The 1982-83 Warriors include, left to right, Jim Clark, Sean Adams, Tony Kramer, Mike Holm, Todd, Hiebert, Brent Hunt, John Anderson,
Mike Duplan, Casey Villicana, Casey Hawn, Layne Sessions, Raymond Tomasko, Paul Villicana, Jack Reese, and Marty Holm.
The head coach was Frank Crumpacker and the assistant was Darrell Pettitt.
Under fourth year coach Frank Crumpacker, the 1982-83 Warriors won the Desert-Inyo League (DIL) title, giving Tehachapi Back-to-Back DIL Titles For Tehachapi
Anderson and Hawn Named Co-MVP's
back-to-back DIL championships for the first time since joining the league in 1958.
For the season, the Warriors finished at 18-4, marking the eleventh time in twelve years Tehachapi had an overall season winning record.
The 18 win season was also the most victories in one season since the 1976-77 team won 19 games.For Crumpacker, it would be his final season as the boys head basketball coach. In four years, his Warrior teams went 29-11 in DIL play and 55-31 overall.
Crumpacker guided the Warriors to two DIL titles and three straight post-season CIF playoff appearances.
In the pre-league season of December, Tehachapi was impressive with a 7-2 record. In the annual Rosamond Tournament,
the Warriors won three straight games over Beverly Hills Prep, Boron, and Rosamond to win the tournament title.
The following week in the annual Kern County Tournament in Bakersfield, the Warriors finished in 2nd place after defeating both Garces and Shafter,
but lost to Taft in the championship game. Anderson, Hawn, and Hiebert were selected to the all-tournament team.
The Warriors elected not to participate in the annual Bishop Tournament and had several weeks off before beginning league play
on January 7, 1983 against Rosamond.
In league play, Tehachapi ran away with the league title at 9-1 for the season. The Warriors had a few close games with Rosamond,
and one nail biter with Mojave. The only loss came on the final night of the season against Boron.
In post-season play, the Warriors played host to LA Lutheran. Lutheran upset the higher seeded Warriors, 49-47,
despite the 19 point effort by KC Hawn.
For their outstanding play throughout the season, center John Anderson (6'5") and guard KC Hawn were named the Co-MVP's
of the team by the Warrior coaching staff.
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OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | LEADING SCORER(S) | |
Dec 3 | Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) | 52 | 40 | H | Todd Hiebert: 21 pts. |
Dec 7 | McFarland | 45 | 40 | A | Todd Hiebert: 14 pts. |
Dec 9 | Beverly Hills Prep ## | 67 | 30 | A | John Anderson: 12 pts |
Dec 10 | Boron ## | 49 | 38 | A | Todd Hiebert: 25 pts |
Dec 11 | Rosamond ## | 49 | 33 | A | Todd Hiebert: 16 pts |
Dec 14 | Shafter | 60 | 62 | H | Todd Hiebert: 16 pts |
Dec 15 | Garces (Bakersfield) ## | 60 | 49 | A | John Anderson: 19 pts |
Dec 16 | Shafter ## | 50 | 44 | A | KC Hawn: 18 pts |
Dec 17 | Taft ## | 39 | 48 | A | John Anderson: 18 pts |
Desert-Inyo League Play
OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | LEADING SCORER(S) | |
Jan 7 | Rosamond * | 46 | 39 | H | KC Hawn: 14 pts |
Jan 11 | Desert (Edwards AFB) * | 80 | 60 | A | KC Hawn & Todd Hiebert: 23 pts |
Jan 14 | Mojave * | 43 | 39 | H | John Anderson: 12 pts |
Jan 15 | Bishop ## | 45 | 46 | H | |
Jan 18 | Paraclete * | 63 | 22 | A | Todd Hiebert: 16 pts |
Jan 20 | Boron * | 48 | 27 | A | KC Hawn: 12 pts |
Jan 25 | Rosamond * | 44 | 40 | A | Todd Hiebert: 12 pts |
Jan 27 | Desert (Edwards AFB) * | 47 | 43 | H | John Anderson: 17 pts |
Feb 1 | Mojave * | 63 | 36 | A | KC Hawn: 18 pts |
Feb 4 | Paraclete (Lancaster) * | 58 | 45 | H | KC Hawn: 26 pts |
Feb 5 | Bishop ## | 59 | 56 | A | KC Hawn: 21 pts |
Feb 8 | Boron * | 46 | 51 | H | KC Hawn: 16 pts |
OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | LEADING SCORER(S) | |
Feb 17 | LA Lutheran | 47 | 49 | H | KC Hawn: 19 pts |