Hamilton Heights was overwhelmed in the first quarter of its game at Western on Friday, and that led to a 51-13 defeat by the Panthers.
Western scored five touchdowns in the first period to lead 36-0, then added another score to go up 44-0 in the second quarter. The Huskies got on the board when Camron Knott caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Guy Griffey.
The Panthers scored again in the third quarter on a long touchdown run. Heights was able to answer in the fourth quarter, when Griffey threw a 19-yard TD pass to Ethan Johnson-Lantz.
Griffey finished the game 13-of-19 for 147 yards, with Isaac Wilson also stepping in and completing half of his attempts, going 8-for-16 with 61 yards. Brent Pennington led the receptions with six.
The Huskies are 1-1 in Hoosier Conference East Division play and 1-4 overall. Heights returns home next week to take on Twin Lakes in its Homecoming game.
WESTERN 51, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 13
Score by Quarters
Heights 0 6 0 7 – 13
Western 36 8 7 0 – 51
Team Stats HH WHS
First Downs 6 12
By Rush 0 10
By Pass 6 2
By Penalty 0 0
Rushes-Yards 11-minus 14 42-380
Yards Passing 208 143
Comp-Att-Int-TD 21-35-2-2 5-10-3-2
Fumbles 1-1 3-0
Penalties-Yards 4-25 3-20
Punts-Average 5-38.0 0-0.0
Heights Scoring
Second Quarter
3:50 – Camron Knott 46-yard pass from Guy Griffey (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
4:29 – Ethan Johnson-Lantz 19-yard pass from Griffey (Michael Lecher kick)
Heights individual stats
Rushing: Kaleb Schakel 1-4, Blake Webel 2-1, Nate Hulen 4-0, Colin Denham 2-0, Griffey 2-minus 19.
Passing: Griffey 13-19-147, Wilson 8-16-61.
Receiving: Brent Pennington 6-40, Denham 5-36, Knott 4-98, Hulen 2-5, Blake Johnson 2-3, Johnson-Lantz 1-19, Alex Kraus 1-7.