The seventh group of players tabbed for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic has been announced.

Game No. 47, set for Aug. 1 last summer, was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. Thus, it’s been reset for this year on Aug. 7 at Bradford’s Parkway Field.

Matching graduated seniors from each side of the Big 30 border, New York leads the series 22-21-1, though Pennsylvania hasn’t lost since 2015. Formerly known as the Don Raabe Big 30 All-Star Football Game, in its first 46 renewals, it has raised over $1.7 million for area charities.

Today, there are 10 additions, five to each roster, bringing the total number of players named to the game to 60, 40 from Pennsylvania and 20 from New York given that state’s spring season.

Named for New York are Wellsville’s Timothy Jones and Mekha Dorrough, Cuba-Rushford’s Hunter Williams and Ethan Rix and Salamanca’s  Trevor Ellis.

Added for Pennsylvania are Zazeric Bell and Cole Sebastian (Otto-Eldred), Alexander Liners (Bradford), Adenn Stevens (Smethport) and Justin Young (Port Allegany). 

JONES was a 6-foot-3, 255-pound center/defensive end who was a member of the National Honor Society and Congress of the Future while winning the Medical Leaders and Physicians Award of Excellence.  He will attend Daemen College and major in pre-med with the hope of becoming a pediatrician.

Dorrough was a 6-foot, 365-pound two-way tackle who won the Wellsville Coaches Football and Wrestling Awards while also earning the Outstanding Lineman Award. In wrestling, he was a three-time Section 5 placewinner and made it to states once. In addition Dorrough won the Hornell Classic and was a two-time place-winner 

He will attend Alfred State College and major in Nursing.

His favorite football memory was “ playing since the age of five all the way through Coach Brown’s program with my friends.”

Williams was a 5-10, 185-pound center/linebacker.

He will attend Alfred University, major in renewable energy engineering and hopes to play football.

His favorite football memory was “losing my mouthguard on a play my freshman year and having my quarterback shove it back in my mouth so I could stay in the game.” 

Rix was a 6-1, 165-pound quarterback-receiver who earned All-Star and MVP honors in bowling.

Entering the construction field after graduation, his favorite memory playing football was “rushing for the most yards as a quarterback my junior year.” 

ELLIS was a 5-7, 145-pound running back/safety who was tabbed Salamanca’s MVP and Most Outstanding Player.

An honor roll student he will attend college and study auto mechanics.

His favorite football memory was “winning the Section 6 Class D semifinal game against Portville.”

SEBASTIAN was a 6-foot, 170-pound quarterback/safety who was named Most Outstanding Player and Homecoming Defensive MVP for the Terrors while also earning Allegheny Mountain League (AML) All-Star honors.

In baseball, he was named a Big 30, AML  and North Allegheny League All-Star as well as being his team’s MVP. 

A high honor roll student, Sebastian will attend Canisius College, major in finance and play baseball. 

His favorite moment playing football was “winning the AML North Championship in my freshman year.” 

Bell was a 6-foot-5, 220-pound offensive lineman/defensive end who won O-E’s Coaches Award, was a District 9 All-Star and will also play in the Frank Varischetti All-Star Game. In addition, he claimed the Terror basketball GRIND Award and was a state and national trap champion.

A National Honor Society member who won both the Presidential Academic Excellence and Citizenship Awards, Bell will attend Purdue University and major in aerospace engineering.

Of the Charities Classic he said, “as a kid I remember attending the game and watching the other kids play. It has been a goal of mine to represent my state in the game.”

His favorite football memories “were pretty much doing all the cool stuff with my friends, weightlifting, socializing, wing nights, practices in the rain and snow and Friday night lights.”

Liners was a 6-4, 230-pound offensive tackle/linebacker who was Bradford’s Defensive MVP and placed second in the District 9 track meet.

He will enter the military, then attend college.

Liners wants to play in the Big 30 Game  “to see how much better I’ve gotten as a player. I miss the family attitude of a football team.”

 His favorite football memory was “having my mom and dad both come to my game for the first time ever.”

Stevens was a 5-8, 225-pound two-way tackle who earned Big 30 All-Star honors, was District 9  Small School-North Offensive Lineman of the Year as well as a D-9 All-Star on defense. He also won the Hubbers’ Dave Magee Down Lineman Award. 

Stevens has yet to choose a college but seeks a degree in H-Vac.

His favorite moment playing football was “getting my first sack as a starter my sophomore year.” 

Young was a 6-4, 240-pound two-way tackle who will play in both the Charities Classic and Varischetti All-Star Games.

He earned AML All-Star honors in wrestling.