Westfield put together yet another dominating performance on Friday, as the Shamrocks opened Hoosier Crossroads Conference play with a 49-16 victory over Zionsville at Riverview Health Stadium.
It was all Westfield from the get-go, as Micah Hauser took the ball into the end zone from the one-yard line just 51 seconds into the game. Midway through the first quarter, Hauser then caught a 24-yard pass from Maximus Webster.
Shamrocks coach Jake Gilbert said that Hauser was “terrific” in the game.
“He ran very hard and played solid on defense,” said Gilbert. “Mason Piening has another big night.” The coach also said the Westfield offensive line did an “awesome job.”
Meanwhile, Webster was responsible for two more ‘Rocks touchdowns. He teamed with Mason Piening for a 61-yard pass play score late in the first quarter, then ran the ball in from the three with 7:46 left in the second period. Twelve seconds later, Kyle Pape intercepted a Zionsville pass and took it 32 yards in to score.
“Defensively we were great in the first half, especially considering how good they are,” said Gilbert. “Kyle Pape had two interceptions. Carson Voorhis was very active.”
Nick Talley, Westfield’s other quarterback, teamed up with Nic DePasquale to score two touchdowns in the middle quarters. The first one came midway through the second quarter on a three-yard pass play, and the second score was a nine-yard pass late in the third period.
Webster was perfect throwing the football, completing all four attempts for 100 yards. Talley also had an efficient night, going 5-for-7 and totaling 70 yards.
“Both QBs threw the ball with great accuracy,” said Gilbert.
Piening totaled five receptions for 122 yards. Hauser led the rushing with 128 yards, while Webster gained 104 yards on the ground. Sean Sullivan made all seven extra-point kicks.
Voorhis made eight tackles for the Shamrocks, with Pape totaling six stops. Popeye Williams made a sack and a tackle for a loss, while Bryson Hoover had a forced fumble.
Westfield is 2-1 and will play its first road game next Friday at Noblesville.
WESTFIELD 49, ZIONSVILLE 16
Score by Quarters
Zionsville 0 0 7 9 – 16
Westfield 21 21 7 0 – 49
Team Stats ZV WFLD
First Downs 14 15
By Rush 9 10
By Pass 5 5
By Penalty 0 0
Rushes-Yards 36-175 32-275
Yards Passing 82 170
Comp-Att-Int-TD 6-15-3-1 9-11-0-4
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-16 3-19
Punts-Average 3-39.7 0-0.0
Westfield Scoring
First Quarter
11:09 – Micah Hauser 1-yard run (Sean Sullivan kick)
6:22 – Hauser 24-yard pass from Maximus Webster (Sullivan kick)
2:47 – Mason Piening 61-yard pass from Webster (Sullivan kick)
Second Quarter
7:46 – Webster 3-yard run (Sullivan kick)
7:34 – Kyle Pape 32-yard interception return (Sullivan kick)
5:39 – Nic DePasquale 3-yard pass from Nick Talley (Sullivan kick)
Third Quarter
1:21 – DePasquale 9-yard pass from Talley (Sullivan kick)
Westfield individual stats
Rushing: Hauser 10-128, Webster 7-104, Jack Pfeiffer 10-34, Talley 1-6, Cole Ballard 1-3, Porter Rode 1-2, Ryan Creager 2-minus 2.
Passing: Webster 4-4-100, Talley 5-7-70.
Receiving: Piening 5-122, DePasquale 3-24, Hauser 1-24.
Westfield quarterback Maximus Webster (12) threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another score during the Shamrocks’ 49-16 win over Zionsville Friday at Riverview Health Stadium. Pictured at right is Mason Piening (15), who caught a first-quarter touchdown pass. (Bret Richardson)