By: Nate Calvin
WAUSEON – Pettisville’s Jack Leppelmeier was medalist with a 77 to lead the Blackbirds (339) to the top spot in the BBC league tournament at Ironwood Golf Course in Wauseon.
Montpelier (357) was second after going 7-0 in the regular season to give the Locos a share of the BBC crown with Pettisville.
Pettisville had four golfers in the top ten individually as Creighton Aeschliman (86), Blayn Meck (87), and Aiden Crawford (89) joined Leppelmeier in the top ten.
BBC Player of the Year Jaxon Richmond posted an 80 to front Montpelier and finish second while teammate Drake Sommer was third with an 83.
Third place North Central (378) put two players in the top ten as freshman Kenneth Smeltzer fired an 84 to finish fourth and Ben Pettit was seventh with an 88.
Fayette’s Wyatt Mitchell shot a 90 for the Eagles, good for ninth overall.
Richmond and Leppelmeier were named 1st team All-BBC, joined on the team by Sommer, Smeltzer, Mitchell, and Pettit
Earning 2nd team distinction was Aeschliman (P’ville), Meck (P’ville), Trent Thorp (M’pelier), Daniel Donovan (Stryker), Sam Myers (P’ville), and Caden Bishop (P’ville).
Honorable mention went to Easten Richmond (M’pelier), Jordan Schaffner (Hilltop), William Donovan (Stryker), Austin Gault (Hilltop), Lakota Siegel (Hilltop), and Nathan Miller (Holgate).
All-league teams are based on results from the regular season and the tournament.
The BBC teams will be back at Ironwood on Thursday, September 29 for the Division III sectionals.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Pettisville 339 (Jack Leppelmeier 77, Creighton Aeschliman 86, Blayn Meck 87, Aiden Crawford 89); 2. Montpelier 357 (Jaxon Richmond 80, Drake Sommer 83, Trent Thorp 96, Easten Richmond 98); 3. North Central 378 (Kenneth Smeltzer 84, Ben Pettit 88, Keanu Miller 101, Landon Jutice 105); 4. Stryker 390 (William Donovan 93, Daniel Donovan 97, Kennedy Morr 99, Angela Soellner 101); 5. Hilltop 412 (Austin Gault 101, Jordan Schaffner 102, Lakota Siegel 104, Dylan Siebenaler 105); 6. Holgate 416 (Nathan Miller 97, Seth Schortgen 104, Izzy Resendez, Jr. 105); 7. Fayette 429 (Wtatt Mitchell (90, Neveah Powers 110, Carter Lavinder 110, Dane Andrews 119); 8. Edon-no team score (Blake Dulle 143, Hope Siebenaler 144, Ashton Rice 148
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS: 1. Jack Leppelmeier (P’ville) 77; 2. Jaxon Richmond (M’pelier) 80; 3. Drake Sommer (M’pelier) 83; 4. Kenneth Smeltzer (NC) 84; 5. Creighton Aeschliman (P’ville) 86; 6. Blayn Meck (P’ville) 87; 7. Ben Pettit (NC) 88; 8. Aiden Crawford (P’ville) 89; 9. Wyatt Mitchell (Fayette) 90; 10. Samuel Myers (P’ville) 92
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