Westfield won a hard-fought game over Culver Academies 54-52 Saturday at CSI Gymnasium.
The Shamrocks, ranked No. 1 in the IBCA coaches poll and No. 3 in the Associated Press Class 4A rankings, trailed 13-10 after the first quarter, but came back in the second period to lead 29-23. Braden Smith had nine points in that period, while Cam Haffner threw in two 3-pointers. The Eagles cut Westfield’s lead to 37-35 by the end of the third quarter, but the Shamrocks were able to hang on in the fourth.
Smith finished the game with 28 points, while Haffner made three 3s on his way to 12 points.
Westfield is 10-3 and plays a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game Friday at Brownsburg.
WESTFIELD 54, CULVER ACADEMIES 52
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 8 5-7 23 1
Cam Haffner 4 1-2 12 1
Trey Dorton 1 0-0 2 2
Nic Depasquale 2 2-6 6 2
Alex Romack 3 2-4 8 1
Trey Buchanan 1 0-0 3 2
Kai Butterworth 0 0-0 0 3
Totals 19 10-19 54 12
Score by Quarters
Culver Academies 13 10 12 17 – 52
Westfield 10 19 8 17 – 54
Westfield 3-pointers (6) Haffner 3, Smith 2, Buchanan 1.