Westfield clashed with Homestead in a battle of Class 4A top 10 teams Saturday evening, as the Shamrocks and the Spartans played the late game at the Forum Tipoff Classic at the Southport High School Fieldhouse.
Westfield, ranked No. 10 in 4A, gave 4A No. 3 Homestead all it could handle before the Spartans won 58-55. Homestead led 14-6 after the first quarter, but the ‘Rocks blasted back in the second period to take a 25-23 halftime lead. Braden Smith scored 10 points for Westfield in the second quarter.
Smith added another 10 points in the third, and the Shamrocks held a 40-39 lead after three periods. But Homestead moved ahead in the fourth quarter and sealed the game with free throws, making 7 of 10 in the period.
Smith led all scorers with 30 points, including seven 3-pointers. Nic Depasquale threw in a pair of 3s on his way to nine points. All seven Westfield players scored at least two points in the game.
The Shamrocks are 2-2 and play a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game Friday at Noblesville.
HOMESTEAD 58, WESTFIELD 55
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Braden Smith 10 3-5 30 2
Cam Haffner 1 0-0 2 2
Trey Dorton 1 0-0 2 5
Nic Depasquale 3 1-2 9 3
Alex Romack 2 1-2 5 1
Trey Buchanan 2 0-0 5 2
Kai Butterworth 1 0-0 2 1
Totals 20 5-9 55 16
Score by Quarters
Homestead 14 9 16 19 – 58
Westfield 6 19 15 15 – 55
Westfield 3-pointers (10) Smith 7, Depasquale 2, Buchanan 1.