Just 54 seconds into the "Super Bowl for High School," the all-star team from Pennsylvania was already in a hole.
Ohio jumped out to an early seven-point lead using rapid-fire passing by the game's most valuable player, Ben Mauk.
The 16,489 fans in attendance, who hoped to see a hard-nose football game, instead saw the team from Ohio dominate Pennsylvania's finest in almost every angle of the game. Ohio won handily 38-7.
The Big 33 Football Classic highlights the 33 best high school seniors from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's first drive went three and out, as the bigger, more aggressive Ohio defensive line halted the aerial and ground attacks of Pennsylvania all-stars. Things would not improve throughout the game for Pennsylvania, in fact, the squad could not even muster a first down until late in the second quarter.
Nothing seemed to go in favor of Pennsylvania all game long. An early dropped punt by Ohio and recovered by Pennsylvania deep in Ohio territory, was called back on the game's first penalty.
Pennsylvania's star-studded defense stepped it up for most of the first half, but the offense was no where to be found. On their third possession, an Ohio interception ended all hopes of an early score
Ohio added a third touchdown with 6:43 left in the first half, and as the sun set behind Hershey Stadium, so set any chance of a Pennsylvania victory.
Ohio went into half time with a comfortable 28-0 lead.
In the second half, Ohio's offense added to their score.
They stuck with what worked, running quick quarterback keepers up the middle and then spreading the ball down the field with pristine passing. In all, Ohio quarterbacks combined for 17 of 40 completed passes, gaining over 350 yards.
It was frustrating for Pennsylvania's offense and defense all night long. Pennsylvania defensive MVP, and Co-captain, Paul Posluszny, was disappointed with the embarrassing loss.
"It's a tough situation, a tough loss for us," Posluszny said. "But we have to congratulate Ohio, they were a great team, they played very well. We fought hard and we never gave up, it's a tough situation, but it's something we can only learn from."
Ohio's constant defensive pressure did not allow Quarterbacks Adam Bednarik and Marcus Stone to get into any kind of rhythm, and super-star running back, Austin Scott, was held to a mere 10 yards on just eight carries.
"They had a good defense, they swarmed to the ball a lot," Scott said. "I didn't get that many opportunities to make any plays, but I wasn't disappointed. Its an all-star game, we're out there to have fun, everyone needs to get in and play," Scott said.
In the weeks leading up to this prestigious event all the hype was on Austin, but the stars of the night were from Ohio. Michael Daniels, a quarterback out of Princeton High School, put the icing on the cake with just 33 seconds left in the game, as he scampered for 20 yards and a touchdown.
"The turn out was good, I'm happy. Our defense just dominated the whole game, if it weren't for the long punt return, they wouldn't have even scored," Daniels said.
The loss is the biggest since Pennsylvania began playing Ohio 11 years ago. It is also the first loss to Ohio in three years.

