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Watertown's Thury and Rawdon join Aberdeen's Hermansen and Fritz on all-league teams

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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Watertown's Emery Thury and Dylon Rawdon and Aberdeen Central's Taryn Hermansen and Grant Fritzhave been named to the 2024 All-Eastern South Dakota Conference girls and boys basketball teams.

The teams are selected by the league's coaches.

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All-ESD girls basketball

Thury, a 5-foot-10 junior forward-center, led Watertown in scoring (10.5 points per game), rebounding (8.9 rebounds per game), assists (72) and steals (58).

Hermansen is a 6-0 sophomore center for the Golden Eagles. She is repeat all-conference performer from last winter.

Watertown's Emery Thury (5) is hounded by Sioux Falls Washington's Tierney Schramm trying to get down the floor during their high school girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Washington won 46-41.
Watertown's Emery Thury (5) is hounded by Sioux Falls Washington's Tierney Schramm trying to get down the floor during their high school girls basketball game on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Washington won 46-41.

Other All-ESD selections include seniors Abby Flanagan of Harrisburg, Hamtyn Heinz of Huron and Sawyer Stoebner of Mitchell; juniors Lennix Dupris and Reese Terwilliger of Pierre; and sophomores Alyvia Padgett of Brandon Valley, Sadie Mehrman of Harrisburg and Addie Siemsen of Mitchell.

Three players received honorable mention. They are senior Claire Tereshinski of Yankton and sophomores Ava Kellenberger and Macy Even of Brookings.

Aberdeen Central's Taryn Hermansen puts up a shot against Watertown's Avery Munger during their high school girls basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Aberdeen Central won 41-35.
Aberdeen Central's Taryn Hermansen puts up a shot against Watertown's Avery Munger during their high school girls basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Aberdeen Central won 41-35.

Stoebner is a three-time All-ESD honoree. Flanagan, Terwilliger and Padgett repeated from last winter. Tereshinski also made the 2022-23 team.

All-ESD boys basketball

Rawdon, a 6-foot senior guard, is the leading scorer (13.6 points per game) for a Watertown team that has qualified for the state Class AA tournament this week for the first time since 2015. He also leads the Arrows with 100 assists in 21 games.

Fritz, is a 6-3 senior center for the Golden Eagles.

Watertown's Dylon Rawdon goes in for a layp against Sioux Falls Lincoln's Sam DeGroot during their Class AA SoDak 16 state-qualifying boys basketball game on Saturday, March 2, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Watertown won 31-28.
Watertown's Dylon Rawdon goes in for a layp against Sioux Falls Lincoln's Sam DeGroot during their Class AA SoDak 16 state-qualifying boys basketball game on Saturday, March 2, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Watertown won 31-28.

The All-ESD team also includes seniors Josh Olthoff of Brandon Valley, Jacoby Mehrman and Braeden VanBockern of Harrisburg, Gavin Soukup of Mitchell and Landon Potts of Yankton; junior Markus Talley of Mitchell and sophomores Blake Ellwein of Huron and Colton Smith of Mitchell.

Mehrman is a three-time All-ESD selection.

Watertown's Caden Beauchamp blocks a shot by Aberdeen Central's Grant Fritz during their high school boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Watertown won 74-71.
Watertown's Caden Beauchamp blocks a shot by Aberdeen Central's Grant Fritz during their high school boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 in the Watertown Civic Arena. Watertown won 74-71.

Receiving honorable mention are seniors Cam Phipps of Harrisburg and Jett Zabel of Pierre and junior Landon Dulaney of Brandon Valley.

More: How Watertown's boys basketball team ended its state-tourney drought

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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: The 2024 All-ESD boys and girls basketball teams are released