The PSFCA East West All Star Game is a premier all star football game that features players from across Pennsylvania in their last high school game.

The first game was held at Mansion Park in Altoona in June of 2001, after members of the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association approached the Allegheny Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau to help organize and produce a sister game to the Big 33 Game. The Big 33 Game features the top players in the state against players from Ohio. Unfortunately only 34 players can be selected to represent Pennsylvania, and in a state with a rich football tradition many quality players are left out. Thus, the PSFCA East West All Star Game was conceived giving the honor to play in a statewide, prestigious all star game to 68 more players.

Players arrive in Altoona the Sunday prior to the Game for a week of practices, luncheons, events and activities. Past activities for players, families and fans have included taking in a minor league baseball game at Blair County Ballpark, evenings out at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, being honored at luncheons and awards banquets and a scholarship benefiting golf outing. With all the activities planned, the week is full of fun and excitement leading up to the PSFCA East West All Star Game, held annually the last Saturday of June.

The players selected to play in the game truly represent some of the finest football talent in Pennsylvania. Past player have gone on to play for college powerhouse teams such as Penn State, University of Maryland, Ohio State, Pitt, Notre Dame, Syracuse University, Cornell University, U. S. Naval Academy and University of Michigan. The game has also been a showcase for Ivy League ahletes, with players going on to Princeton and Yale. Our first class of alumni was eligible for the NFL draft in April of 2005 and several have begun their professional careers with the NFL.

Currently the East holds the advantage for wins, having won five of the first seven all-star games, but the West is the reigning champion, posting a 24-14 victory on June 23, 2007. Clearly the stage has been set for rivalry that’s sure to continue to grow. As the rivalry grows so does game attendance and recognition. More than 35,000 people (an average of 5,000 people at each game) have traveled to Altoona to watch these future college and NFL players in a classic rivalry. The Game has been aired live since 2003 and will be broadcast again on the Pennsylvania Cable Network in 2008, with rebroadcasts on PCN and Fox Sports.