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

Complete Final 2015 NWC Individual and Team Leaders

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

Complete Week 10 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings

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

Complete Week 9 NWC Individual and Team Leaders