Westfield’s offense put on a show in its season opener Friday.
The Shamrocks went on scoring binges in the first and third quarters, and that helped Westfield to a 55-28 win over visiting Harrison at Riverview Health Stadium. It’s the first time the ‘Rocks have scored 55 points in a single game since Oct. 15, 2010, when they beat Lafayette Jefferson 55-35.
Westfield scored the majority of its points in the first quarter. Camden Simons threw three long touchdown passes, two to Mason Piening (56 yards and 37 yards) and another one to Reid Schepers (67 yards). Just for good measure, Simons snuck in a one-yard touchdown run midway through the period.
The Raiders were within 28-14 after the first quarter, and were able to score again in the second while not allowing Westfield any points. That allowed Harrison to stay within 28-21 at halftime.
The Shamrocks responded in the third quarter. Eli Patchett ran the ball in from 10 yards to get the ‘Rocks up 35-21. The Raiders answered that with a touchdown pass, but Westfield took control late in the quarter, with Patchett making a 15-yard TD run, and Simons streaking in to score from 85 yards.
Micah Hauser finished up the Shamrocks’ scoring in the fourth quarter with a three-yard touchdown run. Westfield put up some impressive numbers: Simons completed 10 of 13 passes for 314 yards, while four Shamrock runners totaled 274 yards on the ground. Simons finished with 108 rushing yards, while Patchett gained 101 yards.
Westfield’s defense worked hard throughout the game, making 91 tackles. Patchett had 11 of them, with David Frey and Alexzander Nguyen getting 10 tackles each. Nguyen and Seth Poriah both had one sack.
The Shamrocks will go on the road for the first time next week, traveling to Decatur Central.
WESTFIELD 55, HARRISON 28
Score by Quarters
Harrison 14 7 7 0 – 28
Westfield 28 0 21 6 – 55
Team Stats HHS WHS
First Downs 20 21
Rushes-Yards n/a 33-274
Yards Passing n/a 314
Comp-Att-Int-TD n/a 10-13-0-3
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 5-14 4-21
Punts-Average n/a 2-34.5
Westfield Scoring
First Quarter
Mason Piening 56-yard pass from Camden Simons (Eduardo Beltran kick)
Simons 1-yard run (Beltran kick)
Piening 37-yard pass from Simons (Beltran kick)
Reid Schepers 67-yard pass from Simons (Beltran kick)
Third Quarter
Eli Patchett 10-yard run (Beltran kick)
Patchett 15-yard run (Beltran kick)
Simons 85-yard run (Beltran kick)
Fourth Quarter
Micah Hauser 3-yard run (kick failed)
Westfield individual stats
Rushing: Simons 10-108, Patchett 12-101, Hauser 7-39, Jack Pfeiffer 4-26.
Passing: Simons 10-13-314.
Receiving: Piening 4-168, Dane Wheeler 3-51, Schepers 2-73, Hauser 1-22.
Westfield’s Eli Patchett scored two third-quarter touchdowns for the Shamrocks during their 55-28 win over Harrison Friday night at Riverview Health Stadium. (Richie Hall)