The Westfield Bombers try to get their offense going against a stout Chicopee Comp defense Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)
CHICOPEE – The Westfield High School boys’ basketball team has hit a road block of sorts.
Westfield fell to the host Chicopee Comp Colts 61-35 Monday to fall to 1-3. The Bombers, who graduated 10 seniors and are playing with an entirely new starting five, committed 21 turnovers.
“We took a couple of steps back,” Westfield coach Bill Daley said. “We have a young group of guys who had been getting better. Today was not one of those days.”
Chicopee Comprehensive moved the ball well, and converted a decent percentage of shots. The Colts opened the game on a 13-2 run, led 20-12 after one quarter, and reeled off the last seven points of the first half and the first seven points of the third quarter.
Westfield was coming off a 65-57 loss to Medford Saturday, a game in which the Bombers turned over the ball 28 times.
“We need to get better,” coach Daley said. “We’re going to keep plugging away.”
Smith Voke 55, St. Mary 23
Sam Thresher scored a team-high 11 points to lead St. Mary.
