NWCC Commissioner Aaron Matthews has passed away.
It is with a heavy heart that we pass along the news that our NWCC Commissioner Aaron Matthews has passed away. We pass our condolences to his friends and family.

It is with a heavy heart that we pass along the news that our NWCC Commissioner Aaron Matthews has passed away. We pass our condolences to his friends and family.

Elgin 49 Waynesfield-Goshen 36
Perry 79 Hardin Northern 50
Ridgemont 51 Ridgedale 33
Upper Scioto Valley 65 Temple Christian 45
Waynesfield-Goshen 36 Elgin 25
Perry 37 Hardin Northern 29
Ridgedale 45 Ridgemont 33
Perry 54 Elgin 38
Hardin Northern 49 Ridgedale 41
Ridgemont 69 Temple Christian 44
Upper Scioto Valley 61 Waynesfield-Goshen 34
Elgin 50 Perry 48
Ridgedale 52 Hardin Northern 32
Waynesfield-Goshen 48 Upper Scioto Valley 34
The Northwest Central Conference (NWCC) is pleased to announce that North Baltimore Schools will be joining the NWCC as a full member beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. North Baltimore voted to leave the Blanchard Valley Conference on October 26th and was formally granted release from the BVC after the 2022-2023 School year on November 2nd.
League Commissioner Aaron Matthews issued the following statement, “We are very excited to welcome North Baltimore to the NWCC. All but one school has a current scheduling agreement with North Baltimore in various sports. Both North Baltimore and Cory-Rawson will come in at the same time and make for a seamless transition in all forms moving forward.”
North Baltimore becomes the second BVC school to join the NWCC in 2023 as Cory-Rawson voted to leave the BVC for the NWCC during the 2020-2021 School Year.
No NWCC schools were ranked in final 2021 AP Football State Poll.
(AP) – The top teams in the final regular season Ohio Associated Press high school football polls released on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
DIVISION I
Others receiving 12 or more points: Princeton 13.
DIVISION II
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 21. Anderson 17. Ashville Teays Valley 16. North Canton Hoover 13.
DIVISION III
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canfield 26. Monroe 20. St. Marys Memorial 18. Hubbard 14. Jackson 13. Wapakoneta 12.
DIVISION IV
Others receiving 12 or more points: Waverly 26. Clyde 25. Port Clinton 24. Cleveland Glenville 17.
DIVISION V
Others receiving 12 or more points: Taft 14. Elyria Catholic 13.
DIVISION VI
Others receiving 12 or more points: Leavittsburg Labrae 23. Willow Wood Symmes Valley 17. Proctorville Fairland 14. Liberty Center 12.
DIVISION VII
Others receiving 12 or more points: Shadyside 30. Glouster Trimble 16. St. Henry 14.
NWCC Offensive Player of the Year – Ryan Yingst – QB – Perry
NWCC Defensive Player of the Year – Connor Sanders – DL – Upper Scioto Valley
NWCC Coach of the Year – Dustin Price- Upper Scioto Valley
First Team – Offense
QB – Ryan Yingst – Perry
RB – Jackson Rohrs – Upper Scioto Valley
RB – Kevin Kline – Elgin
RB – Connor Sanders – Upper Scioto Valley
End – Terry Riley – Perry
End – Colby Curtis – Hardin Northern
TE – Tristan Fisher – Upper Scioto Valley
C – Chase Dunson – Waynesfield-Goshen
G – Demarion Gibson – Perry
G– Gavin Berridge – Elgin
G- Kevin Smith – Upper Scioto Valley
G – Kobee Hooker – Hardin Northern
T – Blaine Castle – Upper Scioto Valley
T– Ryder Siebeneck – Waynesfield-Goshen
K – Ryder Siebeneck – Waynesfield-Goshen
First Team – Defense
DL – Kevin Smith – Upper Scioto Valley
DL – Connor Sanders – Upper Scioto Valley
DL – Blaine Castle – Upper Scioto Valley
DL – Ryder Siebeneck – Waynesfield-Goshen
LB – Blake Barnes – Waynesfield-Goshen
LB – Hunter Craig – Waynesfield-Goshen
LB – Jake Bruce – Crestline
LB – Hunter Klett – Perry
DB – Isaiah Sanders – Perry
DB – Terry Riley – Perry
DB – Nevin Robson – Hardin Northern
DB – Jackson Rohrs – Upper Scioto Valley
P – Connor Sanders – Upper Scioto Valley
Second Team – Offense
QB – Cy Starcher – Elgin
RB – Blake Barnes – Waynesfield-Goshen
RB – Jonah Van Gundy – Elgin
RB – Carter Curtis – Hardin Northern
End – Landon Newland – Ridgemont
End – Joey Hoersten – Perry
TE – Aiden Biederman – Waynesfield-Goshen
C – Elijah Caudill – Perry
T – Braylon Ardner – Perry
T – Alec Gordon – Ridgedale
K – Nevin Robson – Hardin Northern
Second Team – Defense
DL – Elijah Caudill – Perry
DL – Kobee Hooker – Hardin Northern
DL – Kyle Jolliff – Ridgedale
DL – Tristan Fisher – Upper Scioto Valley
LB – Jonah Van Gundy – Elgin
LB – David Hawkins – Elgin
LB – Jevin Henderson – Ridgemont
LB – Alex Sanders – Upper Scioto Valley
DB – Cy Starcher – Elgin
DB – Jayden Elliott – Waynesfield-Goshen
DB – Dalton Jordan –Waynesfield Goshen
DB – Maddox Underwood – Upper Scioto Valley
P – Bransyn Miner – Waynesfield-Goshen
Honorable Mention
Demetrius Johnson – Perry
Jvontae Cousey – Perry
Andre Clavell – Perry
Walker Williams – Elgin
Anthony Rodgers – Elgin
Tommy Keirns – Elgin
Conner Lusk – Crestline
Brandon Hiles – Crestline
Josh Hall – Crestline
Kadyn Hurley – Upper Scioto Valley
Chandler Leonard – Upper Scioto Valley
Jason Helton – Upper Scioto Valley
Mitch Jennings – Ridgemont
Briley McGue – Ridgemont
Carter Ruppright – Ridgemont
Collin Stephens – Ridgedale
Nathan Thiel – Ridgedale
Xander Ruth – Ridgedale
Cooper Roberts – Waynesfield-Goshen
Hayden Fox – Waynesfield-Goshen
Drew Breitigam – Waynesfield-Goshen
Connor Curtis – Hardin Northern
Cooper Thomas – Hardin Northern
Bo Bame – Hardin Northern
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 24, 2021 (Final)
Elgin 53 Crestline 8
Waynesfield-Goshen 14 Hardin Northern 9
Perry 46 Ridgedale 14
Upper Scioto Valley 42 Ridgemont 20
NWCC Player of the Year: CECE WORSHAM, TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
NWCC Co-Coach of the Year: TIM ACKLIN, TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
NWCC Co-Coach of the Year: TYLER CLARK, RIDGEDALE
1ST TEAM
CECE WORSHAM‐TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
JESSICA HOLLOWAY‐TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
RAYLYNN MULLINS‐RIDGEDALE
JORDYN NUTTER‐RIDGEDALE
KENNEDY HALL‐HARDIN NORTHERN
ERIS McCOY‐HARDIN NORTHERN
MARY HOERSTEN‐PERRY
BRYCE JAMES‐PERRY
2ND TEAM
CADENCE COY‐HARDIN NORTHERN
PAYTIN PORE‐HARDIN NORTHERN
LEXENNA LEE‐PERRY
CAITLYN THIEL‐RIDGEDALE
GRACE STATON‐RIDGEDALE
CALLIE CROMER‐RIDGEMONT
EMMA WHITE‐TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
KENNEDY HALL‐UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY
CHLOE BAUMGARDNER‐WAYNESFIELD‐GOSHEN
KYLEIGH BIGELOW‐WAYNESFIELD GOSHEN
HONORABLE MENTION
ELGIN: TIFFANY HIX, MADELYN RUTH
HARDIN NORTHERN: KATIE GOOD, BRENNA FLOWERS
PERRY: ALEXA BURGESS, RHEMA PERNELL
RIDGEDALE: LAUREN LESLIE, EMILY MULVAINE
RIDGEMONT: AMANDA HOWLAND, ABI SMITH
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN: EMILY BONTRAGER, KAYLEE LINHART
UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY: BRIELLE COTTERMAN, NEVAEH LOWERY
WAYNESFIELD‐GOSHEN: ZARIA DELEON, ZOE SCHLEGEL
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 19, 2021 (Entering Week 10)
2021 NWCC Cross Country Championships at Elgin
Boys
1. Hardin Northern 38, 2. Elgin 41, 3. Waynesfield-Goshen 42, 4. Perry NTS, 4. Upper Scioto Valley NTS
Medalist: 1. Braden Yingst, Perry
Girls
1. Waynesfield-Goshen 15, 2. Elgin NTS, 2. Hardin Northern NTS, 2. Ridgedale NTS, 2. Perry NTS
Medalist: 1. Spencer Taylor, Waynesfield-Goshen
Perry 49 Crestline 9
Upper Scioto Valley 46 Elgin 18
Hardin Northern 33 Ridgemont 6
Waynesfield-Goshen 40 Ridgedale 6

