#RockReport JV @ Harrison

It took a little time, but I finally got a hold of the report from Saturday's JV game...

The Junior Varsity Westfield Football team started their season with a tremendous victory.  There was an ebb and flow to the game with many momentum shifts, but finished with Westfield players stepping up and making big plays.

The offense for the Shamrocks started the game with a rocky start, but the two headed quarterback duo of Sophomore Cam Nance and Junior Clint Hostler had the offense rolling in no time.  Hostler started the scoring for the rocks with an efficient and explosive drive.  Junior Josue Gonzalez contributed in the first scoring drive with multiple catch and runs to keep the chains moving and put the Raider defense on their heals.  Junior Mike Brown, the offensive player of the game, contributed with multiple punishing runs, but the play of the game came on a 3rd and long when Hostler dropped back and was forced to scramble. Hostler not only picked up the first down but pushed the Rocks into scoring territory.  Hostler finished the drive with a one yard run.  Nance added a score a few drives later on a great scramble to give the rocks the lead.  The duo of Brown and Hostler combined in the last minutes of the game to score a third time to put the game out of reach for the Raiders.

The defense for the Rocks had many shining moments but also showed the rust of a first game.  The defense started out by allowing the Raiders a long drive and score.  The Rocks tightened up and shut down the Raiders for the majority of the game.  The player of the game for the defense was Junior Carson Broshar.  Broshar made multiple big plays including an interception after a tipped pass by Junior Connor Voorhis.  Later in the game, Broshar made an outstanding play on a pass to the sidelines, intercepting it right before he stepped out of bounds.  On the final drive, the Raiders offense was making one final push to make the game competitive again, when Sophomore Logan McClurg intercepted a pass in the end zone to seal the victory for the Rocks.  Freshman Alex Bales also contributed with multiple extra points, a 37 yard field goal, and great kick-offs and punts.

The JV Rocks will play again this Saturday 8/29/15 at home against the Southport Cardinals.