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Woodland Hills Miles Sanders leads PA over Maryland in Big 33 Football Classic

Written by: David Mika on Sunday, June 19th, 2016. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

m.sanders HERSHEY -Woodland Hills running back Miles Sanders (Penn State recruit), who’s ranked the No. 1 running back in the nation by 247sports.com dazzled the fans Saturday night with seven carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns and added a 21-yard touchdown catch on his way to earning Most Valuable Player honors.

Pennsylvania went on to win the 59th annual Big 33 Football Classic, 26-14.

Pennsylvania’s first offensive play was a Devante Cross, 21-yard touchdown pass to Miles Sanders who made an amazing over the shoulder catch.

The running attack tonight was led by a pair of Woodland Hills’ running backs. Sanders rushed for 73 yards on seven carries and two touchdowns and Jo-El Shaw led PA with 80-yards on 14 carries and a score. The pair each scored a touchdown in the second quarter and PA led 19-0 at halftime.

Sanders added his third touchdown of the night, a 19-yard run in the third quarter.

Maryland added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Dae’lun Darien caught a 35-yard pass from Shawn Bliss and Martin Foray Jr. intercepted a Ryan Stover pass and went 62 yards for the score.

Cross finished the night passing for 70 yards on 4 of 9 and one touchdown. Upper Dublin’s Ryan Stover completed 4 of 7 for 52 yards. Clairton’s Aaron Mathews led PA with five catches for 89 yards.

Maryland has lost three of the last four meetings and Pennsylvania improved to 10-2 in the series.