By Cort Reynolds

Three Bluffton High School seniors and one junior from the league title team earned first team All-Northwest Conference boys soccer honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Seniors Eden Antrim, Justin Good and Nolan Hoffman made first team All-NWC, along with junior Pirate teammate Kyle Basil.

Junior Ben Hartzler made second team all-league, as did seniors Luke Shepherd and Ethan Oglesbee.

Junior Theo Andreas made honorable mention all-league.

Senior Will Gallaspie of Spencerville was named NWC Player of the Year. Lincolnview mentor Anson Moody was voted NWC Coach of the Year. 

Bluffton won the league title for the seventh year in a row at 4-0, followed by Spencerville ((3-1), Ada (1-2-1), Lincolnview (1-2-1) and Allen East (0-4).

All-NWC boys soccer teams:

1st Team

Will Gallaspie – Senior – Spencerville

Eden Antrim – Senior – Bluffton

Emerson Layman – Senior – Spencerville

Austin Bockrath – Junior – Lincolnview

Justin Good – Senior – Bluffton

Reece Berryman – Junior – Lincolnview

Brendan Jameson – Senior – Ada

Nolan Hoffman – Senior – Bluffton

Beau Miller – Junior – Spencerville

Emilio Rettig – Junior – Allen East

Kyle Basil – Junior – Bluffton

Carter Conley – Senior – Ada

2nd Team

Ethan Murphy – Senior – Ada

Caden Hanf – Senior – Lincolnview

Ben Hartzler – Junior – Bluffton

Isaiah Stewart – Junior – Spencerville

Isen Schaefer – Junior – Allen East

Ethan Oglesbee – Senior – Bluffton

Jackson Evans – Junior – Lincolnview

Logan Jolliff – Sophomore – Ada

Luke Shepherd – Senior – Bluffton

Gavin Evans – Freshman – Lincolnview

Reide Jackson – Junior – Lincolnview

Landon Flack – Sophomore – Spencerville

Honorable Mention

Theo Andreas – Junior – Bluffton