Division III State Championships at National Trail Raceway
Boys
13. Lincolnview 315
Individual Results: 58. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove; 89. Jacob Keysor, Lincolnview; 99. Austin Elick, Lincolnview; 105. Alek Bowersock, Lincolnview; 117. Tracey West, Lincolnview; 122. Trevor Neate, Lincolnview; 137. Karter Tow, Lincolnview; 147. Colton Snyder, Lincolnview
Complete Results
Delphos Jefferson head coach Chris Sommers was selected as the Coach of the Year for the second year in a row in all-conference selection voting by coaches at a meeting in Delphos on Monday. Jefferson won the conference title by defeating Spencerville in the final game of the year to finish the year with a 7-0 league win/loss record.
Jefferson senior, Dalton Hicks, was voted NWC Defensive Player of the Year and Spencerville senior, Zach Goecke, was voted NWC Offensive Player of the Year. Hicks was selected as a first team all-conference linebacker for the second year in a row. Goecke was selected as a first-team choice at running back for the second consecutive year.
Delphos Jefferson, Spencerville, Ada and Crestview have all qualifed for the state football playoffs. On Friday, Nov. 5, Ada will travel to DeGraff Riverside and Crestview will travel to McComb for initial playoff action. Jefferson and Spencerville will meet at Stadium Park in Delphos for a rematch of their week 10 game on Saturday evening, Nov. 7.
First Team Offense
Quarterback
Mitchell Ault – Bluffton – Senior
Running Back
Zach Goecke – Spencerville – Senior
Hunter Binkley – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Calvin Wilson – Spencerville – Junior
Receiver
Blake Ansley – Ada – Senior
Aiden Fortman – Columbus Grove – Senior
Dakota Bricker – Bluffton – Sophomore
Offensive Line
Noah Illig – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Evan Pugh – Spencerville – Senior
Rece Roney – Columbus Grove – Junior
Logan Emerick – Allen East – Senior
Jarrett Sitton – Paulding – Senior
First Team Defense
Defensive Line
Bryce Lindeman – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Dakota Prichard – Spencerville – Junior
Rece Roney – Columbus Grove – Junior
Coleton Lee – Ada – Senior
Linebacker
Dalton Hicks – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Blake Ansley – Ada – Senior
Zach Goecke – Spencerville – Senior
Jordan Miller – Crestview – Senior
Defensive Back
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Drew Reiss – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Chase Sumner – Ada – Sophomore
Caleb Smelcer – Allen East – Junior
Specialist
Trent Jolliff – Punter – Ada – Junior
2nd Team Offense
Quarterback
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Running Back
Caleb Smelcer – Allen East – Junior
Jordan Miller – Crestview – Senior
Brenen Auer – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Receiver
Braden Van Cleave – Crestview – Junior
Grant Wallace – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Luke Perkins – Allen East – Senior
Offensive Line
Evan Barnett – Spencerville – Senior
Chase Harman – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Justin Shoemaker – Ada – Senior
Coleton Lee – Ada – Senior
Austin Louth – Allen East – Senior
Second Team Defense
Defensive Line
Wyatt Krouskop – Spencerville – Senior
Logan Emerick – Allen East – Senior
Adam Rode – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Brandt Follas – Columbus Grove – Senior
Linebacker
Jordan Bailey – Ada – Junior
Hunter Binkley – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Evan Pugh – Spencerville – Senior
Andrew Nichols – Columbus Grove – Senior
Defensive Back
Mason Nourse – Spencerville – Senior
Josh Teman – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Ryan Goergens – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Cody Dickson – Spencerville – Junior
Specialist
Jordan Miller – Punter/Kicker/Returner – Crestview – Senior
Honorable Mention Offense
Quarterback
Spencer Miller – Allen East – Junior
Reid Stechschulte – Columbus Grove – Junior
Running Back
Dustin Falk – Bluffton – Junior
Logan Schick – Allen East – Senior
Chris Picker – Spencerville – Sophomore
Michael Cline – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Receiver
Sam Crisp – Bluffton – Senior
Ryan Goergens – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Damien Corso – Spencerville – Senior
Baily Clement – Columbus Grove – Senior
Offensive Line
Jake Utendorf – Columbus Grove – Senior
Damon Jenkins – Spencerville – Junior
Konner Krantz – Allen East – Senior
Blake Stevens – Allen East – Senior
Honorable Mention Defense
Defensive Line
Sam Crisp – Bluffton – Senior
Carter Brown – Crestview – Senior
Jesse Erevia – Allen East – Junior
Alec Ingram – Crestview – Junior
