Rocks cruise to victory in HCC opener

The REPORTER

Westfield scored a bounce-back victory on Friday, Sept. 5, beating Zionsville 27-3 on the road to win its Hoosier Crossroads Conference opener.

The first half ended with the Eagles making a 44-yard field goal, but it was all Shamrocks after that. Westfield put up 20 points in the third quarter: Aiden Grabowski started with a 16-yard run to the end zone, then Deacon King took over, making two short touchdown runs. King’s second TD came with eight seconds left in the third, and Diego Herrera’s extra-point kick gave the Rocks a 20-3 lead.

Grabowski sent a 68-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Noble early in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring. Grabowski finished the game 8-of-15 through the air, totaling 158 yards.

Olumide Tapetu led the defense with 10 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss. Alex Aramboles made seven tackles, including three TFLs; both Aramboles and Alex MacDonald had one sack.

Westfield is 2-1 overall and host Noblesville this Friday.