Tickets for the 61st Bernard Blackwell All Star Football Classic, which features high school football players from across the staet, go on sale Monday at the Biloxi High School athletic office.

The game will be played Saturday, Dec. 19 at Milner Stadium in Gulfport, MS, with pre-game ceremony at noon and kickoff at 12:20 p.m.

Tickets for the contest will be $5.

The game will be telecast live on WLOX TV and on stations across the state. Initial plan are for the classic to be played in Gulfport this year, in Ocean Springs next year, and in Biloxi in 2011.

For background on the game and to see North and South rosters, click here.