Davion Tyson – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Nick Freewalt – Spencerville – Junior
Linebacker
Kaleb Jefferson – Bluffton – Sophomore
Brenen Auer – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Logan Schick – Allen East – Senior
Mitchell Ault – Bluffton – Senior
Jarrett Sitton – Paulding – Senior
Cameron Doster – Paulding – Junior
Hunter French – Spencerville – Senior
Brent Wilson – Allen East – Junior
Defensive Back
Branson Minck – Paulding – Senior
Luke Perkins – Allen East – Senior
Drew Kline – Crestview – Freshman
Shane Gipson – Allen East – Junior
Specialist
Preston Ingol – Returner – Paulding – Junior
Dustin Falk – Returner – Bluffton – Junior
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Spencerville 19.2
Team Rushing: Spencerville 408.4
Team Passing: Ada 243.2
Team Total Offense: Spencerville 447.9
Fumbles Lost: Bluffton 3
Interceptions: Spencerville & Delphos Jefferson 1
Turnovers: Delphos Jefferson 8
Scoring Offense: Spencerville 42.9
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 9.6
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 96.2
Team Passing Defense: Paulding 102.7
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 199.1
Fumbles Recovered: Ada 13
Interceptions: Spencerville 19
Turnovers Forced: Ada 29
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 9.0
Turnover Ratio: Bluffton +15
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 182.9
Rushing TD’s: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 24
Rushing Yards per Carry: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 9.3
Passing Yards: Mitchell Ault, Bluffton 157.6
Passing Efficiency: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson 240.11
Passing TD’s: Mitchell Ault, Bluffton 17
Receiving Yards: Blake Ansley, Ada 96.5
Receptions: Blake Ansley, Ada 8.6
Receiving TD’s: Blake Ansley, Ada; Caleb Smelcer, Allen East; Aidan Fortman, Columbus Grove & Jordan Bailey, Ada 6
Scoring: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 146 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Trent Jolliff, Ada & Chase Sumner, Ada 6
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Dakota Pritchard, Spencerville 35.6
Kickoff Returns: Jordan Miller, Crestview 467 yards
Punt Returns: Dustin Falk, Bluffton 142 yards
The final weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 4 NWC schools are in the playoffs after finishing in the top 8 in their region.
Division V Region 16
26. Paulding
Division VI Region 20
13. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 22
3. Delphos Jefferson, 6. Spencerville, 9. Bluffton, 13. Allen East
Division VII Region 24
8. Crestview
Division VII Region 26
5. Ada
Division III Regional at Tiffin
(Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the state.)
Boys
3. Lincolnview 144, 9. Columbus Grove 209, 12. Crestview 256
Individual State Qualifiers: 15. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove
Complete Results
Girls
8. Lincolnview 232, 12. Columbus Grove 264
Individual State Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Ada 21 Allen East 6 Video Highlights
Bluffton 10 Columbus Grove 7 Video Highlights
Crestview 42 Paulding 20 Video Highlights
Delphos Jefferson 26 Spencerville 10 Video Highlights
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Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Spencerville 19.9
Team Rushing: Spencerville 432.1
Team Passing: Ada 248.1
Team Total Offense: Spencerville 468.0
Scoring Offense: Spencerville 46.6
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 9.3
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 86.2
Team Passing Defense: Paulding 102.9
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 193.8
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 8.9
Turnover Ratio: Bluffton +14
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 192.7
Rushing TD’s: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 24
Rushing Yards per Carry: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 10.4
Passing Yards: Reid Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 146.4
Passing Efficiency: Mason Nourse, Spencerville 293.62
Passing TD’s: Mitchell Ault, Bluffton 16
Receiving Yards: Blake Ansley, Ada 94.0
Receptions: Blake Ansley, Ada 8.2
Receiving TD’s: 4 tied with 6
Scoring: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 146 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Trent Jolliff, Ada 6
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Dakota Pritchard, Spencerville 35.7
Kickoff Returns: Jordan Miller, Crestview 422 yards
Punt Returns: Dustin Falk, Bluffton 129 yards
The weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 4 NWC schools would be in the playoffs going into the final week.
