The 1979-80 Warriors include, left to right, front row, Tony Elizondo, Scott Johnson, Todd McIntosh, Keith James, Tyler Hartley, Eddie Bullard,
back row, Erik Oberg, Kelly Harrington, Mike Gleason, Hal Barker, Kirk Anderson, Mark Madden, and Shelly Harrington.
Under first year varsity coach Frank Crumpacker, the 1979-80 Warriors finished at .500 in both league play and for the season. Warriors Finish At .500 For The Season
Mark Madden Earns 1980 MVP Honors
Tehachapi finished 5-5 in league play and 10-10 for the season.
For the first time, the Desert-Inyo League (DIL) was split into a southern and northern division. The Warriors played in the south,
a division won by Mojave. Bishop High School shared a co-championship with Mammoth High School to win the north. For the Broncos, it was a ninth straight DIL championship.
One highlight in the pre-season was a Consolation Championship in the annual Kern County Tournmanent in Bakersfield. In the tournament,
the Warriors lost to Wasco in the opening round, but rallied to defeat both McFarland and Maricopa.
For his outstanding play throughout the season, senior Mark Madden was named the MVP of the team by the Warrior coaching staff.
Madden also earned all-DIL 1st team honors while Tony Elizondo was named to all-DIL 2nd team.
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OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | LEADING SCORER(S) | |
Dec 1 | Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) | 60 | 33 | H | Kelly Harrington: 15 pts |
Dec 7 | Shafter | 28 | 44 | A | Kelly Harrington: 11 pts |
Dec 14 | McFarland | 56 | 55 | H | Mark Madden: 20 pts |
Dec 21 | Wasco ## | 29 | 45 | A | Mark Madden: 7 pts |
Dec 22 | McFarland ## | 53 | 46 | A | Tony Elizondo: 19 pts |
Dec 23 | Maricopa ## | 67 | 42 | A | Tony Elizondo: 20 pts |
Dec 28 | ## | 57 | 63 | A | |
Dec 29 | ## | 38 | 39 | A | |
Jan 4 | Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) | 55 | 37 | A | Hal Barker: 10 pts |
Jan 5 | Bishop | 53 | 60 | H | Tony Elizondo: 22 pts |
Desert-Inyo League Play
OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | LEADING SCORER(S) | |
Jan 8 | Boron * | 43 | 32 | A | Kelly Harrington: 12 pts |
Jan 11 | Desert (Edwards AFB) * | 51 | 53 | H | Tony Elizondo: 16 pts |
Jan 15 | Mojave * | 49 | 52 | A | Mark Madden: 16 pts |
Jan 18 | Rosamond * | 38 | 33 | H | Mark Madden: 10 pts |
Jan 22 | Paraclete (Lancaster) * | 45 | 53 | A | Mark Madden: 12 pts |
Jan 25 | Boron * | 58 | 33 | H | Tony Elizondo: 14 pts |
Feb 1 | Desert (Edwards AFB) * | 47 | 46 | A | Kelly Harrington: 15 pts |
Feb 5 | Mojave * | 56 | 61 | H | Mark Madden: 13 pts |
Feb 8 | Rosamond * | 40 | 42 | A | Tony Elizondo: 13 pts |
Feb 14 | Paraclete (Lancaster) * | 42 | 36 | H | Madden & Harrington: 8 pts |