In what was a thrilling game to start off  Hoosier Crossroads Conference play, we saw 2 of the better teams in the state go head to head. Westfield got out to an early lead going up 13-7 after the first quarter but was met every time. Zionsville had one of the biggest runs of the game out of half time going up 37-30 quickly on an 8-0 run. Westfield countered it quickly and was down 41-44 going into the 4th. Back and fourth was the story of the game for the remainder of the game. 2 OTs were forced and Zionsville got physical with offensive rebounds on some missed free throws late. Westfield had 2 chances to win that were quality looks but both missed. This was an amazing start to HCC play for both teams.

  • Zionsville 6'3 junior guard Logan Imes showed off great leadership and the ability to hit tough shots. Westfield had draping defense on him all night and he  scored 18 points. He hit multiple tough mid range jumpers and had some great drives to the rim. He also responded well after some issues with the heavy pressure on him early. Play of the game for him was a block on a stepback 3 near the end of the 2nd quarter. Really impressive overall performance for Imes and he is having an excellent start to the season.
  • Westfield 6'1 senior guard and Purdue commit Braden Smith was red hot in the second quarter of this one. 4 tough pull up and stepback 3s and a great drive and the foul. Smith finished with 26 and was willing his team. Those tough shots and great drives continued throughout. Similar to Imes, there was heavy pressure on Smith the whole time, but he responded very well. Smith also finished with 6 assists and was setting up his teammates well inside and out. This was a really solid performance by him and expect him to continue having impressive performances all season long.
  • Zionsville 6'8 senior forward and Hunnington commit Isaiah Davis had a great game and has been huge for the Eagles in their impressive start to the season. In the second quarter Davis started with a smooth pull up 2 and followed it up with 2 made 3s for the Eagles. Through this and the Ben Davis game he has really shown his ability to stretch the floor. Davis made some crucial rebounds and some good inside scoring later on and was huge for the Eagles. Davis finished with 7 rebounds and 4 were offensive boards.
  • Westfield 6'2 senior guard Cam Haffner was big for Westfield as well. He was second in scoring for them and hit some really impressive jumpers. This includes one of his signature shots which is a moving 3 off a sharp screen. Haffner was able to make some tough 2s and was really aggressive all night.
  • Zionsville 6'9 junior forward Nick Richart was really impressive inside especially in the 2nd half. Richart had some tough post moves and was really agile throughout the game. Richart finished with a double double and was crucial in the second half inside as he had some big finishes to give momentum. He also had an even split of 6 offensive rebounds and 6 defensive rebounds which was his best rebounding game of the year so far.

What an incredible game and both teams played tremendously. Each team with only 8 turnovers and it was action packed all 32 minutes.

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