Westfield won is fifth game in a row on Saturday, beating New Castle 47-37 at the Trojans’ gym.
New Castle led the Shamrocks 8-7 after the first quarter, but Westfield was able to move ahead 20-18 by halftime. The ‘Rocks held a 30-26 advantage after three periods, then pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Trojans 17-11.
Braden Smith scored 20 points for Westfield and also collected five rebounds. Matthew Penley added 10 points and Cam Haffner pulled four rebounds.
The Shamrocks are 15-6 and return to The Rock on Tuesday to host Frankfort for their regular-season finale.
WESTFIELD 47, NEW CASTLE 37
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 7-12 4-5 20 3
Benji Welch 0-1 0-0 0 2
Matthew Penley 3-6 4-4 10 1
Cam Haffner 2-10 0-0 5 2
Nic DePasquale 2-4 0-1 4 1
Camden Simons 0-3 0-1 0 0
Eli Patchett 1-2 0-0 3 0
Saaki Vishnumolakala 2-3 1-1 5 2
Zach Byrer 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 17-41 9-12 47 11
Score by Quarters
Westfield 7 13 10 17 – 47
New Castle 8 10 8 11 – 37
Westfield 3-point shooting (4-15) Smith 2-7, Haffner 1-3, Patchett 1-2, Penley 0-1, Vishnumolakala 0-1.
Westfield rebounds (25) Smith 5, Haffner 4, DePasquale 3, Simons 3, Vishnumolakala 3, Welch 2, Penley 2, Byrer 2, Patchett 1.