3/23 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship
Division IV State Championship at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
Crestview 58 Berlin Hiland 38 Box Score
Division IV State Championship at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
Crestview 58 Berlin Hiland 38 Box Score
Division IV State Semifinal at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
Crestview 59 Richmond Heights 49 Box Score
2018-19 OPSWA Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams
Division III
Special Mention
Luke Denecker, Bluffton
Division IV
1st Team
Javin Etzler, Convoy Crestview, 6-7, sr., 14.2
Division III
Lima District
Elida Sectional: Paulding
Miller City Sectional: Bluffton, Delphos Jefferson, Spencerville
Division IV
State Final 4
Crestview
Bowling Green Regional
Columbus Grove, Crestview
Wapakoneta District
Coldwater Sectional: Ada
Bath Sectional: Allen East
Elida District
Van Wert Sectional: Crestview
Paulding Sectional: Lincolnview
Findlay District
Van Buren Sectional: Columbus Grove
Division IV Regional Championship at BGSU
Crestview 66 Maumee Valley Country Day 49
Division IV Regional Semifinals at BGSU
Maumee Valley Country Day 58 Columbus Grove 48
Crestview 58 Hicksville 42
Division IV District Championship at Elida
Crestview 61 Kalida 58, 2OT
Division IV District Championship at Findlay
Columbus Grove 52 Arlington 45
Division III District Semifinal at Lima Senior
Ottawa-Glandorf 68 Bluffton 30
Division IV District Semifinal at Elida
Crestview 53 Delphos St. John’s 34
Division IV District Semifinal at Findlay
Columbus Grove 73 McComb 46
Division III Sectional Championships at Miller City
Ottawa-Glandorf 80 Spencerville 20
Bluffton 58 Fairview 49
Division IV Sectional Championship at Coldwater
St. Henry 64 Ada 47
Division IV Sectional Championship at Van Wert
Crestview 57 Temple Christian 22
Division IV Sectional Championship at Van Buren
Columbus Grove 77 Cory-Rawson 35
Crestview 6’7″ senior wing Javin Etzler was chosen as the 2018-19 NWC Player of the Year for the second straight year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at their annual selection meeting. Etzler received 113 total points in the voting to finish ahead of Luke Denecker, a junior guard from Bluffton. Etzler averaged 14.4 points per game along with 7 rebounds and 2 assists per game for the Knights. Jaden is a 3-time NWC first-team selection.
Etzler and Denecker were joined on the NWC first team by Kalen Etzler (CV), Blake Reynolds (CG), Tayt Birnesser (CG) and Jaret Miller (PL). Etzler, Reynolds, and Birnesser are sophomores while Miller is a senior. Denecker and Reynolds and 2-time NWC first-team selections.
Coach of the Year honors in the NWC go to Chris Sautter of Columbus Grove. He led the Bulldogs to an 7-1 conference mark and a regular season record of 16-5. Columbus Grove and Crestview (21-1 overall) tied for the league championship with identical league records.
The team breakdowns are as follows:
First Team
Javin Etzler – Crestview – 12
Luke Denecker – Bluffton – 11
Kalen Etzler – Crestview – 10
Blake Reynolds – Columbus Grove – 10
Tayt Birnesser – Columbus Grove – 10
Jaret Miller – Paulding – 12
Second Team
Zane Miller – Lincolnview – 12
Tyler Clum – Allen East – 10
Jared Piercefield – Bluffton – 11
Fletcher Cook – Paulding – 12
Mason Soper – Bluffton – 11
Drew Kline – Crestview – 12
Honorable Mention
Ethan Kemler – Lincolnview – 12
Wade Sheets – Crestview – 12
Ian Wannenacher – Delphos Jefferson – 10
Phillip Coulson – Ada – 11
Alek Bowersock – Lincolnview – 12
Connor Frazier – Ada – 12
Carson Shull – Paulding – 12
Eli Harter – Spencerville – 9
Cade Mullins – Ada – 12
Bradden Crumrine – Allen East – 10
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Elida
Coldwater 67 Paulding 52
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Miller City
Spencerville 49 Delphos Jefferson 32
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Coldwater
Ada 55 New Knoxville 46
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Ridgemont 63 Allen East 60
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Paulding
Parkway 48 Lincolnview 38
Bluffton 54 Ada 45
Delphos Jefferson 65 Allen East 58
Crestview 61 Columbus Grove 44
Paulding 56 Spencerville 49
Non-Conference:
Perry 52 Lincolnview 48
Ada 60 Hardin Northern 48
Paulding 45 Edgerton 39
Upper Scioto Valley defeated Allen East
Crestview is ranked 2nd in Division IV in the final 2018-19 Ohio High School Boys Basketball AP State Poll.
Complete 2018-19 Ohio High School Boys Basketball AP State Poll
Ada 55 Temple Christian 54
Allen East 51 Waynesfield-Goshen 36
Kenton 66 Bluffton 65
Columbus Grove 62 Miller City 43
Crestview 71 New Knoxville 32
Elida 76 Delphos Jefferson 61
Arlington 41 Lincolnview 37
Bryan 59 Paulding 39
Shawnee 62 Spencerville 37
Columbus Grove 60 Ada 43
Bluffton 68 Delphos Jefferson 43
Crestview 60 Spencerville 36
Paulding 66 Lincolnview 52
Antwerp at Lincolnview (cancelled)
Paulding 61 Fairview 55
Kenton 57 Allen East 46
Bluffton 55 Riverdale 38
Crestview 53 Wayne Trace 40
Russia 52 Delphos Jefferson 42
Paulding 75 Liberty Center 54
Marion Local 52 Spencerville 39