That was the first time we've had a bye in, well, forever. Pretty nice to just focus on us and getting better for a whole week. Rest up. Recover a bit and prepare for the tournament. JV and Freshmen have ended. You can find a wrap-up of the last games here. Special props to the Frosh for claiming a share of the conference. We have good things coming in addition to the good things already here. What a great day to be a Shamrock!
For now, we remain resolved to return to Lucas Oil Stadium. Back to business and getting ready for Friday night. Hope to see you all there as we open the 5A tourney at Harrison. Long trip, I know, but we'll make it worth your while. Promise.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
#RockReport - JV and Freshmen
JV
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team had an outstanding end to their JV season with a 51-18 victory over the Bronchos of Lafayette Jeff. This win propelled the JV football team to a winning record for the season with a 5-4 record.
The Offensive unit for the JV Rocks was clicking all night. The night started out with a 6 yard run by Brandon Karsnick on the first snap for the offense. The next score came from the player of the game, Ryan Pepiot, to Max McCool on a 10 yard pass. The two later hooked up for another score and the big play of the night for the offense, this time with a 56 yard pass from Ryan to Max with love. Pepiot also scored on two rushing touchdowns on the night, one from 2 yards and one from 4 yards. The “Mr. Consistancy” award winner for the night was Julian Lytle, who ran hard all night and scored on a 5 yard rush. Jordan Grimes finished the scoring for the JV Rocks with a 3 yard run. With all of this scoring, the offensive line did an outstanding job led by Zach Krieg and Austin Gould.
The Defensive Rocks also had an outstanding game, causing 4 turn overs and denying the Bronchos offense on a goalline stand. The night started out with a bang when Cameron Harrison intercepted the Bronchos QB on the 3rd play of the game setting up the Rocks for their first score. Chris Davis caused a fumble on the Bronchos third possession which was recovered by Evan Harlan. Later in the half, the JV Rocks defense had a goalline stand led by Tyler Keller and Josh Heyward. The duo combined on two consecutive plays to drive the Bronchos backwards and force them to throw an incomplete pass on 4th down and caused a turnover on downs. Ryan Rubicz had a big night with an interception to end the half, and a fumble recovery in the second half. The second fumble of the night was caused by Jacob Pence and Noah B. Smith combining for a tackle and strip of the ball.
Special Teams rounded out the night with big play after big play. The first big play was on the Bronchos second possession of the night. Lafayette Jeff’s Offense was forced to punt and Jacob Eccles came screaming through their punt team and blocked the punt attempt through the back of the endzone for a safety. This gave the Rocks a 9-0 lead. Will Harrison made all of his extra point attempts and placed the ball perfectly on kick-offs so that Daniel Kainrath and Colin White could make numerous tackles. Gavin Cross also got in the action with a big kick-off return for the Rocks on special teams.
This victory by the JV football team insured that all three phases of High School football for Westfield had a winning record. The Varsity 8-1, Junior Varsity 5-4, and Freshman football at 7-2. This marks a great ending to this stage of the year for the JV football team. The players will now help the varsity prepare with their Resolve to Return and the second season of the year, the playoffs.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football Team finished their season on Monday night with a victory over Lafayette Jeff 18-0. This victory gives the rocks a 7-2 record and a share of the HCC conference championship for freshmen. The rocks started out the game with the defense forcing a 3 and out. Jackson Garrett returned the punt and gave the offense great field position on the Bronchos 35 yard line. The offense stalled and couldn’t get the ball into the end-zone. The defense came out ready to go and again stopped the Bronchos offense. This time the Freshmen Rocks offense got into the end-zone on an Andy Sweet pass to Evan Manley for 25 yards. The defense came back out and Josh Tuffnell and Justin Frey did not let them get any yards. The two of them led the defense on the stop. Brian Skelton got a sack to force a punt by the Bronchos. The offense got the ball on the 45 yard line and was determined to score again before half. Caleb Sanburn and Jared Bayha lead the ground attack by rushing to the left side then the right side and mixing it up with a jump cut here and a stiff arm there. The ball got down to the 12 yard line. Then Andy Sweet threw a ball that was just out of the reach of the defender and fell right into the hands of Evan Manley for another touchdown. The rocks attempted a fake field goal by a shovel pass from Jackson Garrett to Hank Grenda but it got stopped on the 1 yard line. Making the score 12-0 at halftime.
