Westfield scored a nice win at CSI Gymnasium on Wednesday, beating Victory College Prep 95-43.
The Shamrocks were in control from the beginning, going up 27-9 after the first quarter. Cam Haffner scored 12 points during that opening period. Westfield led 51-16 at halftime, with Kai Butterworth pouring 13 points.
The ‘Rocks had their biggest point total in the third period, with 29 points. Braden Smith scored 15 points during that quarter, which ended with Westfield ahead 80-35.
“We had a lot of guys contribute,” said Shamrocks coach Shane Sumpter.
All 12 Westfield players that took to the floor made at least one basket, thus scoring at least two points. Smith totaled 23, Haffner had 21 and Butterworth scored 15. Smith made five 3-pointers, while Haffner had three triples.
The Shamrocks are 4-2 and return to action on Thursday, Dec. 30, when they play in the Raymond James Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle. Westfield takes on Connersville at 11 a.m. in the day’s first game, then Homestead and Cathedral play the second opening-round game immediately afterwards. The consolation game is set for 6 p.m., with the championship game at 7:30 p.m.
“Proud of our effort,” said Sumpter. “We got a few days off here. We’ll come back next Monday and we’ll start getting ready for the Hall of Fame.”
WESTFIELD 95, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP 43
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 9 0-0 23 1
Cam Haffner 9 0-0 21 0
Trey Dorton 1 0-0 2 0
Nic Depasquale 2 0-0 4 0
Alex Romack 2 3-6 7 0
Trey Buchanan 1 0-0 3 0
Kai Butterworth 7 1-1 15 0
Sam Bishop 2 0-0 5 0
Jonah Spinner 2 0-0 4 1
Reiner Obray 1 0-0 3 1
Alex Wolf 1 0-0 2 1
Armani Middlebrooks 2 2-4 6 0
Totals 39 6-11 95 4
Score by Quarters
Victory College 9 7 19 8 – 43
Westfield 27 24 29 15 – 95
Westfield 3-pointers (11) Smith 5, Haffner 3, Buchanan 1, Bishop 1, Obray 1.
Westfield beat Mishawaka Marian, then the No. 1-ranked team in Class 3A, 53-39 on Saturday. Here is a boxscore from that game.
WESTFIELD 53, MISHAWAKA MARIAN 39
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 6 2-3 16 3
Cam Haffner 7 0-0 17 3
Trey Dorton 0 0-0 0 0
Nic Depasquale 1 0-0 3 0
Alex Romack 3 0-2 6 3
Trey Buchanan 2 0-0 5 0
Kai Butterworth 3 0-2 6 0
Jonah Spinner 0 0-0 0 1
Totals 22 2-5 53 10
Score by Quarters
Marian 7 13 10 9 – 39
Westfield 10 10 16 17 – 53
Westfield 3-pointers (7) Haffner 3, Smith 2, Depasquale 1, Buchanan 1.