Westfield kept its playoff hopes alive with a 34-0 South Central Conference victory over host Adams-Friendship on Friday night.

The Pioneers (2-2 in the SCC, 5-3 overall) need a victory over conference leading Wautoma on Thursday night to become playoff eligible.

Westfield running back Aaron Stauss had 163 rushing yards on 30 carries to help lead the Pioneers to 270 rushing yards. Stauss also scored three touchdowns on runs of 32, 18 and 8 yards.

The Westfield defense forced and recovered for Green Devil fumbles en route to pitching its second shutout of the season.

Westfield ....................... 7 6 8 13 - 34

Adams-Friendship ..............0 0 0 0 - 0

W - Schrank 9 pass from Jackson (Mills kick), 1st 03:05

W - Stauss 32 run (kick blocked), 2nd 00:55

W - Floeter 21 run (Stauss run), 3rd 03:26

W - Stauss 18 run (run failed), 4th 11:55

W - Stauss 8 run (Derosier kick), 4th 04:50

TEAM STATS                          W                        AF

First downs ....................13                  11

Total Net Yards ..............355                228

Rushes-yards ................52-270            32-160

Passing .........................85                  68

Comp-Att-Int ..................7-13-1           5-14-0

Penalties-Yards ..............6-40               3-15

Fumbles-Lost ..................1-0                4-4

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: W - Stauss 30-163. AF - Kuchta 7-60. PASSING: W - Jackson 7-13-1, 85. AF - Kuchta 4-13-0, 68. RECEIVING: W - Schrank 3-26. AF - Waite 3-45.