The second half started with a kickoff return by TJ Trzil to the Rocks 40 yard line. TJ was then the running back and made a couple great carries and reads to get the ground game going. The offensive line of Asher Gannon, Austin Dollens, Greg Pietsch, Josh Tuffnell, Levi Gleason and Chad Reeh did a great job pushing the piles and keeping the defense out of the backfield. The defense stepped up in the second half forcing turnovers. The first was an interception by Carson Broshar. He made an excellent play and dove to catch the ball right before it hit the turf. The offense used this interception for another Sweet to Manley TD. This time it was a 33 yard pass. The defense followed up one interception with another interception this time by Connor Voorhis. He returned it 12 yards to the Bronchos 23 yard line. The offense faced with several penalties turned to Mitch Alderink to try and put the ball in the end-zone. He fought his way through several arm tackles but was never able to get into the end-zone. The special teams for the Freshmen Rocks were very special. On two straight punts the rocks forced a fumble and recovered the ball. The first was recovered by Hayden Russell and the second by Drew Neustifter.
The Freshmen Rocks team showed a lot of resolve this year fighting back on several different games to snatch a victory from the other team right at the end of the game. They put in a lot of hard work and have a bright future in this program. Congratulations to the Freshmen Football team, coaches, managers and everyone involved for this very successful year.
Awesome seasons, Rocks. And thanks go to Coaches Bennett and Pribbeno for filling us in each week! Now... Resolve to Return!
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team had an outstanding end to their JV season with a 51-18 victory over the Bronchos of Lafayette Jeff. This win propelled the JV football team to a winning record for the season with a 5-4 record.
The Offensive unit for the JV Rocks was clicking all night. The night started out with a 6 yard run by Brandon Karsnick on the first snap for the offense. The next score came from the player of the game, Ryan Pepiot, to Max McCool on a 10 yard pass. The two later hooked up for another score and the big play of the night for the offense, this time with a 56 yard pass from Ryan to Max with love. Pepiot also scored on two rushing touchdowns on the night, one from 2 yards and one from 4 yards. The “Mr. Consistancy” award winner for the night was Julian Lytle, who ran hard all night and scored on a 5 yard rush. Jordan Grimes finished the scoring for the JV Rocks with a 3 yard run. With all of this scoring, the offensive line did an outstanding job led by Zach Krieg and Austin Gould.
The Defensive Rocks also had an outstanding game, causing 4 turn overs and denying the Bronchos offense on a goalline stand. The night started out with a bang when Cameron Harrison intercepted the Bronchos QB on the 3rd play of the game setting up the Rocks for their first score. Chris Davis caused a fumble on the Bronchos third possession which was recovered by Evan Harlan. Later in the half, the JV Rocks defense had a goalline stand led by Tyler Keller and Josh Heyward. The duo combined on two consecutive plays to drive the Bronchos backwards and force them to throw an incomplete pass on 4th down and caused a turnover on downs. Ryan Rubicz had a big night with an interception to end the half, and a fumble recovery in the second half. The second fumble of the night was caused by Jacob Pence and Noah B. Smith combining for a tackle and strip of the ball.
Special Teams rounded out the night with big play after big play. The first big play was on the Bronchos second possession of the night. Lafayette Jeff’s Offense was forced to punt and Jacob Eccles came screaming through their punt team and blocked the punt attempt through the back of the endzone for a safety. This gave the Rocks a 9-0 lead. Will Harrison made all of his extra point attempts and placed the ball perfectly on kick-offs so that Daniel Kainrath and Colin White could make numerous tackles. Gavin Cross also got in the action with a big kick-off return for the Rocks on special teams.
This victory by the JV football team insured that all three phases of High School football for Westfield had a winning record. The Varsity 8-1, Junior Varsity 5-4, and Freshman football at 7-2. This marks a great ending to this stage of the year for the JV football team. The players will now help the varsity prepare with their Resolve to Return and the second season of the year, the playoffs.
