Hamilton County Reporter

Westfield scored an upset of Class 4A No. 6 Hamilton Southeastern on Saturday,
beating the Royals 57-50 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference and all-county game
at The Rock.

The Shamrocks trailed 25-22 at halftime, but slowly took over in the second half.
Westfield took a 39-38 lead going into the fourth quarter, and outscored HSE 18-12 in
that final period.

Four Shamrocks finished the game in double figures. Zach Banks scored 15
points, Caleb Welch added 13, Camden Simons threw in three 3-pointers on his way
to 11 points and Josh Van Dyke added 10.

Welch led the boards with six rebound, with Chris Chin and Van Dyke both collecting
five.

Chaz Birchfield led the Royals with 11 points, followed by Nick Bowman’s 10
points. Noah Smith corralled eight rebounds, with Birchfield pulling five.
Bowman handed out four assists, and Birchfield and Smith each made four steals.

The Shamrocks are 2-4 in the HCC and 8-10 overall. They travel to Western Boone
for a Tuesday game. Southeastern is 17-4 and hosts Brownsburg on Friday, both
schools are on top of the conference at 4-1.