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CADEN DEWALL will compete this weekend in the North versus South All-Star game at St. John’s University. (Patriot Archive Photo.)

DeWall heading to All-Star game

The infamous North versus South All-Star football game will proceed in 2021 with Becker stalwart Caden DeWall representing the Bulldog faithful.

Players have been nominated and selected from the North and the South to compete in an All-Star game that has been put together by people throughout the communities on both sides. The game is set to be played this Saturday, June 26 at St. John’s University in Collegeville.

Last year’s Minnesota high school football all-star game — which had been postponed last December because of COVID-19 concerns — was originally canceled after months of efforts to try and play the game this year in June. However, organizers have decided to go ahead and play the game at Clemens Stadium.

The 2019 game was played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on December 7, 2019 with the South All-Stars winning 13-3.  The South leads the overall series 16-10-1 through 27 games.

The first All-Star football game was played in 1945 according to the MFCA (Minnesota Football Coaches Association) news release.  It’s been a annual event since 1974.

The MFCA points out future Minnesota Vikings Adam Thielen (2008), CJ Ham (2011) each participated.

The MFCA says, “Through the years, over 4,600 players and 489 coaches have participated in this game,  A total of 95 participants from the All-Star Football Game have played or coached in the National Football League.”

DeWall finished the 2020 season with 27 tackles, one sack, one interception and two fumble recoveries. He was also utilized as a running back during the season.

DeWall was also a superstar in wrestling, chalking up 26 pins and 120 career wins and coming in second at the state wrestling tournament.