Story by Keith Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published June 18, 2026 11:35 P.M.
Photos by Daniel Campbell – Beaver County Radio

(Beaver Falls, Pa) An elaborate procession on both sides of the ball was the pace of the game joined by awards and scholarships and the history of tradition in high school football at the 2026 Penn-Ohio Football Classic. It was an action packed game from the first quarter.

On the first drive Ohio marched down to the PA 36 but lost a fumble to PA. PA responded with a 60 yard pass from Travis Clear to Julius Best for a PA touchdown, which turned out to be the only lead that they could get in the game.

It was what you would expect in an all star game of this magnitude, possibly being the oldest game between two organizations in the country.

The game was back and forth with lots of big plays, such as one at the end of the 3rd quarter where a tipped ball to Julius Best got PA down to the 3 yard line. Travis Clear ran a keeper to make the score Ohio 24 PA 17.

This game went back and forth with the game ending Ohio 40 PA 31.

Some additional honorable mentions for their contributions to the game include PA players Jack Miles, Jameson Feeley, M.J. Stuckey, Rocco Marcantonio, Dom Hogue.