‘Rocks get fourth straight victory

Westfield sailed to its fourth win in a row on Saturday, beating Decatur Central 72-45 at The Rock.
The Hawks led 13-11 after the first quarter, but the Shamrocks began to get going in the second quarter, scoring 16 points to lead 27-22 at halftime. Westfield blasted through the second half, outscoring Decatur Central 45-23. The ‘Rocks led 49-34 after three periods and extended its lead in the fourth.
Braden Smith had another solid all-around game with 29 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals. Cam Haffner contributed 16 points. Smith, Haffner and Luke Naas all hit two 3-pointers.
Kai Butterworth collected four rebounds, while Benji Welch handed out four assists.
Westfield is 15-4 and wraps up its regular season Tuesday at Frankfort.

WESTFIELD 72, DECATUR CENTRAL 45
Westfield               FG       FT     TP   PF
Braden Smith       11-18   5-6    29   1
Benji Welch          2-4      0-0    5     0
Matthew Penley   1-2      4-4    6     2
Cam Haffner        6-7      2-2    16    1
Nic Depasquale   0-2     0-0    0     2
Luke Naas            2-8      0-0   6     1
Trey Dorton        0-1       0-0   0     0
Luke Van Dyke   3-4      1-5     8    2
Kai Butterworth 0-4      2-4    2    1
Alex Romack      0-0      0-0    0    1
Totals                  25-50  14-21 72  11
Score by Quarters
Decatur Central 13    9   12   11 – 45
Westfield            11   16   22   23 – 72
Westfield 3-point shooting (8-30) Smith 2-9, Naas 2-8, Haffner 2-3, Welch 1-3, Van Dyke 1-2, Butterworth 0-3, Dorton 0-1, Depasquale 0-1.
Westfield rebounds (28) Smith 8, Butterworth 4, Penley 3, Van Dyke 3, Romack 3, Naas 2, Haffner 2, Welch 1, Dorton 1, Depasquale 1.