Freshmen
The second half started with a kickoff return by TJ Trzil to the Rocks 40 yard line. TJ was then the running back and made a couple great carries and reads to get the ground game going. The offensive line of Asher Gannon, Austin Dollens, Greg Pietsch, Josh Tuffnell, Levi Gleason and Chad Reeh did a great job pushing the piles and keeping the defense out of the backfield. The defense stepped up in the second half forcing turnovers. The first was an interception by Carson Broshar. He made an excellent play and dove to catch the ball right before it hit the turf. The offense used this interception for another Sweet to Manley TD. This time it was a 33 yard pass. The defense followed up one interception with another interception this time by Connor Voorhis. He returned it 12 yards to the Bronchos 23 yard line. The offense faced with several penalties turned to Mitch Alderink to try and put the ball in the end-zone. He fought his way through several arm tackles but was never able to get into the end-zone. The special teams for the Freshmen Rocks were very special. On two straight punts the rocks forced a fumble and recovered the ball. The first was recovered by Hayden Russell and the second by Drew Neustifter.
The Freshmen Rocks team showed a lot of resolve this year fighting back on several different games to snatch a victory from the other team right at the end of the game. They put in a lot of hard work and have a bright future in this program. Congratulations to the Freshmen Football team, coaches, managers and everyone involved for this very successful year.
Awesome seasons, Rocks. And thanks go to Coaches Bennett and Pribbeno for filling us in each week! Now... Resolve to Return!
Monday, October 21, 2013
#RockReport - Jeff
Offensively, the Shamrocks started slowly, but finished strong. Nick Ferrer dazzled with four TD passes on the night. Dan Liebbe and Ben Lotfalian helped pound out the yardage on play after play. The big play of the night was Milo Beam’s catch to set up a TD right before the half.
The Rock Defense held the explosive Broncho offense to only two scores. Luke Peters had an early interception and saved a touchdown later in the game. The Defensive Tackles had a consistent game, bottling up the shifty Jefferson running game. The defense game up with three early turnover, none bigger than Jay Simons’s interception late in the second quarter.
Shamrock Special Teams held down their phase of the game, providing field position advantage throughout the night. The long punts of Josh Estridge kept the Bronchos pinned, while big plays like the Brandon Karsnick kickoff return set the offense in a great spot. The consistent play of Cameron Shaw, Matt Kinney, and Nick Krieg helped make this phase a success.
Special mention should be given to Zach Patterson, Dalton Davis, Chris Davis, and Brock Ginder. These Rocks made significant contributions in preparing the team for the Friday contest. They kept their focus on the HCC title throughout the week, providing the best possible look for their fellow teammates.
Resolve to support Rocks Football two Fridays from now, when Westfield will open the postseason with a showdown in West Lafayette against the William Henry Harrison Raiders. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
#RockReport - JV and Freshmen
JV
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team traveled to Noblesville on Saturday 10/12/13 and played a truly dominating game against the Milles of Noblesville. The JV Shamrocks came away with a decisive 20-6 victory contributing to the Westfield Football Programs sweep of the “Rival” Millers on the Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Levels.
The JV offense sputtered a bit at the beginning of the game but scored at the half on a scoring drive that went 60 yards in 22 seconds. Ryan Pepiot threw two great passes to Max McCool for a big gain up the sideline, and one to Max McCool for a great catch in the end-zone to give the JV Rocks a 10-6 lead at the half. Brandon Karsnick busted a 70 yard run in the second half, sprung by Zach Krieg and company to put the game out of reach. Julian Lytle also had a good game a running back for the Shamrock offense, breaking tackles and getting hard fought first downs.
The JV football defense played a truly dominant game. They limited the Miller offense to 6 points. Cameron Harrison forced a turnover and the entire Rocks JV defense came together to stop a promising drive on 4th and short early in the second half. Tyler Keller was player of the game for the defense with is best game of the season, recording numerous tackles for loss and several sacks.
The JV football special teams had an outstanding game. Jonathan Mendoza (who previously had not kicked for the Shamrocks), nailed two 30+ yard field goals giving the rocks much needed points and putting the game out of reach for the Millers.
