Columbus Grove senior post player Luke Kohls was a unanimous choice as the 2010-11 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference boys basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening at Delphos Jefferson High School. This marked Kohl’s second straight POY award and first team all-conference selection.

Kohls averaged 17.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs and led his team
to both the Northwest Conference and Putnam County League championships.

He was joined on the NWC first team by Bluffton’s Levi Gleason, LCC’s Tyler O’Connor, Ada’s Konnor Baker, and Delphos Jefferson’s Ryan Ebbeskotte.

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.

Todd Turnwald, who led Columbus Grove to an 8-1 conference record and outright Northwest Conference championship was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.

1st Team
Luke Kohls, Columbus Grove, Junior
Levi Gleason, Bluffton, Senior
Tyler O’Connor, Lima Central Catholic, Junior
Konnor Baker, Ada, Junior
Ryan Ebbeskotte, Delphos Jefferson, Senior

2nd Team
Dan Binkley, Spencerville, Junior
Steven Rickard, Crestview, Senior
Sloan Whitaker, Lincolnview, Junior
Austin Stolly, Lima Central Catholic, Senior
Adam Bair, Columbus Grove, Senior
Devan Bermejo, Paulding, Senior

Honorable Mention
Bubba Krieg, Lima Central Catholic, Senior
Colby Mueleman, Columbus Grove, Senior
Eli Bowers, Spencerville, Junior
Casey Rex, Allen East, Senior
Kyle Siefker, Bluffton, Senior
Brad Miller, Crestview, Senior
Jordan Travis, Columbus Grove, Junior
Nick Adam, Crestview, Junior
Logan Bonifas, Delphos Jefferson, Senior
Grant Harder, Paulding, Senior

2025-26 NWC Boys Basketball Standings

2 NWC schools are represented in the final AP Boys Basketball State Poll. Lima Central Catholic was ranked 3rd in Division III and Columbus Grove was ranked 4th in Division IV.

Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the final weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
Division I
1. Garfield Hts. (6) 19-0 186
2. Cols. Northland (9) 19-1 181
3. Cin. La Salle (3) 20-2 160
4. Tol. St. John’s (3) 17-1 150
5. Westerville S. 19-1 117
6. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 19-1 96
7. Cin. Moeller (1) 18-2 92
8. Gahanna Lincoln 19-1 83
9. Huber Hts. Wayne 18-1 68
10. Tol. Whitmer 17-1 44
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Middletown (1) 22. 12, Lakewood St. Edward 20. 13, Pickerington N. 17.

Division II
1. Day. Dunbar (14) 18-2 213
2. Carrollton (5) 20-0 187
3. Zanesville (4) 18-2 168
4. Akr. Buchtel 17-2 162
5. Cols. Hartley 18-1 109
6. Chillicothe 17-3 91
7. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 15-2 76
8. Shelby 16-2 55
9. Kettering Alter 15-5 37
10. Celina 16-3 26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Akr. SVSM 22. 12, New Concord John Glenn 20. 13, Delaware Buckeye Valley 17. 14, Day. Thurgood Marshall 16. 15, Thornville Sheridan 15. 16, Defiance 12. 16, Struthers 12.

Division III
1. Cin. Taft (16) 17-1 218
2. Chesapeake (4) 19-1 200
3. Lima Cent. Cath. 17-2 147
4. Archbold (2) 18-1 145
5. Casstown Miami E. 19-1 120
6. Piketon 17-2 88
7. Akr. Manchester 18-2 75
8. Sugarcreek Garaway 15-2 68
9. Peebles (1) 19-1 57
10. Portsmouth 16-4 32
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cin. Summit Country Day 23. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 21.

Division IV
1. Zanesville Rosecrans (19) 20-0 222
2. Berlin Hiland (2) 19-1 189
3. McComb (1) 18-0 176
4. Columbus Grove 18-1 147
5. Richmond Hts. 18-0 132
6. Day. Jefferson (1) 14-2 120
7. Bedford Chanel 15-3 90
8. Reedsville Eastern 17-2 72
9. Continental 15-3 34
10. McDonald 18-0 20
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: None.



2 NWC schools are represented in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll. Lima Central Catholic was ranked 4th in Division III and Columbus Grove was ranked 4th in Division IV.

Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the sixth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
Division I
1, Cincinnati Moeller (21)   18-0  252
2, Westerville South (1)  18-0  195
3, Columbus Northland   18-1  183
4, Liberty Twp. Lakota East   19-0  179
5, Toledo St. John’s (3)   16-1  156
6, Garfield Heights (1)   17-0  140
7, Cincinnati La Salle   19-2  81
8, Gahanna Lincoln  18-1  74
9, Huber Heights Wayne   18-1  65
10, Toledo Whitmer   15-1  32
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 25.

Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (18)   16-2  247
2, Carrollton (5)   18-0  203
3, Akron Buchtel (1)   15-2  194
4, Zanesville (2)   16-2  177
5, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit   15-1  157
6, Columbus Hartley   16-1  97
7, Chillicothe   15-3  86
8, Celina   15-2  52
9, Shelby   15-2  39
10, Kettering Alter   13-5  38
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Defiance 31. 12, Delaware Buckeye Valley 24. 13, Thornville Sheridan 17. 14, New Concord John Glenn 13. 14, Day. Thurgood Marshall 13.

