AUDIO: Mitchell Kernels head football coach Kent Van Overschelde reacts to 4 All-ESD selections

 

The All-ESD conference football team for 2021 features four Mitchell Kernels. On the offensive end, senior running back Josh Grosdidier and senior lineman Kendall Fick were named to the team. Fick helped lead the blocking charge for Grosdidier, who ran for 963 yards and seven touchdowns on the season.

On the defensive end, Mitchell’s senior linebacker Joe Van OverSchelde and senior lineman Adam Fahey made the team. Van Overschelde led the Kernels with 85 tackles — including 14 for a loss and two sacks. Fahey had 25 tackles on the season — including seven for a loss and three sacks — and recovered one fumble.

Brookings received the most All-ESD selections out of any team with eight. Below is the full list of the All-ESD team.

OFFENSE

Kienholz, Lincoln                 Junior             Pierre                         Quarterback

Gray, Hunter                        Senior             Brookings                  Running Back

Grosdidier, Josh                   Senior             Mitchell                     Running Back

Holden, Cole                          Senior             Watertown                 Wide Receiver

Merkwan, Jack                     Junior             Pierre                         Wide Receiver

Voegele, Alec                         Senior             Aberdeen Central     Tight End

Busch, Christian                   Junior             Pierre                         Offensive Line

Engen, Davis                         Senior             Brookings                  Offensive Line

Fick, Kendall                         Senior             Mitchell                     Offensive Line

Haak, Carson                        Senior             Yankton                     Offensive Line

Johnson, Paden                     Senior             Watertown                 Offensive Line           

King, Perry                            Senior             Brookings                  Offensive Line

Longville, Brock                    Senior             Brookings                  Offensive Line

Remington, Ethan                 Senior             Huron                         Offensive Line

Rohrbach, Brady                  Senior             Aberdeen Central     Offensive Line

 

DEFENSE

Althoff, Ben                           Senior             Watertown                 Linebacker

Beck, Jayden                         Senior             Huron                         Linebacker

Eck, Jaxton                            Junior             Brookings                  Linebacker

Van Overschelde, Joseph     Senior             Mitchell                     Linebacker

Bauer, Parker                        Senior             Aberdeen Central     Defensive Back

Dingsor, Collin                      Senior             Watertown                 Defensive Back

Hardin, Lincoln                    Senior             Brookings                  Defensive Back

Mayer, Jacob                         Junior             Pierre                         Defensive Back

Oswald, Cody                        Junior             Yankton                     Defensive Back

Supurgeci, Jaden                  Senior             Yankton                     Defensive Back

Fahey, Adam                         Senior             Mitchell                     Defensive Line

Flor, Jaden                            Senior             Pierre                         Defensive Line

Nelson, Magnus                     Senior             Brookings                  Defensive Line

Rutledge, Bodie                     Senior             Yankton                     Defensive Line

Wientjes, Hunter                  Senior             Watertown                 Defensive Line

 

Special Teams

Theodosopoulos, Payton      Senior             Brookings                  Kicker