Tehachapi at Bakersfield Christian
October 15, 2021
Warrior linebacker Wyatt Ritchie #10 continued his dominance on defense recording 18 tackles against a highly talented Bakersfield Christian
offense last Friday night. Ritchie leads the Warrior defense in tackles this season. Tehachapi returns home to the local gridiron
against Golden Valley this Friday night October 22. (Photo by Vicky Shea, The Tehachapi News.)
Posted by The Tehachapi News Sports Staff on October 20, 2021. BCHS First-Half Surge Downs Mountain Football
South Yosemite League title favorite Bakersfield Christian (6-3; 3-0 SYL) struck early and often in their homecoming game against the Warriors last week,
scoring 34 points in the first half and eventually cruising to a 41-19 victory to remain undefeated in league play.
Tehachapi (2-5; 0-2) had strong performances from Michael Jones, who had two short yardage rushing touchdowns on offense and eight tackles and a pass deflection on defense.
Jacob Root also had a quarterback keeper for a one-yard score in the second half and connected with Rashad McElroy for a 25-yard completion.
Wyatt Richie had another standout game at linebacker, recording 18 total tackles for the second week in a row. AJ Anderson also played well with nine tackles.
On special teams, Tylar Love had 101 yards of kick and punt return yards combined and Ryan Wilson recorded a kickoff for a touchback.
In the frosh-soph game, Tehachapi (5-3; 2-1 SYL) fell to Bakersfield Christian, 40-22.
Levi Hart had two rushing scores and Andrew Aguirre had 101 yards on 19 carries to lead the Warrior offense.
Defensively, Adrian Pina had the biggest highlight of the game with a 78-yard interception return for a touchdown. Other leaders included Aguirre with nine tackles, Alex Leon with eight tackles, Carter Kolesar with seven tackles, Wade Brooks with five tackles and a pass deflection and Alan Castaneda with five tackles and a caused fumble. Liddon Scott also had four tackles and a fumble recovery.
On special teams, Leonell Gonzalez had a two point conversion reception from Pina and Kolesar was a perfect 2-2 on point after attempts.
Tehachapi will have a home contest for the first time in five weeks when they host Golden Valley this Friday at Coy Burnett Stadium.
Kickoffs for the games will be at 5 p.m. (frosh-soph) and 7:30 p.m. (varsity).
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Tehachapi 0 7 6 6 19 Bakersfield Christian 20 14 7 0 41
Tehachapi vs Bakersfield Christian Statistics
THS BCHS First Downs 10 Rushes-Yards 43-119 Passing Yards 25 Comp-Att-Int 1-5-1 Total Yards 144 Punts 4-29.3 Penalties 4-40
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING — Tehachapi: Orellana 13-40, Wilson 9-16, Root 2-3, Love 6-9, McElroy 5-23, Anderson 4-27, Jones 3-9, Sills 1-8.
BCHS: .
PASSING — Tehachapi: Root 1-5-1. BCHS: .
RECEIVING — Tehachapi: McElroy 1-25. BCHS: .
Varsity Records: Tehachapi 2-5 (0-2 SYL) BCHS 5-3 (3-0 SYL)
Junior Varsity: Braves 21 BCHS JV 42
