1945-46 Warriors

League Record: 6-0 (14-1 Overall)
South Sierra League Champions

The 1945-46 Warriors include, front row, left to right, coach John Goodell, Alfred Damian, Hugh Vasquez, Jesse Peters,
Fred Castro, George Koutroulis, Dick Johnson, Tony Anthony, and David Navarro (with ball).

Warriors Capture First South Sierra League Title!
Best Season In School History

Under coach John Goodell, the Tehachapi Warriors captured their first South Sierra League title by going a perfect 6-0 in league play.
The 1945-46 Warriors had the best basketball
season in school history by posting an overall record of 19 wins and 2 losses (including exhibition games).

Spoiling a storybook season, Tehachapi dropped a heartbreaking one point loss in the Sierra Division valley championship game
to Dos Palos, 32-31. Center Fred Castro paced the Warriors with 13 points in a game played before 500 screaming fans in Tehachapi.
Castro, a sophomore, netted a long basket as the game ended, but the shot was ruled no good
as the game clock had expired by a mere second.

Of historical significance, the new Tehachapi gym opened up to rave reviews on January 11, 1946. It had been nearly two years
since the old gymnasium had burned to the ground in a mysterious fire.
The opening of the new gym featured plenty of fanfare, games, music, and dancing.

Other season milestones included two defeats over rival Maricopa, the first time a Warrior team had ever beaten the varsity Indians.
Also, Tehachapi defeated Barstow twice, quite an accomplishment since the Riffians were the Desert League champions.

The Warriors concluded their season by participating in the eight team Barstow Invitational basketball tournament.
Tehachapi dominated play by defeating St. Bernadine, Victorville, and Needles in the championship game.
Fred Castro was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament and Jesse Peters joined him on the all-tournament team.

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Game-by-Game Results

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	L	LEADING SCORER(S)
Dec 14	Taft Lightweights (Bobcats)	30	09	A	Tony Anthony: 12 pts
Dec 19	Antelope Valley (Lancaster)	37	35	A	George Koutroulis: 11 pts
Jan 15	Antelope Valley (Lancaster)	32	27	H	Fred Castro: 8 pts
Jan 18	Maricopa *	42	27	H	Fred Castro: 13 pts
Jan 22	Mojave Lions Club ##	33	16	H
Jan 25	McFarland *	41	28	A	George Koutroulis: 12 pts
Jan 29	US Marines Sqdn #514 (Mojave) ##	37	30	H	George Koutroulis: 8 pts
Feb 1	Shafter *	25	23	A
Feb 5	Mojave Lions Club ##	30	23	A
Feb 6	Tehachapi American Legion ##	28	18	H
Feb 8	Shafter *	19	18	H	Jesse Peters: 8 pts (OT)
Feb 15	McFarland *	41	28	H	George Koutroulis: 13 pts
Feb 16	Barstow	37	29	A	George Koutroulis: 16 pts
Feb 22	Maricopa *	26	22	A	George Koutroulis: 9 pts
Feb 23	Barstow	36	14	H	Jesse Peters: 12 pts
Mar 1	US Navy (Mojave) ##	25	31	H
Mar 15	St. Bernadine (San Bernadino) ##	34	21	A	George Koutroulis: 15 pts
Mar 15	Victorville ##	36	28	A	Fred Castro: 19 pts
Mar 16	Needles ##	33	28	A	Hugh Vasquez: 15 pts

San Joaquin Valley Playoffs - Sierra Division

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	L	LEADING SCORER(S)
Mar 12	Dos Palos	31	32	H	Fred Castro: 13 pts

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