Westfield’s boys basketball team kept its perfect season rolling on Tuesday, taking care of Pendleton Heights 81-38 at the Arabians’ gym.
The Shamrocks, now ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, steadily built their lead throughout the game, outscoring Pendleton in each quarter. Westfield led 19-8 after the first period and 36-14 at halftime.
Five different ‘Rocks players scored in double figures. Cam Haffner led the way with 19 points while Nic Depasquale was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field on his way to 18 points. Luke Naas scored 13, Benji Welch had 12 and Braden Smith added 11. Haffner, Naas and Smith all threw in three 3-pointers.
Smith collected seven rebounds and dished out six assists. Depasquale pulled six rebounds and Matthew Penley had five. Westfield had seven blocked shots as a team; Luke VanDyke led the blocks with three, Penley made two, and Welch and Haffner had one block each.
The Shamrocks are 6-0 for the season. Westfield is off until Saturday, Jan. 2, when it hosts Noblesville.
WESTFIELD 81, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 38
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 3-11 2-2 11 1
Benji Welch 5-8 0-1 12 1
Luke Naas 3-4 4-4 13 1
Trey Dorton 1-1 0-0 2 0
Matthew Penley 1-5 2-3 4 1
Luke VanDyke 0-0 0-0 0 0
Cam Haffner 7-12 2-2 19 2
Nic Depasquale 8-8 1-2 18 2
Kai Butterworth 1-3 0-0 2 3
Alex Romack 0-1 0-0 0 1
Colin Fulp 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 29-53 11-14 81 12
Score by Quarters
Westfield 19 17 19 26 – 81
Pendleton 8 6 11 13 – 38
Westfield 3-point shooting (12-29) Smith 3-9, Haffner 3-6, Naas 3-4, Welch 2-5, Depasquale 1-1, Penley 0-3, Butterworth 0-1.
Westfield rebounds (32) Smith 7, Depasquale 6, Penley 5, VanDyke 4, Welch 3, Butterworth 3, Haffner 2, Dorton 1, Fulp 1.
Tigers fall to LN in overtime
Fishers lost a tough game at Class 4A No. 1 Lawrence North on Tuesday, falling to the Panthers in overtime 65-60.
The Tigers got off to a great start, leading 15-6 after the first quarter and 32-18 at halftime. The Panthers began to chip away at that lead, getting within 43-35 by the end of the third period.
Fishers led 56-53 with seconds left, but a last-second 3-pointer by LN sent the game into overtime. The Panthers outscored the Tigers 9-4 in the extra period.
Fishers is 2-2 for the season. The Tigers play next Tuesday at the Huntington North Tournament, taking on New Haven and Arsenal Tech in pool play.