The Rocks JV Football Team will play their final game next at Home on Saturday October 19th at 10:00 am.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football Team blocked a last second field goal to beat Noblesville on Monday, October 14th. This win gave the freshmen rocks a record of 6-2. Davion Gibson scored the first touchdown for the rocks on a 22 yard throw from Andy Sweet. This score put the freshmen rocks up 7-0 after Miles Clickenbeard kicked the extra point. The defense gave up some yards but then dug their feet in and kept Noblesville out of the end zone and off the score board. Jared Bayha led the team down the field on the ground the next drive ripping off a 40 yard run and then capping off the drive with a 4 yard touchdown run. Will Harrison kicked this extra point making it 14-0. Noblesville drove late and completed a pass on the 3 yard line as the half expired. The Freshmen Rocks went into half leading 14-0.
After halftime the rocks were forced to punt. Noblesville had the ball and again were driving but were faced with a 4th down. They tried a fake punt and threw the ball to a receiver. A rocks defender was called for pass interference. The Millers then eventually scored and made the score 14-7. After another punt by Evan Manley the Millers drove down and scored. This time though they missed the extra point. The score was 14-13 with the rocks leading. The rocks then drove down the field with a determination in their eyes knowing they needed to score. There were long runs and passes in the drive. But when faced with 4th and 22 on the 24 Andy Sweet knew he needed to throw the ball to Evan Manley. He rolled to his left and threw the ball to an open area where Evan was standing in the end-zone. Evan slouched down and caught the ball for a touchdown. Miles added the extra point increasing the rocks lead to 21- 13. Noblesville then came back and scored but failed their 2 point conversion making the score 21-19. The rocks marched down the field but were eventually stopped on the 8 yard line forcing Noblesville to go 92 yards in 2:44. Noblesville tried and they continued to move down the field. Eventually getting to the rocks 12 yard line but Josh Tuffnell and David Mendoza were determined to keep them out of the end-zone. It was 4th and 1 on the 4 yard line and Noblesville decided to try a game winning field goal. Austin Dollens fought through the line and with one big swat of his arm blocked the field goal and Noblesville’s chances of winning the game. If the freshmen team can win their last game they will have a share of the HCC conference championship for the freshmen level. The freshmen team will be at away against Lafayette Jefferson to end their season next Monday, October 21st at 6 PM.
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team traveled to Noblesville on Saturday 10/12/13 and played a truly dominating game against the Milles of Noblesville. The JV Shamrocks came away with a decisive 20-6 victory contributing to the Westfield Football Programs sweep of the “Rival” Millers on the Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Levels.
The JV offense sputtered a bit at the beginning of the game but scored at the half on a scoring drive that went 60 yards in 22 seconds. Ryan Pepiot threw two great passes to Max McCool for a big gain up the sideline, and one to Max McCool for a great catch in the end-zone to give the JV Rocks a 10-6 lead at the half. Brandon Karsnick busted a 70 yard run in the second half, sprung by Zach Krieg and company to put the game out of reach. Julian Lytle also had a good game a running back for the Shamrock offense, breaking tackles and getting hard fought first downs.
The JV football defense played a truly dominant game. They limited the Miller offense to 6 points. Cameron Harrison forced a turnover and the entire Rocks JV defense came together to stop a promising drive on 4th and short early in the second half. Tyler Keller was player of the game for the defense with is best game of the season, recording numerous tackles for loss and several sacks.
The JV football special teams had an outstanding game. Jonathan Mendoza (who previously had not kicked for the Shamrocks), nailed two 30+ yard field goals giving the rocks much needed points and putting the game out of reach for the Millers.
The Rocks JV Football Team will play their final game next at Home on Saturday October 19th at 10:00 am.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football Team blocked a last second field goal to beat Noblesville on Monday, October 14th. This win gave the freshmen rocks a record of 6-2. Davion Gibson scored the first touchdown for the rocks on a 22 yard throw from Andy Sweet. This score put the freshmen rocks up 7-0 after Miles Clickenbeard kicked the extra point. The defense gave up some yards but then dug their feet in and kept Noblesville out of the end zone and off the score board. Jared Bayha led the team down the field on the ground the next drive ripping off a 40 yard run and then capping off the drive with a 4 yard touchdown run. Will Harrison kicked this extra point making it 14-0. Noblesville drove late and completed a pass on the 3 yard line as the half expired. The Freshmen Rocks went into half leading 14-0.
