Westfield coach Jake Gilbert summed up his thoughts quite well when discussing how his team performed Friday night during its 42-15 win over Noblesville.
“I just don’t know that we can play much better,” said Gilbert. The Shamrocks were back at Riverview Health Stadium after two weeks on the road, and celebrated a chance to play on their home field with their third straight victory.
Westfield scored right away, with Micah Hauser making a six-yard touchdown run just 92 seconds into the game. Hauser would again find the end zone midway through the first quarter on a five-yard rush, giving the ‘Rocks a 14-0 advantage by the end of the period.
The Millers answered when Parker Bell punched the ball in from the one-yard line early in the second quarter and Jack Letourneau made the extra-point kick. Westfield answered back with two touchdowns from Trevon Hatchett. His first score was a three-yard run with 7:26 left in the half, then Hatchett zoomed into the end zone from 84 yards with under a minute to go. With that, the Shamrocks led 28-7 at the break.
Westfield added two more touchdowns in the third period. Maximus Webster connected with comeback kid Jackson Wasserstrom, who had been out due to injury, on a 30-yard touchdown pass early in the quarter. Then Hatchett scored his third TD of the night on a seven-yard run midway through the period.
“We were rolling on offense,” said Gilbert. The coach also credited the Shamrocks’ offensive line with having a good night, and the special teams with performing well. Caleb King was a perfect 6-of-6 in extra-point kicks.
Westfield’s defense was also solid. Gilbert credited Popeye Williams, Blayze Dezelan, Vance Farrar and Dalen Blanding with leading the way.
“We just kept them from the long, explosive play,” said Gilbert.
Noblesville scored one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, with Sevin Barringer-Hoonhout making a 79-yard run to the end zone. He would wind up the leading rusher, followed by Alairic Rogers-Walton, who gained 65 yards. Jack Skomp made a two-point conversion run following the touchdown.
“Defensively, we struggled to contain all those players,” said Millers coach Dave Sharpe. “But that’s a tremendous football team. We know we have a lot to work on, but we’re seeing signs.”
Tyler Dikos led the Westfield tackles with 15, followed by Farrar with 13, and Hauser, Williams and Bryson Hoover all had 10. Austin Hastings, Cole Richardson and Sam Steinhofer all made five stops for Noblesville.
The Shamrocks are 1-1 in Hoosier Crossroads Conference play and 3-1 overall. They will play at Hamilton Southeastern next Friday. The Millers are 0-2 in the conference and 2-2 overall, and host Zionsville next Friday in their Homecoming game.
WESTFIELD 42, NOBLESVILLE 15
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 0 7 0 8 – 15
Westfield 14 14 14 0 – 42
Team Stats NOB WHS
First Downs 15 11
By Rush 15 2
By Pass 0 9
By Penalty 0 0
Rushes-Yards 55-229 21-150
Yards Passing 7 210
Comp-Att-Int-TD 1-4-2-0 9-11-0-1
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-35 4-35
Punts-Average 2-17.0 0-0.0
Scoring
First Quarter
WHS, 10:28 – Micah Hauser 6-yard run (Caleb King kick)
WHS, 5:34 – Hauser 5-yard run (King kick)
Second Quarter
NOB, 8:47 – Parker Bell 1-yard run (Jack Letourneau kick)
WHS, 7:26 – Trevon Hatchett 3-yard run (King kick)
WHS, 0:47 – Hatchett 84-yard run (King
kick)
Third Quarter
WHS, 10:28 – Jackson Wasserstrom 30-yard pass from Maximus Webster (King kick)
WHS, 6:27 – Hatchett 7-yard run (King kick)
Fourth Quarter
NOB, 1:57 – Sevin Barringer-Hoonhout 79-yard run (Jack Skomp run)
Noblesville individual stats
Rushing: Barringer-Hoonhout 1-79, Alairic Rogers-Walton 15-65, Bell 14-49, Logan Shoffner 14-38, Brayan Goméz-Sánchez 5-18, Blake Widget 1-4, Gage Gulley 3-3, Jace Riggs 1-minus 3, Jake Long 1-minus 24.
Passing: Gulley 1-4-7.
Receiving: Shoffner 1-4.
Westfield individual stats
Rushing: Hatchett 4-96, Hauser 8-31, Ja’Veyon Averitte 8-23.
Passing: Webster 7-9-172, Jackson Gilbert 2-2-38.
Receiving: Wasserstrom 3-123, Gabe Aramboles 2-23, Steven Wilkos 1-31, Nic Depasquale 1-14, Patrick Schramm 1-12, Christian Gibbins 1-7.