Justin Schmidt, 6-1, 220, LS, Thomas Jefferson

54, Jackson Bojanic-Hubbell, 6-3, 270, OL, Pine-Richland

55, Christopher Climes, 6-2, 295, DT, Elizabeth Forward

56, Shep Turk, 6-5, 285, OL, Thomas Jefferson

58, Nate Stohl, 6-3, 280, OL, Upper St. Clair

59, Mykell Ford, 6-1, 275, DT, Roman Catholic

68, Dyjeere Weekes, 6-2, 310, DT, Scranton

72, Sean Tanner, 6-7, 310, OL, Red Lion

74, Kahlil Stewart, 6-4, 280, OL, St. Joseph’s Prep

77, Cole Euker, 6-3, 280, OL, Perkiomen Valley

88, Nolan Buzalka, 6-3, 230, TE, Cumberland Valley

NA, Lex Cyrus, 6-0, 180, HON, Susquehanna Township

NA, Stone Saunders, 6-2, 220, HON, Southern Lehigh

NA, Saxton Suchanic, 6-3, 190, HON, Central York

NA, Matt Zollers, 6-4, 210, HON, Spring-Ford

Head coach

Matt Ortega, Coatesville

Assistant coaches

Justin Bienkowski, Port Allegany

Chad Brubaker, Spring-Ford

Homer DeLattre, Hollidaysburg

Joe Headen, Susquehanna Township

Jon LeDonne, Pine-Richland

Jim McCarroll, Pocono Mountain West

Jesse Shay, Red Lion

Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.

Tags: Beaver, Central Catholic, Elizabeth Forward, Penn-Trafford, Pine-Richland, Plum, South Park, Steel Valley, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair