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Pirate Spallinger named NWC Player of Year

By Cort Reynolds

Jude Spallinger of unbeaten league champion Bluffton was voted Northwest Conference boys soccer Player of the Year in voting conducted recently by the league coaches.

Bluffton juniors Eden Antrim and Justin Good were named first team All-NWC alongside Spallinger.

Pirate juniors Ethan Oglesbee, Luke Shepherd and Nolan Huffman, as well as sophomore Nolan Hoffman, were named second team all-league.

Senior Bryan Zimmerman was named honorable mention all-league.

Bluffton (12-3-2) won its sixth straight NWC crown at 4-0 and extended its NWC win streak to 34 this season.

Bluffton's Steve Smucker was named NWC Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.

 

1st Team

Jude Spallinger – Bluffton – Sr

Kaden Basil – Bluffton – Sr

Emerson Layman – Spencerville – Jr

Will Gallaspie – Spencerville – Jr

Austin Bockrath – Lincolnview – So

Eden Antrim – Bluffton – Jr

Isaac Williams – Ada – Sr

Braylen Kennedy – Allen East – Jr

Tyler Jameson – Ada – Sr

Justin Good – Bluffton – Jr

Reece Berryman – Lincolnview – So

Ashton Neff – Allen East – Sr

 

2nd Team

Joel Van Gorder – Spencerville – Sr

Ethan Oglesbee – Bluffton – Jr

Tyler Kaverman – Spencerville – So

Brendan Jameson – Ada – Jr

Carter Conley – Ada – Jr

Blake Clum – Allen East – Sr

Caden Hanf – Llincolnview – Jr

Luke Shepherd – Bluffton – Jr

Nolan Huffman – Bluffton – Jr

Brennan Lehman – Spencerville – So

Davis Schwartz – Lincolnview – Sr

Kyle Basil – Bluffton – So

 

Honorable Mention

Jackson Evans – Lincolnview – So

Matti King – Allen East – Sr

Josh Henline – Spencerville – Jr

Ethan Murphy – Ada – Jr

Bryan Zimmerman – Bluffton – Sr

Carter Ringwald – Spencerville – Jr

Ryan Kaverman – Spencerville – Jr

Tristan Taylor – Lincolnview – Sr

Logan Joliff – Ada – Fr

Aiden Robey – Allen East – Sr

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