Catching up... JV beat Southport 42-32 last week. We pick up our reports with Zionsville this past weekend...)
The Westfield Junior Varsity football team came out to an incredibly fast start, scoring on the first three possessions of both teams. The Rocks won the toss and wanted to receive the football. The drive that ensued was a surgical blitzkrieg attack on the Eagles defense. The two offensive players of the game, Sophomore WR Caleb Pettijohn and Junior QB Andy Sweet, connected on multiple passes on the first drive including a 40+ yd touchdown strike to seal the deal.
The Zionsville JV team was put on its heels to start the game and the Westfield JV defense continued the assault. Junior OLB Dillon Simpson blitzed off the edge sacking the quarterback and stripping the ball, which fell nicely into Junior DE Elisha Lennon’s waiting hands. Lennon then ran the fumble in for a 60+ yard touchdown. The onslaught did not stop there. The next Eagles possession ended in a quick 3 and out, but during the attempted punt, Junior OLB Zach Jankowski blocked and recovered the punt giving the Rocks offense great field position. Sweet and Pettijohn hooked up again for another 30+ yard TD pass. After another Zionsville punt, the Rocks offense was driving a third time into Eagles territory when they finally stumbled and had back to back penalties, giving them a seemingly insurmountable 3rd and 35. Sweet again delivered with a 55 yard TD pass to Junior WR Mike Smith. The first quarter ended with the Rocks leading 28-7.
The rest of the game was full of big plays on defense keeping the Eagles caged. The Eagles had multiple opportunities near the Rocks end zone but came up short many times. Lennon had a sack which ended a drive near the end zone, Junior DB Chris Zolto had an interception in the endzone, Jankowski and Simpson combined to produce a fumble which was recovered by Lennon, and Jankowski along with Sophomore DB Cam Nance both had interceptions late in the game.
The Rocks also dominated on special teams. Freshman kicker Alex Bales had a huge morning kicking the ball. His kick-offs all were near the goal line, he punted the ball inside the 2 yard line pinning the Eagles deep, and he made a 46 yard field goal. Also contributing on special teams were Zolto, sophomore snapper Spencer Schneider, Jankowski, and junior LB Devin McGinnis recovering desperate onside kick attempts from an out matched Zionsville JV team.
The final score was 31-24 in favor of the Rocks.
Come support the JV football team as they defend their HCC JV Champs title this Saturday September 12th, at Noblesville High School @ 10 a.m.
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