Division III
1, Cincinnati Taft (18)   16-1  245
2, Chesapeake (5)   16-1  217
3, Archbold (2)   17-1  197
4, Lima Central Catholic   15-2  161
5, Casstown Miami East   16-1  142
6, Piketon   16-2  111
7, Akron Manchester   15-2  108
8, Sugarcreek Garaway   13-2  78
9, Cin. Summit Country Day   15-3  33
10, Peebles (1)   17-1  26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Portsmouth 22. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 19. 13, St. Clairsville 14.

Division IV
1, Zanesville Rosecrans (21)   19-0  252
2, Berlin Hiland (1)   17-1  205
3, McComb (1)   15-0  199
4, Columbus Grove (1)   16-1  150
5, Richmond Heights   17-0  149
6, Dayton Jefferson (2)   13-2  144
7, Continental   14-2  85
8, Bedford Chanel   13-3  80
9, Reedsville Eastern   15-2  70
10, Spring. Catholic Central   14-3  26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 14. 12, McDonald 12.

2 NWC schools are represented in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll.  Lima Central Catholic was ranked 5th in Division III and Columbus Grove was ranked 7th in Division IV.

Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fifth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1. Cin. Moeller (16)   16-0 212
2. Cols. Northland   15-1 156
2. Westerville S. (2)   16-0 156
4. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1)   17-0 141
5. Tol. St. John’s (2)   14-1 134
6. Garfield Hts.   15-0 106
7. Gahanna Lincoln   16-1 83
8. Cin. La Salle   17-2 81
9. Tol. Whitmer (1)   13-0 78
10. Huber Hts. Wayne   14-1 54
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 13.

DIVISION II
1. Day. Dunbar (14)   14-2 216
2. Akr. Buchtel (4)   13-1 189
3. Carrollton (3)   16-0 181
4. Zanesville (1)   15-2 144
5. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit   14-1 125
6. Defiance (1)   13-2 85
7. Shelby   14-0 73
8. Kettering Alter   13-3 65
9. Chillicothe   13-3 54
10. Cols. Hartley   13-1 46
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Celina 17. 12, Delaware Buckeye Valley 15.

DIVISION III
1. Cin. Taft (16)   14-1 221
2. Chesapeake (4)   14-1 195
3. Archbold (2)   15-1 171
4. Akr. Manchester (1)   14-1 143
5. Lima Cent. Cath.   13-2 125
6. Casstown Miami E.   14-1 116
7. Piketon   15-1 102
8. Cin. Summit Country Day   14-2 57
9. Sugarcreek Garaway   12-2 33
10. Oak Hill   12-3 21
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Jeromesville Hillsdale 17.

DIVISION IV
1. Zanesville Rosecrans (17)   16-0 211
2. Berlin Hiland (2)   16-1 172
3. Day. Jefferson (3)   12-2 166
4. McComb   14-0 163
5. Continental   12-1 124
6. Richmond Hts.   15-0 113
7. Columbus Grove (1)   13-1 95
8. Bedford Chanel   12-3 62
9. Reedsville Eastern   14-2 57
10. Spring. Cath. Cent.   13-2 42
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, McDonald 15.

The NWC had 2 schools ranked in the latest Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll.  Lima Central Catholic was ranked 5th in Division III and Columbus Grove was ranked 7th in Division IV.

Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cin. Moeller (22) 15-0 262
2, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 16-0 206
3, Cols. Northland (1) 14-0 190
4, Westerville S. 14-0 155
5, Tol. St. John’s (1) 13-1 136
6, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 15-0 132
7, Cin. La Salle 16-2 120
8, Garfield Hts. 14-0 96
9, Tol. Whitmer (1) 12-0 73
10, Huber Hts. Wayne 12-1 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 14. 12, Warren Harding 13.

DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (13) 12-2 245
2, Akr. Buchtel (4) 12-1 207
3, Carrollton (6) 14-0 198
4, Zanesville (2) 13-2 161
5, Chillicothe 11-1 156
6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 13-1 120
7, Defiance 12-2 50
T8, Kettering Alter 11-3 42
T8, Cols. Hartley (1) 13-0 42
T10, Shelby 13-0 37
T10, St. Paris Graham 10-2 37
Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Van Wert 27. 12, Circleville Logan Elm 27. 14, Delaware Buckeye Valley (1) 23. 15, Akr. SVSM 17. 15, Cin. N. College Hill 17. 17, Celina 15. 18, Struthers 14.

DIVISION III
1, Cin. Taft (13) 13-1 232
2, Chesapeake (6) 13-1 212
3, Archbold (3) 15-1 175
4, Akr. Manchester (1) 13-1 158
5, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 12-2 145
6, Piketon (2) 14-1 137
7, Casstown Miami E. (1) 12-1 134
8, Sugarcreek Garaway 12-1 91
9, Oak Hill 11-2 59
10, Cin. Summit Country Day 13-2 39
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Jeromesville Hillsdale 17. 12, Leavittsburg Labrae 16.

DIVISION IV
1, Zanesville Rosecrans (19) 15-0 251
2, Berlin Hiland (1) 14-1 199
3, Day. Jefferson (5) 12-2 196
4, McComb (1) 13-0 179
5, Continental 12-1 156
6, Richmond Hts. 14-0 133
7, Columbus Grove (1) 12-1 115
8, Spring. Cath. Cent. 12-1 87
9, Bedford Chanel 11-3 61
10, Reedsville Eastern 12-2 40
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Minster 14. 12, McDonald 13.