After halftime the rocks were forced to punt. Noblesville had the ball and again were driving but were faced with a 4th down. They tried a fake punt and threw the ball to a receiver. A rocks defender was called for pass interference. The Millers then eventually scored and made the score 14-7. After another punt by Evan Manley the Millers drove down and scored. This time though they missed the extra point. The score was 14-13 with the rocks leading. The rocks then drove down the field with a determination in their eyes knowing they needed to score. There were long runs and passes in the drive. But when faced with 4th and 22 on the 24 Andy Sweet knew he needed to throw the ball to Evan Manley. He rolled to his left and threw the ball to an open area where Evan was standing in the end-zone. Evan slouched down and caught the ball for a touchdown. Miles added the extra point increasing the rocks lead to 21- 13. Noblesville then came back and scored but failed their 2 point conversion making the score 21-19. The rocks marched down the field but were eventually stopped on the 8 yard line forcing Noblesville to go 92 yards in 2:44. Noblesville tried and they continued to move down the field. Eventually getting to the rocks 12 yard line but Josh Tuffnell and David Mendoza were determined to keep them out of the end-zone. It was 4th and 1 on the 4 yard line and Noblesville decided to try a game winning field goal. Austin Dollens fought through the line and with one big swat of his arm blocked the field goal and Noblesville’s chances of winning the game. If the freshmen team can win their last game they will have a share of the HCC conference championship for the freshmen level. The freshmen team will be at away against Lafayette Jefferson to end their season next Monday, October 21st at 6 PM.
Monday, October 14, 2013
#RockReport - noblesville
Offensively, the Shamrocks pounded the football. Elvin Caldwell carried the full load and shined behind the consistent blocking of the offensive line. No series was bigger than the final one that saw the Rocks push down the field and punch the ball in to take the lead for the final time.
The Rock Defense had a stellar night, holding the Millers to a scant 14 points. Mitch Turley was the player of the game, providing several key plays including a diving interception on the Rock 1 yard line. Keyonte Crawford and Nick Krieg frustrated the Miller run game all night, holding the visiting team to a paltry -2 rushing yards with sack after sack. Turner Edwards also continued his trend, intercepting a pass and playing lock-down defense at corner.
Shamrock Special Teams flipped the field with punts a couple times on the leg of Josh Estridge. Plenty of consistent play was found in this phase, with Ryan Wonderlin, Mitch Turley, Matt Kinney, and Cameron Harrison contributing. Matt Crupi had the big play on special teams, recovering a Miller turnover.
Special mention should be given to Zach Krieg, Will McCool, Jacob Pence, Colin White, and Jamarcus Davis. These Rocks made significant contributions in preparing the team for the Friday contest. They had their fins up throughout the week, providing the best possible look for their fellow teammates.
Resolve to support Rocks Football next Friday, when Westfield will look to end the regular season on a high note in Lafayette, facing the Jefferson Bronchos. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
#RockReport - JV and Freshmen
JV
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team traveled to Lafayette on Saturday 10/05/13 and played a hard fought game versus the Maverick Bulls of McCutcheon High School. The JV Rocks Football team was victorious with a score of 28-0.
The JV offense started fast with a two-play drive culminating in a 60 yard touchdown pass from Sophomore Ryan Pepiot to fellow Sophomore Will McCool. A series of penalties on ensuing drives resulted in this being the only score for the Rocks offense in the first half. The second half was mistake free football. Because of this focus, the offense was able to score on long drives both resulting in touchdown runs by Ryan Pepiot. Jordan Long and Alex Salinas (a.k.a. El Guapo) set the tone for the offensive line blocking well and leading to those touchdowns in the second half.
The JV football defense played an outstanding game. Russel Reynolds and Jacob Pence shored up the middle of the Rocks JV defensive line making many plays in the McCutcheon Backfield. The Rocks Defense did not allow the Mavericks in the red zone once during the game, forcing their offense to punt or turn the ball over. One turnover came late in the game from “Lockdown” Luke Lammers. The Mavericks Quarterback threw a pass towards his sideline; Luke broke on the ball, intercepted it, and broke tackles and made people miss as he returned the interception 50 yards for the final Shamrock touchdown.
