By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The 2023-24 All-Northwest Conference boys basketball teams were voted on by the league coaches and released by the league office Sunday.

Allen East placed one male on the first team, while an Ada sophomore was named honorable mention all-league.

Quick AE senior playmaker Carson Clum was voted to the all-league first team. Clum led the Mustangs in scoring, rebounds, steals and assists per game despite being just 5-9. 

Clum led AE to a 12-10 overall record and a 4-4 mark in conference play, good for a fifth-place tie with Leipsic in the nine-team league standings.

Sophomore wing Zimmerman topped Ada in scoring and three-point goals made. The youthful Bulldogs finished the regular season 5-17 and 0-8 in their final season as an NWC member.

Sharpshooting AE junior guard Ethan Young was voted honorable mention all-league.  He averaged 13 points and four rebounds a game.

Crestview junior forward Wren Sheets was named NWC Player of the Year. Kevin Sensabaugh was named NWC Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to an 8-0 league mark and a second straight outright league title.

Bluffton and Crestview tied for second place at 6-2, followed by Columbus Grove in fourth (5-3). AE and Leipsic tied for fifth (4-4), with Delphos Jefferson (2-6) seventh.

Lincolnview came in eighth at 1-7, while Ada finished last.

2023-24 All-NWC boys teams:

NWC Player of the Year: Wren Sheets – Crestview
NWC Coach of the Year: Kevin Sensabaugh – Spencerville

1st Team
Wren Sheets – Junior – Forward – Crestview
Owen Sensabaugh – Sophomore – Guard – Spencerville
Carter Sudhoff – Senior – Center – Spencerville
Marek Donaldson – Junior – Guard – Bluffton
Carson Clum – Senior – Guard – Allen East
Karder Agner – Junior – Forward – Delphos Jefferson

2nd Team
Trenton Barraza – Junior – Guard – Columbus Grove
Ty Lammers – Junior – Wing – Leipsic
Wade Ginther – Senior – Point Guard – Bluffton
Blake Sommers – Junior – Wing – Bluffton
Will Sensabaugh – Freshman – Point Guard – Spencerville

Honorable Mention
Jayce Brecht – Junior – Guard – Leipsic
Bo Birnesser – Senior – Forward – Columbus Grove
Ethan Young – Junior – Guard – Allen East
Carder Orr – Junior – Forward – Spencerville
Cal Evans – Senior – Guard – Lincolnview
Connor Sheets – Senior – Center – Crestview
Evan Osting – Senior – Guard – Spencerville
Kyle Hopkins – Junior – Guard – Columbus Grove
Isaac Gallmeier – Senior – Guard – Delphos Jefferson
Zack Zimmerman – Sophomore – Wing – Ada