1951-52 Warriors

League Record: 8-1 (12-7 Overall)
San Joaquin Valley Champions

The 1951-52 Warriors include, front row, left to right, Gaylon West, David Elizondo, Rudy Muro, and Humphry,
back row, Carroll Killingsworth, Clarence Lovelace, Joe Castro, and Troy Porter.

Warriors Capture First Ever Valley Championship!
Back-to-Back SSL Titles For Tehachapi

The Warriors won their first ever Valley Championship in the small schools Sierra Division Class A in 1951-52,
defeating Parlier in the valley finals.

The Warriors also won back-to-back South Sierra League titles by claiming the 1952 championship, posting an 8-1 record
in league play. Overall, the Warriors were 12-7 for the season.

Under veteran coach John Goodell, the Warriors established themselves as a Sierra League contender winning the annual Carnival on December 7, 1951.
The Warriors won the offensive trophy with 37 points and the defensive trophy (see picture below) giving up
just 15 points. Forward Troy Porter led the Warriors with 15 points scored.

The Warriors had a very tough non-league schedule losing to larger schools Arvin twice, William S. Hart of Santa Clarita,
and Taft. A very talented Taft team defeated Tehachapi 74-50 in Taft on December 27, 1951. Taft would go on to finish the season
with a 22-3 record, and defeated Edison-Fresno for the Valley Championship in the large schools division.

The tough non-league schedule assisted the Warriors in preparing for league play, as Tehachapi won their first seven league games.
This set-up a showdown with once beaten McFarland in Tehachapi on February 28, 1952, the last game of the regular season.
In a tense, low scoring game, McFarland prevailed 29-26 to force a playoff game for the South Sierra League championship.

Playing on a nuetral site, East High School in Bakersfield, the Warriors won the championship in another
low scoring affair, 24-21. Rudy Muro led the Warriors with 8 points.

In the valley championship game, the Warriors traveled to Parlier to meet the Northern Sierra League champions.
Trailing 34-30 at the half, and 48-42 after three quarters, the Warriors used an amazing 26 point fourth quarter to come from behind to defeat Parlier 68-58.
Carroll Killingsworth led the Warrior with 18 points while center Troy Porter contributed with 15 points.

For the season, Killingsworth, Muro, and Porter all averaged just over 10 points a game, with Muro emerging as the overall scoring leader.
Guards Joe Castro and Clarence Lovelace rounded out the starting five for the Warriors.

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Game-by-Game Results

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	L	GAME HIGHLIGHT
Nov 30	Arvin	34	44	A	Troy Porter: 14 pts
Dec 14	Wasco	52	50	H	Rudy Muro: 19 pts (OT)
Dec 15	Shafter	36	39	A	Rudy Muro: 11 pts
Dec 27	Taft Wildcats	50	74	A	Rudy Muro: 16 pts
Jan 4	Alpaugh *	68	27	H	Rudy Muro: 18 pts
Jan 5	Wasco	43	41	A	Rudy Muro: 16 pts
Jan 11	Garces (Bakersfield) *	45	29	A	Carroll Killingsworth: 14 pts
Jan 16	Trona	71	41	A	Carroll Killingsworth: 19 pts
Jan 25	McFarland *	43	33	A	Carroll Killingsworth: 13 pts
Jan 26	Lone Pine	38	60	A	Clarence Lovelace: 10 pts
Feb 1	Maricopa *	85	37	H	Rudy Muro: 19 pts
Feb 2	Wm. S. Hart (Santa Clarita)	38	48	H	Carroll Killingsworth: 10 pts
Feb 8	Alpaugh *	75	28	H	Rudy Muro: 18 pts
Feb 15	Garces (Bakersfield) *	24	22	H	Carroll Killingsworth: 7 pts
Feb 16	Maricopa *	48	43	A	Troy Porter: 15 pts
Feb 23	Arvin	34	49	H	Troy Porter: 7 pts
Feb 28	McFarland *	26	29	H	Troy Porter: 7 pts
Mar 4	McFarland ##	24	21	N	Rudy Muro: 8 pts

* Denotes League Game     ## League Playoff Game

San Joaquin Valley Small Schools Playoffs
Sierra Division

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	L	GAME HIGHLIGHT
Mar 7	Parlier	68	58	A	Carroll Killingsworth: 18 pts

The 1951-52 Warriors include, front row, l to r, Clarence Lovelace, Joe Castro, Troy Porter, Carroll Killingsworth, and Rudy Muro.