Nov. 15—MINNEAPOLIS — Chad Gustafson is honored to be a part of the 2023 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game. But what he’s really amped up about is that Mason Delzer is getting to play.
“It’s super exciting,” said Gustafson,
New London-Spicer’s
head football coach. “They don’t select very many kids, just 44 per team.
“So, it means a lot that Mason Delzer got selected. It’s fantastic.”
Delzer just wrapped up a stellar three-year career as a star running back for the Wildcats. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior rushed for more than 4,000 yards in his career, but he was hurt in his last game. That was the 24-23 loss to Albany in the Section 6AAA championship game in Cold Spring.
Delzer left in the second half when the Huskies made their rally to beat NLS on the last play of the game, a two-point conversion pass after a touchdown pass with two seconds left. Delzer at the time feared he may have torn ligaments in his knee, but it was a sprained medial collateral ligament.
He’s ready to go when his North All-Star team plays the South All-Stars at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
“It’s super exciting that he’ll be able to play in that game,” Gustafson said. “Obviously, the level of play is way up there. There are a lot of tremendous athletes.”
Also on the North squad is Litchfield defensive end Tait Christensen. He’s a 6-3, 200-pounder who also played fullback for the Dragons this year.
On the South All-Star team is Montevideo running back Francis O’Malley.
Gustafson said the dividing line for making the North or South team is Highway 212. He also mentioned that Delzer and O’Malley are distant cousins. Delzer’s dad is originally from Montevideo.
For Gustafson, being a part of head coach Jack Negen’s staff also is quite the honor. Gustafson has been coaching since 1989 and is a retired teacher. He…
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Author : West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
Publish date : 2023-11-16 04:59:00
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