The Rocks JV Football Team will play next at Noblesville on Saturday October 12th at 10:00 am.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football team secured a winning season on Monday night beating McCutcheon 28-17. The freshmen rocks came out from the first whistle ready to play. The defense came out and got a turnover on McCutcheon’s first possession. Joe Foester recovered a fumble that was forced by a gang of freshmen rocks. Then the offense came out and marched down the field. But found themselves in a fourth and 5 situation but were calm and Andy Sweet through a fade to Josue Gonzalez in the back of the end zone for a quick 6-0 lead. Miles Clinkenbeard then added the extra point. After a McCutcheon touchdown they tried to pooch kick it over the heads of the front line but Justin Frey caught it and took it down to the 5 yard line. Jared Bayha came in and behind an offensive line that moved the entire defense he scored on a great run over the right side. Miles made the extra point pushing the lead to 14-6. McCutcheon scored again pushing the score to 14-12. The offense took over with 1:40 left in the half and scored in 40 seconds on a pass from Andy Sweet to Tanner Nichols down the sideline. The 28 yard pass increased the lead to 20-12 at half time.
The offense started off the second half with the ball and just like they have so many times this year they drove down the field with a long five and a half minute drive. Caleb Sanburn scored to top off the long drive. Making the score 27-12. The defense came in and continued to shut down their offense. The defense was lead by Justin Frey and Austin Dollens. Josh Tuffnell made several tackles for loss and a few big hits on the sidelines. The defense gave up a late touchdown that did not matter making the score 27-18. McCutcheon tried an onside kick but Justin Frey said "no soup for you" and caught the ball. TJ Trzil came in and ran for a first down to finish the game off.
The freshmen team will be at home against Noblesville next Monday, October 14th at 6 PM.
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team traveled to Lafayette on Saturday 10/05/13 and played a hard fought game versus the Maverick Bulls of McCutcheon High School. The JV Rocks Football team was victorious with a score of 28-0.
The JV offense started fast with a two-play drive culminating in a 60 yard touchdown pass from Sophomore Ryan Pepiot to fellow Sophomore Will McCool. A series of penalties on ensuing drives resulted in this being the only score for the Rocks offense in the first half. The second half was mistake free football. Because of this focus, the offense was able to score on long drives both resulting in touchdown runs by Ryan Pepiot. Jordan Long and Alex Salinas (a.k.a. El Guapo) set the tone for the offensive line blocking well and leading to those touchdowns in the second half.
The JV football defense played an outstanding game. Russel Reynolds and Jacob Pence shored up the middle of the Rocks JV defensive line making many plays in the McCutcheon Backfield. The Rocks Defense did not allow the Mavericks in the red zone once during the game, forcing their offense to punt or turn the ball over. One turnover came late in the game from “Lockdown” Luke Lammers. The Mavericks Quarterback threw a pass towards his sideline; Luke broke on the ball, intercepted it, and broke tackles and made people miss as he returned the interception 50 yards for the final Shamrock touchdown.
The Rocks JV Football Team will play next at Noblesville on Saturday October 12th at 10:00 am.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football team secured a winning season on Monday night beating McCutcheon 28-17. The freshmen rocks came out from the first whistle ready to play. The defense came out and got a turnover on McCutcheon’s first possession. Joe Foester recovered a fumble that was forced by a gang of freshmen rocks. Then the offense came out and marched down the field. But found themselves in a fourth and 5 situation but were calm and Andy Sweet through a fade to Josue Gonzalez in the back of the end zone for a quick 6-0 lead. Miles Clinkenbeard then added the extra point. After a McCutcheon touchdown they tried to pooch kick it over the heads of the front line but Justin Frey caught it and took it down to the 5 yard line. Jared Bayha came in and behind an offensive line that moved the entire defense he scored on a great run over the right side. Miles made the extra point pushing the lead to 14-6. McCutcheon scored again pushing the score to 14-12. The offense took over with 1:40 left in the half and scored in 40 seconds on a pass from Andy Sweet to Tanner Nichols down the sideline. The 28 yard pass increased the lead to 20-12 at half time.