Division V Region 16
26. Paulding
Division VI Region 20
12. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 22
3. Spencerville, 6. Delphos Jefferson, 9. Bluffton, 12. Allen East
Division VII Region 24
6. Crestview
Division VII Region 26
7. Ada
Division III Ottawa District -1
Four (4) teams in each race and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top sixteen (16) positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin.
Boys: 2. Lincolnview 90, 5. Paulding 145, 6. Bluffton 145
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 7. Jacob Barnett, Bluffton
Complete Results
Girls: 2. Lincolnview 75, 9. Ada 256, Spencerville NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division III Ottawa District -2
Four (4) teams in each race and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top sixteen (16) positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin.
Boys: 3. Crestview 102, 4. Columbus Grove 110, 8. Spencerville 221, Allen East NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 6. Austin Conrad, Spencerville
Complete Results
Girls: 3. Columbus Grove 89, 5. Crestview 119, Paulding NTS, Allen East NTS, Bluffton NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 4. Elizabeth Nisly, Bluffton; 9. Ashley Bowen, Crestview; 12. Sydney Hoff, Bluffton
Complete Results
Delphos Jefferson 51 Ada 7 Video Highlights
Spencerville 48 Allen East 27 Video Highlights
Bluffton 41 Crestview 28 Video Highlights
Columbus Grove 47 Paulding 12
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Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Spencerville 20.0
Team Rushing: Spencerville 443.4
Team Passing: Ada 268.3
Team Total Offense: Spencerville 476.6
Scoring Offense: Spencerville 46.4
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 9.8
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 81.9
Team Passing Defense: Paulding 99.6
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 199.6
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 9.1
Turnover Ratio: Bluffton +12
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 198.9
Rushing TD’s: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 22
Passing Yards: Reid Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 148.6
Passing Efficiency: Mason Nourse, Spencerville 257.83
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada & Mitchell Ault, Bluffton 13
Receiving Yards: Blake Ansley, Ada 107.8
Receptions: Blake Ansley, Ada 9.4
Receiving TD’s: Blake Ansley, Ada 6
Scoring: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 134 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: 5 tied with 4
Individual Special Teams
Punting: Spencer Miller, Allen East 42.0
Kickoff Returns: Jordan Miller, Crestview 375 yards
Punt Returns: Dustin Falk, Bluffton 110 yards
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Riverdale
Riverdale 3 Bluffton 2
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Paulding
Fort Recovery 3 Paulding 1
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Parkway
Parkway 3 Columbus Grove 0
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Liberty-Benton
Liberty-Benton 3 Allen East 0
Ada sophomore Melina Woods was voted the 2015 Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” at a meeting of conference volleyball coaches in Delphos. Woods had also earned first team honors as a freshman in last year’s balloting. Kevin King of Bluffton was voted NWC Coach of the Year by his peers. Ada and Paulding finished the year as co-champs in the league with identical 7-1 records in league play.
First Team
Melina Woods – Sophomore – Ada
Andie Schmutz – Junior – Bluffton
Tianna Rager – Senior – Crestview
Joyce Varner – Senior – Paulding
Carlee Marshall – Senior – Ada
Carlee McClure – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Katlyn Wendel – Junior – Lincolnview
Kelsey Beck – Senior – Paulding
Second Team
Claire Zaleski – Senior – Crestview
Paige Bellman – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Courtney Harris – Senior – Allen East
Macy Wallace – Sophomore – Delphos Jefferson
Haley Baker – Junior – Bluffton
Megan Simon – Senior – Ada
Brady Guest – Senior – Crestview
Honorable Mention
Danielle Caudill – Junior – Columbus Grove
Kayla Schimmoeller – Sophomore – Lincolnview
Sami Fruchey – Senior – Bluffton
Haley Helm – Senior – Crestview
Claire Thompson – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Tiffany Work – Junior – Spencerville
Rylee Sybert – Freshman – Columbus Grove
Cassidy Posey – Sophomore – Paulding
Kristen Schilt – Senior – Paulding
Division IIIKalida District
Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Paulding
Division III Sectional Championship at Coldwater
Coldwater 3 Delphos Jefferson 0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-6)
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Riverdale
Riverdale 3 Bluffton 2 (25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 12-25, 15-11)
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Paulding
Fort Recovery 3 Paulding 1 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 25-21)
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Parkway
Parkway 3 Columbus Grove 0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-23)
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Liberty-Benton
Liberty-Benton 3 Allen East 0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16)
Van Wert District
Crestview, Lincolnview, Spencerville
Division IV Sectional Championship at New Knoxville
New Knoxville 3 Crestview 0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-18)
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Minster
Minster 3 Spencerville 0 (25-5, 25-1, 25-8)
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Crestview
Crestview 3 Lincolnview 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-9)
Ottawa District
Ada
Division IV Sectional Championship at Ada
Lima Central Catholic 3 Ada 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-11)
Lincolnview swept the team championships in the Northwest Conference cross country meet run Saturday morning in Van Wert. Columbus Grove finished second in both races with Crestview finishing third. Lincolnview’s teams also won in both the boys’ and girls’ junior high races.