Division III
Region 10 – Mount Vernon 1 – Sectional/District
Elgin
Division IV
Region 14 – Elida – Sectional/District
Hardin Northern, Ridgemont, Upper Scioto Valley, Waynesfield-Goshen
Region 15 – Worthington – Sectional/District
Ridgedale
Region 16 – Van Wert – Sectional/District
Perry, Temple Christian
Temple Christian 3 Elgin 0
Hardin Northern 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Ridgedale 3 Perry 0
Upper Scioto Valley 3 Ridgemont 1
NWCC Player of the Year: Isaac Dillon, Elgin
NWCC Coach of the Year: Mike Kenny, Elgin
1st Team
Isaac Dillon ‐ Elgin
Chase Dunson ‐ Waynesfield-Goshen
Hayden James ‐ Waynesfield-Goshen
Preston Long ‐ Ridgedale
Bernie Lehman ‐ Elgin
Haiden Gruber ‐ Elgin
2nd Team
AJ Comer ‐ Ridgedale
Braxton Fosnaugh ‐ Ridgedale
Hayden Oates ‐ Ridgemont
Jonny Snyder ‐ Elgin
Justin Thiel ‐ Hardin Northern
Zeb Wilson ‐ Hardin Northern
Hardin Northern 32 Crestline 6
Elgin 56 Ridgemont 24
Perry 32 Waynesfield-Goshen 6
Upper Scioto Valley 46 Ridgedale 0
Elgin at Upper Scioto Valley
Hardin Northern 3 Ridgemont 1
Temple Christian 3 Perry 2
Ridgedale 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0