The offense started off the second half with the ball and just like they have so many times this year they drove down the field with a long five and a half minute drive. Caleb Sanburn scored to top off the long drive. Making the score 27-12. The defense came in and continued to shut down their offense. The defense was lead by Justin Frey and Austin Dollens. Josh Tuffnell made several tackles for loss and a few big hits on the sidelines. The defense gave up a late touchdown that did not matter making the score 27-18. McCutcheon tried an onside kick but Justin Frey said "no soup for you" and caught the ball. TJ Trzil came in and ran for a first down to finish the game off.
The freshmen team will be at home against Noblesville next Monday, October 14th at 6 PM.
Monday, October 7, 2013
#RockReport - McCutcheon
Offensively, the Shamrocks continued to roll, illuminating another big number on the scoreboard. Elvin Caldwell stepped up and carried the Westfield ground attack, while Devin Reece continued his dominance through the air. The big play of the night came early with a Frank Grimes rushing touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.
The Rock Defense had a rough first half, but held the Mavericks to only 8 points in the second half, allowing Westfield to take over. Matt Crupi led the way with Mitch Turley’s consistent play at side. The defense snagged several key turnovers and found a way to lock down one of the most explosive players that the team has yet faced.
Shamrock Special Teams contributed again this week with a big punt block from Nick Alatza. Nick Dowd put key points on the board and Mitch Turley’s solid play carried over in this phase as well.
Special mention should be given to Russel Reynolds, Jordan Grimes, and Jamarcus Davis. These Rocks made significant contributions in preparing the team for the Friday contest. They were true hunters throughout the week, providing the best possible look for their fellow teammates.
Resolve to support Rocks Football next Friday, when Westfield will take the short trip over to Noblesville to face the Millers. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
#RockReport - JV and Freshmen
JV
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team played the Royals of Hamilton Southeastern’s Junior Varsity football team on Monday the 30th of September at 6:00 at home. The JV Rocks did not play their best football until the 4th quarter and ended up losing 39-21.
On the offensive side of the football, the JV Rocks stopped many of their own drives with penalties and turnovers. The Rocks JV football offense was able to move the ball later in the game and had many bright spots throughout the game. Sam Trompen and Brandon Karsnick both scored touchdowns running the ball on Monday. Sam scored on a quarterback sneak and Brandon scored on a 10 yard run up the middle. Jordan Grimes scored on a 5 yard pass from Sam Trompen later in the game. Max and Will McCool also contributed big catches for the Rocks JV team.
It was a difficult night for the Rocks football team defensively. There was great effort on the part of individuals throughout the night, despite the lackluster result. Evan Harlan and Michael Patterson both were disruptive and made numerous plays from their defensive line positions for the Rocks JV defense. Cameron Harrison also played hard and made plays from his defensive cornerback position.
Will Harrison had a great night for the Rocks JV special teams unit. Harrison, a kicker, made all of his extra points and also placed the ball perfectly on two onside kick attempts for the rocks, both of which were recovered. Daniel Kainrath and Luke Lammers recovered the two onside kicks giving the JV offense a chance to make the game competitive.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football team lost a heart-breaker to Hamilton Southeastern on Monday night 14-22. The Rocks fought hard but just came up short in the end. The freshmen team quickly took the lead on a pass from Andy Sweet to Josue Gonzalez where he made several defenders miss and got into the end-zone for a 9 yard score. Miles Clinckenbeard kicked the extra point. Then, Hamilton Southeastern answered with a touchdown but missed their extra point. The freshmen team led 7-6 going into the second quarter. After a turnover, Caleb Sanburn threw a 50 yard pass to Tanner Nichols on a halfback pass. This long play set up another touchdown pass by Andy Sweet. This time the ball went to Evan Manley for 12 yards and to put the Rocks up 14-6 going into halftime. Hamilton Southeastern got the ball to start and they took 5 minutes to go down the field and score. They went for 2 and made the conversion tying the game at 14-14. The defense was on the field for the entire 3rd quarter other than 3 plays. They fought hard and never gave up. They were lead by Jackson Garrett with an interception and Josh Tuffnell with several tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The freshmen football team came back in the 4th quarter and drove down to the 6 yard line but was unable to get the ball into the end-zone. The defense stopped the Royals and forced a punt. After a long pass to Davion Gibson the Rocks were back down to the 14 yard line. But the Rocks fate was sealed after a fumble on the 6 yard line. The whole team did not give up and continued to fight to the end of the game. The freshmen team will be at home against McCutcheon next Monday, October 7th at 6 PM.
