Aberdeen Central’s Cordel Rychlik (24) celebrates scoring a touchdown on a pick-six with his teammates Carter Lust (2), Owen Ward (23) and Felipe Gonzalez (75) during a game against Brookings earlier this season at Brownell Activities Complex. Rychlik and Gonzalez have both been named to the ESD all-conference team. Photo by John Davis taken 9/13/2024
A trio of Aberdeen Central football players has been named to the Eastern South Dakota Conference all-conference football team.
Representing the Golden Eagles are senior offensive lineman Ryker Meister, senior linebacker Cordel Rychlik, and junior defensive lineman Felipe Gonzalez.
Here is a look at the entire all-conference unit:
OFFENSE
Quarterback, Easton Nelson (Sr.) of Yankton; Running Backs, Will Conrad (Sr.) of Brookings, Parker Denne (Sr.) of Mitchell, Evan Serck (Sr.) of Yankton, and Spencer Wientjes (Sr.) of Watertown; Receivers, Carson Ness (Sr.) of Yankton, and Mitch Olson (Sr.) of Watertown; Tight End, Bergan Tetzlaff (Jr.) of Brookings; Linemen, Lucas Cordell (Sr.) of Yankton, Karter Engels (Sr.) of Watertown, Micah Hach (Sr.) of Watertown, Jacob Jongejeugd (Sr.) of Tea Area, Ryker Meister (Sr.) of Aberdeen Central, and Jacob Mikkonen (Sr.) of Pierre.
DEFENSE
Linebackers, Kolby Hofer (Sr.) of Huron, Colter Babcock (Sr.) of Pierre, Kaden Decker (Jr.) of Watertown, and Matthew Sheldon (Sr.) of Yankton, Defensive Backs, Cordel Rychlik (Sr.) of Aberdeen Central, Charlie Bisgard (Sr.) of Brookings, Carson Stoeser (Sr.) of Pierre, and Jeremiah Schulte (Sr.) of Watertown; Linemen, Felipe Gonzalez (Jr.) of Aberdeen Central, Elijah Boutchee (Sr.) of Pierre, Jayden Lambert (Sr.) of Watertown, and Edly Amaro Jr. (Jr.) of Yankton.