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Westfield senior Carson Swanson goes for a dunk against Clymer in CCAA Division 2 action on Monday.
CLYMER — If Westfield boys basketball coach Nolan Swanson was required to grade his team’s performance after three games, he said he’d give the Wolverines a “B-minus.”
As for individual evaluations, he declined to offer an opinion, but for anyone who witnessed the all-around talents of his son on Monday night, it would be hard to award the senior guard anything less than an A-plus.
Carson Swanson poured in 41 points to lead Westfield to a convincing 76-32 victory over Clymer in a nonleague game
Showing the ability to shoot from distance (four 3-pointers), drive to the basket or throw down dunks (he had three of those), the 6-foot-2 senior was a dominant force in propelling the Wolverines to their win.
Lincoln Thomas added 12 points, Zach Maguire chipped in 9 and Grant Beadle had 8 for Westfield, which finished 1-1 in last weekend’s Fort LeBeouf (Pennsylvania) Tournament in which it lost to Erie First Christian Academy by three points in the opener and then dominated Northwestern 76-32 in the second game.
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ZACH MAGUIRE
The final score was the same against the Pirates (0-1), who are just trying to work out the kinks for Coach Irv King after getting a late start with a complete team because of the success of the state champion Clymer/Sherman/Panama football team.
Last night was close for the first four minutes as the Pirates’ Carson White’s 3-pointer tied the game at 7-all. But then Carson Swanson scored 13 points in the final 31/2 minutes to give Westfield a 20-11 lead heading into the second period.
By halftime, the Wolverines’ margin had ballooned to 34-16 (with 21 points belonging to Swanson). The second half was even more onesided as the visitors outscored the hosts 42-16.
Clymer was led by Carson White with 8 points and Eli Mitchell added 7.
WESTFIELD (76)
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BLAKE BECKERINK
Paddock 0 0 0, BSwanson 2 0 4, Whitesell 0 0 0, Stein 0 0 0, Maguire 3 3 9, CSwanson 16 5 41, Thomas 4 0 12, Anderson 1 0 2, Beadle 4 0 8, Stellhorn 0 0 0, Schuster 0 0 0, Tunison 0 0 0, Totals 30 8 76.
CLYMER (32)
White 3 0 8, Gomez 0 1 1, Beckerink 1 2 5, Wells 0 0 0, Einink 2 1 5, Perry 0 0 0, Johnson 1 0 2, Wassink 0 1 1, JoBeckerink 1 1 3, Mitchell 3 1 7, Totals 11 7 32.
3-point goals — CSwanson 4, Thomas 4, White 2, Beckerink.
Westfield 20 14 23 19 — 76
Clymer 11 5 6 10 — 32