Crookston High School 2018 graduate, Cade Salentine, will get a chance to play football as a Crookston Pirate one more time after he was selected to play in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl at Fargo Shanley High School on July 14.
Cade is one of the few Minnesotan’s that will be playing in the game that has recent high school graduates from North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. Cade is coming off a tremendous high school career. As a senior, Cade had 203 carries for 1,563 yards in nine games. He added 19 touchdowns and averaged 7.7 yards per carry.
He was also 3 of 4 in the passing department for 142 yards with three touchdowns. As a receiver, he caught 11 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns.
On the defensive end, he was second on the team with 119 defensive points, including two interceptions.
Cade will be attending the University of North Dakota this fall and will be playing football for the Fighting Hawks.
Salentine will play on the 11-man West team and other Minnesota kids playing in the game include – Chris Busche of Mahnomen, Brady Tweeton and Johnny Kletsch of Barnesville, Stoene Spilde and Wyatt Hamre of Stephen-Argyle, Isaak Habedank of Norman County East-Ulen-Hitterdal, and Jordan Anderson of Warren-Alvarado-Oslo.
Check-in and practice begins on Monday, July 9 and will run through Friday with the game on Saturday, July 14 at 4:00 p.m. The 9-man game will follow at 7:00 p.m.
