By CURTIS ROCKWELL

GULFPORT — Players and coaches arrived here in this Port City on Wednesday for the 75th annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic which will take place on Saturday at historic Milner Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 11:30 AM.

Admission is $10 per person an MAC cards will be accepted. Tickets will be available at the gate on Game Day as well as through GoFan.

“It shoud be a fun few days,” Gulfport head coach Blake Pennock, who is serving as the head coach for the South squad this week. Pennock is making history as he becomes the first-ever head coach of a host school to be the head coach of one of the all-star teams.

The game will only be available for broadcast on an internet stream at Friday Night Under The Lights at fnutl.com or the MAC Network on the website at mscoaches.com/mac-network/livestream. The game will also be available on live streaming on Apple TV, Roku, & Firestick.

Each squad consists of 42 players slected in October by MAC members

The game features a North-South format and the South leads the series 35-30-4. 

The Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic is formerly known as the Mississippi High School All-Star Football Game and was originated in 1950 by Mississippi State coach Arthur “Slick” Morton. The MAC assumed sponsorship of the game from the Jackson Touchdown Club in 1993. In 1994, the game was renamed for Coach Bernard Blackwell, the late Executive Director of the MAC.

After meetings Wednesday afternoon, each team began on-field preparations Wednesday night with the first of five practices.

Here are the rosters for both teams:

North Roster

Raheem Vance, QB, Olive Branch

Jeremiah Harrell, QB, Tupelo

Jalen Washington, RB, Houston

Mykel Allen, RB, South Panola

Jay Stevenson, RB, Starkville

Jack Harper, TE/HB, Oxford

Quinterion Tillman-Evans, TE/HB, West Point

Jeremy Scott, WR, Callaway

Tyler Pickens, WR, North Pontotoc

Dequadrion Welch, WR, Noxubee County

Kaleb Shumpert, WR, New Albany

Michael Johnson, WR, South Panola

Keon Hutchins, WR, Union

Chase Richardson, ATH, Winona

Rodderias Bland, OL, Lake Cormorant

Demorrison Brown, OL, Canton

Wade Estess, OL, Germantown

Christopher Rodgers, OL, Holmes County

John Randle, OL, Horn Lake

Nate Kelley, OL, Mantachie

Elton Thomas, OL, Starkville

Beau Davis, OL, Warren Central

Hunter Howard, OL, Lake Cormorant

Elijah Spratt, DB, Amory

Tre Gunn, DB, Biggersville

Brandon Brooks, DB, Horn Lake

Jaquavous Pace, DB, Kosciusko

Damari Burton, DB, Tupelo

Kamron Robinson, DB, Winona

Montra Stanford, DL, Charleston

T.J. Spann, DL, Clinton

Dyjaylen Miller, DL, Louisville

Lebron Edmond, DL, Murrah

Malik Bell, DL, Oxford

Demarcus Johnson, DL, Vicksburg

Tyler Carter, DL, Vicksburg

Zayvion Lowery, DL, West Point

Nathaniel Walker, LB, Amory

Rickey Banks, LB, Madison Central

Ryan McCall, LB, Madison Central

Jonathan Faulkner, LB, Senatobia

Kaleb Bland, LB, South Panola

Will Embry, LS, Water Valley

Freddy Lopez, K, Ripley

William Wilkinson, P, Oxford

Coaches

Head Coach: Randal Montgomery, North Panola

Assistant Coaches: Alex Williams (Aberdeen); Michael Kelly (Caledonia); Calvin Bolton (Canton); LaDon Taylor (Charleston); Baylor Dampeer (Houston); Teddy Young (Noxubee County); Richard Russo (Water Valley).

South Roster

Landon Varnes, QB, Brandon

Dylan Moran, QB, Hancock

Xzavion Quick, RB, Florence

Tavares Wade, RB, Hattiesburg

Ahmad Hardy, RB, Lawrence County

Dylan Lewis, RB, Northwest Rankin

Cam Joseph, WR, Gulfport

Terry Patton, WR, Pass Christian

Cayden Burger, WR, Petal

Damion Miller, WR, Port Gibson

Chartavian Bethany, WR, Simmons

Lamarquavious Kennedy, WR, Velma Jackson

Brandon Mitchell, TE, Hattiesburg

Jeremiah Foxworth, ATH, Columbia

Tajii Burkett, ATH, Oak Grove

Jamarion Keyes, ATH, West Jones

Xavier Gayten, ATH, Brookhaven

Cade Shivers, OL, Brandon

Jerimiah Keyhea, OL, Laurel

Dylan Harper, OL, Magee

Preston Wood, OL, Mize

Braylon McKinion, OL, Northwest Rankin

Tristen Fortenberry, OL, Pascagoula

Taccofah Lewis, OL, Pearl

Prince Cottonham, DB, Gulfport

Damon Felder, DB, Gulfport

Dee Darby, DB, Jefferson Davis County

Anthony Rogers, DB, Laurel

Chase Pinkston, DB, Oak Grove

Niquis Ratliff, DB, Picayune

Gabe Miller, DL, East Central

Angel McGee, DL, Gautier

Jayden Acker, DL, Pass Christian

Jabari McWilliams, DL, Picayune

Aden Dedeaux, DL, Poplarville

Jacob Bradford, DL, St. Stanislaus

Paris Evans, DL, Wayne County

Isaiah Lindsey, DL, West Jones

Jeffrey Hopgood, LB, Hancock

Trace Carter, LB, Ocean Springs

Eric Moore, LB, Ocean Springs

Owen Carter, LB, Richton

Demario Harrell, LB, Tylertown

Jeremiah Harris, LB/LS, Quitman

Luke Stewart, K/P, Oak Grove

Coaches

Head Coach: Blake Pennock, Gulfport

Assistant Coaches: Zach Green (Gulfport); James Courtney (Nanih Waiya); Devin Cooper (Northwest Rankin); Justin Hunter (Pearl); Cody Stogner (Picayune); Rashad Gandy (Quitman); Neil Lollar (Hancock).