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City of Petersburg Prepares for Thanksgiving All-Star Game Tradition
The East Coast Bowl game is an annual college All-Star football game that is played the first Saturday following Thanksgiving in Petersburg, Virginia. The East Coast Bowl VII will be played this year on November 24, 2007 at Historic Cameron Field with kickoff scheduled to be around 12:00 noon.
The East Coast Bowl game has quickly become the Thanksgiving ritual in Petersburg. The game last year, won by the North 26-24, featured top seniors from 25 different states and 20 athletes that signed NFL contracts. The East Coast Bowl Committee will gather more than 250 nominations for this year’s game, which will be narrowed down to the top 70 Division I-FCS (formerly Division I-AA), Division II, Division III and NAIA athletes. Players will report to Petersburg the day before Thanksgiving and spend the holiday with community members that are less fortunate, including visits to community centers, convalescent homes, and children’s hospitals. The game itself is set-up as a scholarship event, with all of the revenue generated going into a fund for a local high school senior who plans on attending a non-Division-I college.
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Frank Coyle is a consultant for the East Coast Game
All-Star Games '07-'08 Postseason
Nov. 24 - East Coast Bowl - Petersburg, Va
Jan. 11, 2008 - Cactus Bowl - Division II - Kingsville, Tx.
Jan. 12 - Hula Bowl - Maui, Hi.
Jan. 19 - East-West Shrine Classic - Houston, Tx.
Jan. 26 - Senior Bowl - Mobile, Al.
Feb. 2 - Texas/ Nation All-Star Classic - El Paso, Tx.
Games Pending
Dec. 2007 - Magnolia Gridiron Classic - Jackson, Ms.
Inta-Juice North South All Star Classic - Houston, Tx.
Las Vegas All-American Classic - Las Vegas, Nv.