Westfield got an early challenge at Mount Vernon on Tuesday, but got it together in the second quarter and came home with a 63-51 victory, staying unbeaten for the season.
The Class 4A No. 5 Shamrocks were down 17-13 after the first quarter, but took control in the second period, holding the Marauders to nine points and scoring 19 of their own to lead 32-26 at halftime. Westfield poured in another 19 points in the third quarter, and cruised from there.
Cam Haffner had an outstanding night, scoring 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Braden Smith and Nic Depasquale both contributed 14 points. Smith also had seven assists and six rebounds, while Depasquale collected five rebounds. Benji Welch and Haffner both handed out four assists.
The Shamrocks are 8-0 and go back on the road Saturday, playing at 4A No. 2 Carmel.
WESTFIELD 63, MOUNT VERNON 51
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 5-12 2-2 14 1
Benji Welch 0-1 0-0 0 4
Matthew Penley 2-4 0-2 4 3
Cam Haffner 10-17 0-0 24 2
Nic Depasquale 5-8 3-4 14 0
Luke Naas 0-0 0-0 0 1
Trey Dorton 0-1 0-0 0 1
Luke Van Dyke 1-2 0-0 3 1
Kai Butterworth 2-3 0-0 4 1
Totals 25-48 5-8 63 14
Score by Quarters
Westfield 13 19 19 12 – 63
Mount Vernon 17 9 11 14 – 51
Westfield 3-point shooting (8-18) Haffner 4-7, Smith 2-6, Depasquale 1-2, Van Dyke 1-1, Welch 0-1, Butterworth 0-1.
Westfield rebounds (21) Smith 6, Depasquale 5, Penley 4, Welch 3, Haffner 2, Van Dyke 1.
Huskies take care of Lebanon, 60-33
Hamilton Heights won its fourth straight game on Tuesday, taking care of Lebanon 60-33 at the Tigers’ Rosensthil Gymnasium.
The Huskies outscored Lebanon in each of the four quarters, leading 19-13 after the first period. Heights’ defense took over in the next three quarters, never allowing the Tigers more than eight points per period. The Huskies led 36-18 at halftime.
Gus Etchison scored 21 points for Heights and also collected seven rebounds. Braden Kinder added 11 points, while Luke Carroll scored eight points, pulled eight rebounds and blocked two shots. Drew VanOeveren had five rebounds.
The Huskies are 4-1 and travel to Northwestern on Friday for their first Hoosier Conference East Division game of the season.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 60, LEBANON 33
Heights FG FT TP PF
Gus Etchison 8-16 3-3 21 2
Noah Linville 2-4 0-0 5 3
Luke Carroll 4-8 0-0 8 3
Isaac Wilson 1-1 0-0 3 4
Lucas Letsinger 0-1 3-4 3 1
Braden Kinder 2-3 6-6 10 4
Drew VanOeveren 2-3 2-3 6 2
Tillman Etchison 1-1 2-2 4 0
Drew Pennington 0-0 0-0 0 0
Blake Stevens 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 20-37 16-18 60 19
Score by Quarters
Heights 19 17 11 13 – 60
Lebanon 13 5 7 8 – 33
Heights 3-point shooting (4-10) G. Etchison 2-5, Linville 1-2, Wilson 1-1, Carroll 0-1, Letsinger 0-1.
Heights rebounds (29) Carroll 8, G. Etchison 7, VanOeveren 5, Letsinger 3, Kinder 2, T. Etchison 2, Linville 1, Wilson 1.
Tigers fall to No. 4 Bronchos
Fishers traveled to Lafayette Jefferson on Tuesday for a game with the Class 4A No. 4 Bronchos, and fell 79-60.
Lafayette Jeff, which is unbeaten for the season at 11-0, was in control from the start, leading 22-8 after the first quarter. The Tigers got their offense going in the second period, scoring 23 points, including nine from Bryce Williams. But the Bronchos scored 24, giving them a 46-31 lead at halftime. Jeff then maintained that advantage in the second half, although Charlie Smith was a bright spot for Fishers, scoring 11 points in the second half.
Smith finished as the Tigers’ leading scorer with 15 points. Williams and Lucas Prewitt both had 11; Prewitt made three 3-pointers. Sean Millsaps added 10 points.
Fishers is 4-3 and plays at Pike on Friday.
LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON 79, FISHERS 60
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Myles Stringer 0 0-0 0 5
Bryce Williams 4 3-3 11 2
Charlie Smith 7 0-0 15 2
Jeffrey Simmons 2 1-2 5 0
Lucas Prewitt 4 0-0 11 1
Sean Millsaps 4 0-0 10 2
Josh Forbes 1 2-2 4 2
John Entezari 0 0-0 0 0
Aidan Zimmer 0 0-0 0 0
Matt Brewer 2 0-1 4 2
Totals 24 6-8 60 16
Score by Quarters
Fishers 8 23 14 15 – 60
Lafayette Jeff 22 24 18 15 – 79
Fishers 3-pointers (6) Prewitt 3, Millsaps 2, Smith 1.