The third group of players — six this week — named to the 46th annual Big 30 Charities Classic has been released.  This year’s game is set for the night of Aug. 3 at Bradford’s Parkway Field.

The all-star football game, founded by Don Raabe, matches graduated senior stars from each side of the Big 30 border and New York leads the series 22-21-2, though Pennsylvania has won three straight games, including last August’s 37-22 triumph.

Proceeds benefit area charities and, over the first 45 years, the game has donated nearly $1.7 million to area causes.

Added today to the New York squad are Franklinville-Ellicottville’s Benjamin Mooney and Jacob Peters and Gowanda’s Brady Andrews.

Pennsylvania’s additions are Smethport’s Nathan Hollowell, Kane’s Aiden Quinn and St. Marys Alex Agosti.

Today’s additions bring to 22 the number of players named to the game — 11 to each roster. Eventually, both squads will number some 40-plus players.

Hollowell was a 6-foot, 175-pound running back/safety who was the Hubbers Offensive MVP as a junior and Defensive MVP as a senior

He will attend Pennsylvania College of Technology to study construction management. His most memorable football game was “beating Coudersport in the Allegheny Mountain League small-school division to win the title.”

Quinn was a 5-7, 150-pound wide receiver/defensive back.

An honor roll student, he will attend Kent State and major in physical education.

His favorite memory playing football was “shutting out (Punxsutawney) on our Homecoming Night.”

Agosti was a 6-2, 255-pound offensive tackle/defensive end who made the District 9 All-Star team.

He will study computer science at Edinboro University.

His most memorable moment playing football was “blocking a punt and returning it to the 1-yard line.”

Mooney was a 5-foot-10, 195-pound fullback/linebacker who was tabbed the Titans’ Offensive MVP last fall and a first-team, Section 6 Class C South All-Star. In addition, he was selected to the the All-WNY Academic Team. In basketball, Mooney won the Coaches’ Award and was Winter Week Offensive MVP and, in baseball he was Most Improved and the Spring Week Offensive MVP.

He will attend Penn State and study sports media and journalism.

His favorite memory playing football was “going to New Era Field my junior year when I was an offensive starter.”

In Mooney and Peters’ three varsity seasons, the Titans went 21-8 with losses to Maple Grove in their sophomore and junior years at New Era Field in the Section 6 Class D title games.    

Peters was a 5-7, 165-pound running back/linebacker who was a Class D first-team all-star, Defensive MVP and Rookie of the Year for F-E’s football team. In baseball, he was Rookie of the Year, Defensive MVP and a first- and second-team Class D all-star. Peters was also Rookie of the Year in wrestling.

A member of the National Honor Society, he will attend electric lineman school in Syracuse.

His favorite football memories were “playing at New Era Field my freshman, sophomore and junior years.

Andrews was a 6-4, 350-pound center/defensive tackle who was a two-time Class C-North All-Star and was tabbed as an Impact Player before last season.

He will attend SUNY Cortland and play football, majoring in coaching.

His favorite football moment was “blocking a pass from the line of scrimmage and the reaction of my teammates was something I’ll never forget.”