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Petal Allstar Receiver Cayden Burger Win Offensive Player of the Game in North vs South Allstar Game


Petal High School Allstar Receiver Cayden Burger win Offensive Player of the Game at the 75th Annual Bernard Blackwell North vs South Allstar Game Saturday, December 9, 2023 at Milner Stadium in Gulfport, MS.


All his team needed was one touchdown to win the North vs South Allstar game and late in the 4th quarter when time was running out, Cayden caught the game winning touchdown beating several elite North defenders and scored.


So how hot is Cayden Burger? All of the junior colleges in Mississippi has offered him a schoalrship to play at their school.


We asked Cayden about how does it feel being named the Offensive Player of the Allstar Game?


Cayden says it feels great consider the amount of talent on the field at the allstar game. "Feels great to earn something like that out of so many talented people that played, but I worked hard for it and I feel like it was God's blessing for sure," Cayden said.


Cayden also talked about how it felt being the reason the South finally beat the North in the Allstar game. "It feels great to know that the hard work payed off and it showed yesterday and not even the fact I helped the south win but the fact I represented Petal well and my family," he exclaimed.


So what's in the young star's future? He has his sights set on the National Football League, but he'll settle for a college opportunity for now.


Cayden went on to say in the Hattiesburg News exclusive interview, "My future is to play college football. My goal is to make it to the league one day and I feel like if I continue to work hard keep my head straight I can definitely achieve it!"


Cayden eager about his future under the bright lights on the national stage, but he understands it's a process. He ended our interview by saying, "I like to take it day by day so the next step is college football!"

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