Crestview senior Connor Lautzenheiser was chosen as the 2015-16 NWC Player of the Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Lautzenheiser received 118 total points to finish ahead of Chandler Adams (LV) and Trey Smith (DJ) in the coaches’ voting.

Lautzenheiser averaged 21.6 points per game along with 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for the Knights, while shooting 43 percent from the field and 74 percent from the foul line.

Lautzenheiser, Adams and Smith were joined on the NWC first team by Paulding’s Alex Arellano, and Spencerville’s Dakota Prichard and Mason Nourse. Lautzenheiser, Adams, Smith, Arellano and Nourse are seniors while Prichard is the lone junior on the first team.

The voting procedure called for each coach to vote for the top 15 players on a 15-14-13, etc. point descending scale. No coach could vote for his own players.

Coach of the Year honors in the NWC go to Brett Hammons of Lincolnvew. He led the Lancers to an 8-0 conference mark and a regular season record of 21-1.

First Team
Connor Lautzenheiser – Crestview – 12
Chandler Adams – Lincolnview – 12
Trey Smith – Delphos Jefferson – 12
Alex Arellano – Paulding – 12
Dakota Prichard – Spencerville – 11
Mason Nourse – Spencerville – 12

Second Team
Brayden Sautter – Ada – 12
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – 11
Gabe Stechschulte – Columbus Grove – 12
Hayden Ludwig – Lincolnview – 12
Spencer Miller – Allen East – 11
Trevor Neate – Lincolnview – 12

Honorable Mention
Mitchell Ault – Bluffton – 12
Cody Mefferd – Crestview – 12
Nick Friesen – Bluffton – 12
Blake Willeke – Ada – 12
Zach Goecke – Spencerville – 12
Javin Etzler – Crestview – 9
Derek Youtsey – Lincolnview – 12
Joel Siefker – Bluffton – 12
Joe Schriner – Bluffton – 12
Bret Rumer – Bluffton – 12
Logan Diller – Columbus Grove – 12

Ada 53 Columbus Grove 52
Delphos Jefferson 74 Allen East 60
Crestview 47 Bluffton 45
Lincolnview 50 Paulding 38

Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 84 Spencerville 66