Bluffton’s Jacob Barnett ran the best individual time of 17:00 in winning the boys’ race and was voted by the coaches as NWC Male Runner of the Year. Boone Brubaker (CG; 17:04) finished second with Austin Elick (LV, 17:12) completing the race as the third place finisher.
Columbus Grove’s Taylor Ellerbrock defended her crown in the girls’ race with a winning time of 19:46, and was voted NWC Female Runner of the Year. Bluffton’s Elizabeth Nisly (19:53) was runner-up for the second year in a row with Anna Gorman (20:21) of Lincolnview following in third place.
Lincolnview’s Matt Langdon was voted by the coaches as both the Boys’ Coach of the Year and the Girls’ Coach of the Year.
Boys
1. Lincolnview 36, 2. Columbus Grove 54, 3. Crestview 65, 4. Bluffton 100, 5. Paulding 108, 6. Spencerville 143, 7. Allen East NTS, 7. Ada NTS
Complete Individual Results
Junior High Team Results | Junior High Individual Results
Girls
1. Lincolnview 28, 2. Columbus Grove 49, 3. Crestview 66, 4. Spencerville 111, 5. Ada 126, 6. Allen East NTS, 6. Bluffton NTS, 6. Paulding NTS
Complete Individual Results
Bluffton 27 Ada 21 Video Highlights
Allen East 38 Columbus Grove 30 Video Highlights
Delphos Jefferson 57 Crestview 14 Video Highlights
Spencerville 50 Paulding 16 Video Highlights
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Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Spencerville 20.7
Team Rushing: Spencerville 441.4
Team Passing: Ada 257.1
Team Total Offense: Spencerville 479.4
Scoring Offense: Spencerville 45.9
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 10.0
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 72.6
Team Passing Defense: Bluffton 75.6
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 203.9
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 8.4
Turnover Ratio: Spencerville +13
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 197.9
Rushing TD’s: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 20
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 154.9
Passing Efficiency: Mason Nourse, Spencerville 270.72
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 13
Receiving Yards: Blake Ansley, Ada 101.4
Receptions: Blake Ansley, Ada 9.1
Receiving TD’s: Blake Ansley, Ada; Jordan Bailey, Ada & Aidan Fortman, Columbus Grove 5
Scoring: Zach Goecke, Spencerville 122 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Chase Sumner, Ada; Cody Dickson, Spencerville & Drew Kline, Crestview 4
Individual Special Teams
Punting: Spencer Miller, Allen East 42.0
Kickoff Returns: Dustin Falk, Bluffton 346 yards
Punt Returns: Aidan Fortman, Columbus Grove 71 yards
Division V Region 16
25. Paulding
Division VI Region 20
10. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 22
4. Spencerville, 6. Delphos Jefferson, 10. Allen East, 14. Bluffton
Division VII Region 24
7. Crestview
Division VII Region 26
3. Ada
Columbus Grove 3 Ada 1 (10-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-12)
Allen East 3 Delphos Jefferson 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-19)
Crestview 3 Bluffton 0
Paulding 3 Lincolnview 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic at Spencerville
Columbus Grove 3 Kalida 1
Wayne Trace 3 Delphos Jefferson 2
New Knoxville 3 Lincolnview 0
Paulding 3 Wauseon 1