2012-13 Lady Warriors Basketball
Lady Warrior Rheanna Cowee battles for a rebound with Jayla English of Hanford West in a CIF semifinal playoff game in Hanford on Feb. 26. Danielle Simpson #34 watches the action.
Hanford West defeated the Lady Warriors 55-33, then defeated Selma in the DIII championship game the following Saturday in Selland Arena-Fresno. Photo by Gary Feinstein, The Hanford Sentinel.
Posted by Tom Shea, The Tehachapi News, on March 2, 2013 Lady Warriors Fall To Hanford West
In CIF Semifinal Playoffs
The Lady Warriors ended a stellar year on the hard court last week in a CIF Division III semifinal loss to Hanford West, 53-33.
Tehachapi (23-6) reached the Division III final four with wins over San Joaquin Memorial 59-56 and Shafter 43-33 in previous playoff contests.
Freshman point guard Dani Peacon led the team in scoring with 12 points and added four steals and three assists. Rheanna Cowee also had a strong game with nine points and 16 rebounds,
while Danielle Simpson had six points and four rebounds.
Alyssa Garcia added four points, four assist and three steals and Briana Gutierrez had a basket in the contest.
Mountain Basketball’s playoff run marked the first time a Lady Warrior basketball team won a playoff game since 2007. It was also the first time THS won two playoff games in a single season since 2005,
when the Lady Warriors defeated Hanford 56-47 and Cesar Chavez 64-50 to reach the CIF championship.
Seniors playing their final season for Tehachapi were Brooke Hurt, Briana Gutierrez, Cedar Parrott, Danielle Simpson, Rheanna Cowee and Alexis Schoenberg.
Coaching the Lady Warriors this season were Renn Amstead and Sheri Dees.
Hanford West High's star player Kalia Parker drives against Tehachapi High's Kelsey Vance in the first half of their playoff game at Hanford West High on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The Huskies advanced to the DIII championship finals with a 55-33 win over the Lady Warriors. Photo by Gary Feinstein, The Hanford Sentinal.
