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 Carson Swanson anything less than an A-plus after pouring in 41 points to lead Westfield to a convincing 76-32 victory over Clymer in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 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.

“As serious as he and Zach Maguire take basketball, they lead the team,” Coach Swanson said. “Hopefully, we just make progress the next 17 games and get to the playoffs.”

Lincoln Thomas added 12 points, 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.

Clymer's Blake Beckerink puts up a jumper during Monday's game against Westfield. OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg

The final score was the same for the second consecutive game 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.

“We’re behind,” King admitted. “You’ve got to be happy for (the football players). It’s just the way it goes. It’s the hand we’re dealt. It’s going to take us a while to get it together.”

With only one senior on his roster and just one scrimmage, which was last Saturday, King said he didn’t even talk to his team about “scheming anything special” for Carson Swanson.

“He’s impossible to shut down anyway,” King said.

Last night was close for the first four minutes. Clymer’s 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.

Westfield's Zach Maguire puts up a jumper during Monday's game against Clymer. OBSERVER Photo by Scott Kindberg

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.

“Lots of things to work on, we have new guys, and I’m learning the depth of our team, so we’re still trying to feel our way,” Coach Swanson said.

Clymer was led by Carson White with 8 points and Eli Mitchell added 7.

WESTFIELD (76)

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