Good start sends ‘Rocks to victory

Westfield finished the regular season with a win at Franklin Central Friday, beating the Flashes 19-14 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
The Shamrocks got on the board in the first quarter with a huge play: Camden Simons threw to Mason Piening for an 88-yard touchdown pass. That would be the only score of the first half; Westfield was up 6-0 at halftime.
Simons stretched that lead to 13-0 in the third quarter when he scored on a 13-yard run, and Sean Sullivan kicked the extra point. Jack Pfeiffer then made a two-yard run into the end zone in the fourth quarter. The Flashes made a comeback in the fourth period, but Westfield held them off, ending its four-game losing streak.
Simons finished the game by completing 7 of 15 attempts, totaling 156 yards. Jacob Riddle had the most catches with three. Eli Patchett led the rushing with 54 yards.
The ‘Rocks finished 3-4 in the HCC and 5-4 overall. Westfield is off next week, then hosts Fishers on Nov. 1 for a Sectional 4 semi-final game.

WESTFIELD 19, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 14

Score by Quarters
Westfield 6 0 7 6 – 19
Franklin Central 0 0 0 14 – 14

Team Stats WHS FC
First Downs 11 17
Rushes-Yards 24-131 40-154
Yards Passing 156 163
Comp-Att-Int-TD 7-15-0-1 12-20-1-1
Penalties-Yards 13-113 11-108
Punts-Average 3-31.7 3-26.3

Westfield Scoring
First Quarter
Mason Piening 88-yard pass from Camden Simons (kick failed)
Third Quarter
Simons 13-yard run (Sean Sullivan kick)
Fourth Quarter
Jack Pfeiffer 2-yard run (kick failed)

Westfield individual stats
Rushing: Eli Patchett 12-54, Simons 3-49, Maximus Webster 7-24, Pfeiffer 2-4.
Passing: Simons 7-15-156.
Receiving: Jacob Riddle 3-43, Piening 1-88, Patchett 1-14, Dane Wheeler 1-10, n/a 1-1.