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Jeff Kleman NWC wrestling coach of the year

And, BHS Deandre Nassar (195) Wrestler of The Year

Allen East scored a total of 296.5 points to take the 2019 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Allen East High School. 

Bluffton finished second in the tournament with 270 points while Columbus Grove took third at 216 points.  Repeating as conference champs for the third year in a row, Allen East's title was their eight overall NWC wrestling championship.

Bluffton senior Deandre Nassar (195) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC as he became a 4-time champion in the event.  Jeff Kleman of Bluffton  was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.

Repeat winners from last year included Tayton Kleman (BL-106), Drake Carmean (AE, 113), Deandre Nasser (BL-195) and Dylan Sargent (CG-220).  Bluffton led the way with 5 individual champions while Columbus Grove and Allen East each had 4 individual champions in the tournament. 

NWC Wrestling Championship standings
1.    Allen East    296.5 points
2.    Bluffton 270
3.    Columbus Grove 216    
4.    Delphos Jefferson 130    
5.    Spencerville 75    
6.    Ada 56    
7.    Paulding 51    
8.    Lincolnview 18

Individual weight class placers, with class and school
106 lbs.
1st Tayton Kleman 10, Bluffton
2nd Jordan Kennedy 11, Allen East
3rd Logan Steman 9, Jefferson

113:
1st Drake Carmean 10, Allen East
2nd Kaden Basil 9, Bluffton
3rd Isaac Cross 9, Jefferson

120:
1st Caleb Langhals 12, Columbus Grove
2nd Elias Mault 9, Bluffton
3rd Ethan Garver 9, Allen East
4th Colton Biederman 10, Ada

126:
1st Jeremy Sturgeon 10, Bluffton
2nd Jacob McConnahea 9, Jefferson
3rd Matti King 9, Allen East

132:
1st Brocke Sargent 9, Columbus Grove
2nd Dustin Mortimer 9, Bluffton
3rd Anthony Bodine 9, Jefferson
4th Dawson Redman 11, Allen East

138:
1st Josh Mehaffie 10, Bluffton
2nd Hunter Paxson 11, Allen East
3rd Johnathon Brooks 11, Jefferson
4th Jordan Vogt 10, Columbus Grove
5th Brody Fisher 9, Paulding
6th Jay Goetz 11, Spencerville

145:
1st Chase Miller 9, Allen East
2nd Elijah Conley 10, Bluffton
3rd Garrett Jones 11, Spencerville
4th Taylor Thompson 11, Jefferson
5th Justin Flanders 10, Columbus Grove
6th Jeremiah Smith 9, Paulding

152:
1st Blake Hershberger 10, Allen East
2nd Dylan Pitts 12, Columbus Grove
3rd Jesse Montel 12, Bluffton
4th Bruce Hutchison 9, Jefferson

160:
1st Jackson Wilson 9, Bluffton, Dec 2-1
2nd Caleb Welch 10, Allen East
3rd Ryan Bogart 10, Columbus Grove, Dec 3-1
4th Reece Evans 11, Ada
5th Ben McKee 11, Jefferson, Fall 4:22
6th Koyla Paschall 10, Paulding

170:
1st Ezra Jones 10, Columbus Grove
2nd Ethan Boday 11, Allen East
3rd Brayden Stephens 9, Spencerville
4th Ethan Hull 11, Ada
5th Dylan Anthony 11, Jefferson

182:
1st Adrian Simonin 12, Paulding
2nd Kane Pleacher 11, Jefferson
3rd Devin Anspach 10, Allen East
4th Brok Bill 10, Lincolnview

195:
1st Deandre Nassar 12, Bluffton
2nd Garrett Neth 11, Allen East
3rd Dakota Sargent 11, Columbus Grove
4th Louis Ulrey 10, Lincolnview
5th Reuben Noriega 10, Spencerville

220:
1st Dylan Sargent 11, Columbus Grove
2nd Landen Luginbuhl 11, Bluffton
3rd Brandon Dues 10, Spencerville
4th Alek Winner 9, Allen East

285/heavyweight:
1st Brennan Davies 11, Allen East
2nd Jeff Meyer 10, Columbus Grove
3rd Noah Arnett 11, Ada
4th Michael Aldrich 12, Spencerville
5th Trent Howard 9, Bluffton
6th Sloan Foster 12, Paulding

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