The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team played the Royals of Hamilton Southeastern’s Junior Varsity football team on Monday the 30th of September at 6:00 at home. The JV Rocks did not play their best football until the 4th quarter and ended up losing 39-21.
On the offensive side of the football, the JV Rocks stopped many of their own drives with penalties and turnovers. The Rocks JV football offense was able to move the ball later in the game and had many bright spots throughout the game. Sam Trompen and Brandon Karsnick both scored touchdowns running the ball on Monday. Sam scored on a quarterback sneak and Brandon scored on a 10 yard run up the middle. Jordan Grimes scored on a 5 yard pass from Sam Trompen later in the game. Max and Will McCool also contributed big catches for the Rocks JV team.
It was a difficult night for the Rocks football team defensively. There was great effort on the part of individuals throughout the night, despite the lackluster result. Evan Harlan and Michael Patterson both were disruptive and made numerous plays from their defensive line positions for the Rocks JV defense. Cameron Harrison also played hard and made plays from his defensive cornerback position.
Will Harrison had a great night for the Rocks JV special teams unit. Harrison, a kicker, made all of his extra points and also placed the ball perfectly on two onside kick attempts for the rocks, both of which were recovered. Daniel Kainrath and Luke Lammers recovered the two onside kicks giving the JV offense a chance to make the game competitive.
Freshmen
The Freshmen Football team lost a heart-breaker to Hamilton Southeastern on Monday night 14-22. The Rocks fought hard but just came up short in the end. The freshmen team quickly took the lead on a pass from Andy Sweet to Josue Gonzalez where he made several defenders miss and got into the end-zone for a 9 yard score. Miles Clinckenbeard kicked the extra point. Then, Hamilton Southeastern answered with a touchdown but missed their extra point. The freshmen team led 7-6 going into the second quarter. After a turnover, Caleb Sanburn threw a 50 yard pass to Tanner Nichols on a halfback pass. This long play set up another touchdown pass by Andy Sweet. This time the ball went to Evan Manley for 12 yards and to put the Rocks up 14-6 going into halftime. Hamilton Southeastern got the ball to start and they took 5 minutes to go down the field and score. They went for 2 and made the conversion tying the game at 14-14. The defense was on the field for the entire 3rd quarter other than 3 plays. They fought hard and never gave up. They were lead by Jackson Garrett with an interception and Josh Tuffnell with several tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The freshmen football team came back in the 4th quarter and drove down to the 6 yard line but was unable to get the ball into the end-zone. The defense stopped the Royals and forced a punt. After a long pass to Davion Gibson the Rocks were back down to the 14 yard line. But the Rocks fate was sealed after a fumble on the 6 yard line. The whole team did not give up and continued to fight to the end of the game. The freshmen team will be at home against McCutcheon next Monday, October 7th at 6 PM.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Rocks Special Olympics
Saturday was one of our favorite days, and not only because we got to celebrate beating HSE on Friday. Certainly, that was a special night, but what the Rocks did on Saturday was even more special to us. This is the second year we've had the opportunity to host a Special Olympics football clinic. Both years have proven the event to be one of our favorite chances to serve and interact with the community. It's a great time for everyone involved, and something we look forward to putting on each year.I believe a lot of times, football can seem like a very serious game. In this season, the headlines are full of it. Turn on the TV any given day and you'll probably get your fair share of injuries or personnel changes or controversial calls. A lot of people invest a lot of energy into football with due cause; football is a special game.
But it is a game all the same. Sometimes, it takes a special perspective to remind you. Games are fun. Games bring people together. Games produce smiles and laughter. That is why we love games, first and foremost, and Saturday's football clinic was a poignant reminder of this fact. One need only look at all the faces. What a great game!
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