By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__Bluffton High School senior guard Bean Ginther was named honorable mention All-Northwest Conference for boys basketball in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Ginther was one of the top Pirate scorers.

Bluffton finished the regular season 9-13 and 1-6 in the rugged NWC.

Lincolnview won the league crown with a 6-1 record, while Lima Central Catholic and Columbus Grove tied for second at 5-2. Spencerville came in fourth at 4-3, followed by Crestview (3-4) and Allen East in a fifth-place tie.

Bluffton and Delphos Jefferson tied for seventh at 1-6.

LCC’s Jordan Priddy was voted NWC Player of the Year.

Lancer mentor Brett Hammons was named NWC Coach of the Year by his peers.

1st Team
Jordan Priddy – Senior – Lima Central Catholic
Will Sensabaugh – Junior – Spencerville
Max Hammons – Junior – Lincolnview
Trevon Baxter – Senior – Columbus Grove
Owen Sensabaugh – Senior – Spencerville
Gavin Evans – Senior – Lincolnview

2nd Team
Hayden Perrott – Senior – Crestview
Will Sheets – Junior – Crestview
Keagan Jones – Junior – Allen East
Landon Best – Senior – Columbus Grove
Brady Parker – Junior – Lima Central Catholic

Honorable Mention
Brady Brooks – Senior – Allen East
Brady Basinger – Junior – Columbus Grove
Grady Smith – Senior – Spencerville
Bean Ginther – Senior – Bluffton
Marshall Hammons – Freshman – Lincolnview
Chayse Overholt – Junior – Lincolnview
Kellen Carder – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Gavin Howell – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Jaxon White – Junior – Lima Central Catholic
Jude Stemen – Sophomore – Spencerville