Westfield had The Rock rocking on Friday night, as the Shamrocks won a double-overtime game over Zionsville 56-49 in their Hoosier Crossroads Conference opener.
The two teams matched each other in regulation, with the Eagles leading 12-9 after the first quarter, but Westfield came back to tie 19-19 at halftime. The Shamrocks built a three-point lead, 33-30, at the end of three periods, and Zionsville came back to force overtime.
Both teams scored eight points in the first extra period, but Westfield dominated the second OT, shutting out the Eagles 7-0. This is the first time the Shamrocks have beaten Zionsville since Dec. 2, 2005.
Sophomore Nic Depasquale led the ‘Rocks with 21 points, while Braden Smith scored 19, including four 3-pointers. Depasquale grabbed seven rebounds, with Camden Simons collecting six.
Westfield is 3-0 for the first time since the start of the 2005-06 season. The Shamrocks’ next game is next Saturday, Dec. 14, at New Palestine.
WESTFIELD 56, ZIONSVILLE 49
(double overtime)
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 5-11 5-6 19 3
Benji Welch 1-4 1-2 3 2
Matthew Penley 1-3 0-0 3 3
Cam Haffner 2-6 2-2 7 3
Nic Depasquale 5-12 11-16 21 4
Camden Simons 1-1 1-2 3 0
Eli Patchett 0-0 0-0 0 1
Zach Byrer 0-1 0-0 0 2
Totals 15-38 20-28 56 18
Score by Quarters
Zionsville 12 7 11 11 8 0 – 49
Westfield 9 10 14 8 8 7 – 56
Westfield 3-point shooting (6-16) Smith 4-8, Haffner 1-3, Penley 1-2, Welch 0-3.
Westfield rebounds (18) Depasquale 7, Simons 6, Welch 2, Penley 1, Haffner 1, Patchett 1.