Boys' night out tonight
Last week it was girls’ night out. Tonight it’s boys’ night out.
The 2019 Bluffton High School Division III state runner-up boys’ soccer team will be honored during a ceremony tonight (Friday, Feb. 7) during halftime of the high school boys’ basketball game vs. Allen East.
In case you’ve forgotten, the BHS boys’ team finished a historic season at 18-3-2. A crowd of 6,542 watched the Pirates in the Division III state finals versus Columbus Wellington. Click for the state final story.
Last Friday Pirate fans recognized the 1999-2000 girls’ Division III state runner-up.
Here's the boys' team photo taken at the beginning of the soccer season.
Row 1 (left to right): Neil Metzger, Matt Daws, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Lovett, Andrew Heldman, Jayden Mays
Row 2 (left to right): Thad Mittendorf, Connor Lee, Jonathan Schriner, Josh Mehaffie, Nic Essinger, Collin Oglesbee, Eden Nygaard, Eli Lemley, Brandon Good
Row 3 (left to right): Adam Fredritz, Bryan Zimmerman, Kaden Basil, Jude Spallinger, Asher Antrim, Tayton Kleman, Simon Derstine
Row 4 (left to right): Eli Staton, CJ McCall, Ethan Oglesbee, Eden Antrim, Will Neff, Justin Good, Tre’ Bender
Row 5 (left to right): Elijah Evans, Thayne Kleman, Nolan Hoffman, Jonah Brown, Luke Shepherd, Landon Novak, Landon Armstrong
Row 6 (left to right): Coach Clymer, Coach Bender, Coach Lee, and Coach Smucker (not pictured Assistant Coach Nick Evans)
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