Maryland outlasts Pennsylvania in double overtime thriller at 69th Big 33 Football Classic
NOW, WGAL NEWS EIGHT SPORTS. BRAGGING RIGHTS WERE ON THE LINE SUNDAY AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY AS THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN MARYLAND TAKE ON THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN THE 69TH BIG 33 FOOTBALL CLASSIC. THIS YEAR’S GAME WAS DEDICATED TO CAPTAIN DAVID RODMAN, A 1958 BIG 33 ALUM WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE VIETNAM WAR. MARYLAND WON LAST YEAR’S GAME OVER PENNSYLVANIA 4221, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, PA HAD WON FIVE IN A ROW. PENNSYLVANIA ON THE BOARD. FIRST MANHEIM TOWNSHIPS JACK NEFF FINDS BLAKE TURNER OVER THE MIDDLE. THE SPRING FORD STANDOUT GETS IN FOR SIX. SEVEN NOTHING. PENNSYLVANIA, PA BACK ON OFFENSE NOW. NEFF AIRS IT OUT TO STATE COLLEGE’S HANK LUSTIG, WHO COMES UP WITH IT AND GETS SOME YARDS AFTER THE CATCH BEFORE BEING TAKEN DOWN INSIDE THE 30 YARD LINE. BUT PA COULD NOT GET ANY POINTS ON THAT DRIVE. WE’RE STILL SEVEN. NOTHING IN THE SECOND HALF. MARYLAND DRIVING NEW OXFORD’S BRADEN BILLMAN PICKS OFF THE PASS, GIVING IT BACK TO THE OFFENSE, BUT AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT GENERATE ANY POINTS AND MARYLAND WOULD TIE UP THE GAME IN THE FOURTH TO FORCE OVERTIME. BUT HOW ABOUT THIS? NO T, IT’S HEMPFIELD. BRADY BISCOE HITS A CAREER BEST 51 YARD FIELD GOAL TO PUT PA UP TEN SEVEN, BUT MARYLAND WOULD GO ON TO WIN 18 TO 10 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN IN THE SERIES. IT’S AN ALL STAR GAME. IT’S A LOT OF FUN TO TAKE INTO OOT. IT WAS COMPETITIVE. IT WAS EVERYTHING WE WANTED IT TO BE. YOU KNOW IT DIDN’T GO OUR WAY IN THE EN
Maryland outlasts Pennsylvania in double overtime thriller at 69th Big 33 Football Classic
Updated: 11:37 PM EDT May 24, 2026
The 69th Big 33 Football Classic was held on Sunday, May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School. The game was dedicated to Capt. David Rodman, a 1958 Big 33 alum who passed away in the Vietnam War. Pennsylvania led 7-0 until late in the 4th quarter until Maryland scored a late touchdown to tie it up and force overtime. In overtime, Hempfield’s Brady Bisco hit a 51-yard field goal, but Maryland outlasted Pennsylvania, winning 18-10. Maryland has won two straight games in the series over Pennsylvania. In 2025, Maryland defeated Pennsylvania 42-21.
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. —
The 69th Big 33 Football Classic was held on Sunday, May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School.
The game was dedicated to Capt. David Rodman, a 1958 Big 33 alum who passed away in the Vietnam War.
Pennsylvania led 7-0 until late in the 4th quarter until Maryland scored a late touchdown to tie it up and force overtime. In overtime, Hempfield’s Brady Bisco hit a 51-yard field goal, but Maryland outlasted Pennsylvania, winning 18-10.
Maryland has won two straight games in the series over Pennsylvania. In 2025, Maryland defeated Pennsylvania 42-21.