Tehachapi at Burroughs
September 5, 2014
The Warriors Colten Eaton (#24) and a host of Warriors attempt to take down a Burroughs ball carrier in last Friday night's game in Ridgecrest.
Burroughs High defeated the Warriors, 35-21, snapping a five game Warrior winning streak against the Burros. Photo by Michael Duffy, The Tehachapi News.
Posted on September 10, 2014 by Tom Shea, The Tehachapi News Turned Back In Ridgecrest
Warriors Fall To Burroughs On The Road
The Warriors and Burros were in a seesaw battle for most of the evening last Friday night before Burroughs pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Tehachapi, 35-21.
After Mountain Football’s opponent went up 2-0 off a bobbled punt snap that went through the end zone for a safety, Tehachapi (1-1) reeled off an 87-yard drive in the first quarter
that was capped with a Willy Urciel 11-yard touchdown run. The drive was assisted with three 15-yard penalties by Burroughs,
who closed the evening with 14 penalties for 130 yards by game’s end.
The Warriors would record another score on a 15-yard touchdown reception by Nick Steele from quarterback Chris Llamas, with Burroughs (1-1) answering both
first-half scores with a pair of touchdown runs to take a slim lead into the locker room, 15-13.
Mountain Football answered back in the beginning of the third quarter with an 80-yard drive that was finished off with a Willy Urciel one-yard touchdown run.
After Chris Rhodes punched in the two point run, the Warriors took the lead back, 21-15.
Momentum shifted Burroughs direction on the ensuing kickoff, taking a kick return 87 yards to the Tehachapi 11-yard line. Two plays later, BHS punched in a quick touchdown
run to take the lead back for good. After two more fourth quarter scores, Burroughs finished off the night with the final 35-21 count.
Urciel finished as Tehachapi’s leading rusher with 91 yards on 16 carries, followed by Rhodes with 80 yards on 13 carries.
Llamas finished with four completions for 73 yards and the second quarter touchdown. Steele had two catches for 37 yards,
Jake Walters a catch for 23 yards and Connor O’Neal a fourth quarter completion for 13 yards.
Warrior quarterback Chris Llamas #12 scrambles for yardage against the Burroughs High defense. The Burros of Ridgecrest defeated the Warriors 35-21,
snapping a five game winning streak by the Warriors over Burroughs dating back to 2009. Photo courtesy burrosfootball.org.
Posted on September 5, 2014, The Bakersfield Californian Burroughs 35, Tehachapi 21
At Ridgecrest:
* The Burros (1-1) scored twice in the fourth quarter to pull away for a win at home.
* Burroughs quarterback Hayden Sonnenberg went 12 of 24 passing for 167 yards, and rushed for TDs from 6 and 2 yards.
* Adan Pena was the workhorse for the Burros, rushing for with 163 yards on 21 carries, including the go-ahead score in the third quarter to help Burroughs go up 22-21.
* Kyle Cornell was the big target for Sonnenberg with 98 yards receiving on seven catches, and a 13-yard end around run in the second quarter.
* Tehachapi (1-1) was led in the ground game by Willy Urciel, who had 91 yards on 16 carries and two touchdown runs.
Nick Steele also hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chris Llamas.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Tehachapi 7 6 8 0 21 Burroughs 2 13 7 13 35
The Scoring:
First Quarter:
B--Bobbled punt snap for safety
T--Urciel 11 run (Katona kick)
Second Quarter:
B--Sonnenberg 11 run (kick failed)
T--Steele 15 pass from Llamas (pass failed)
B--Cornell 13 run (Martinez kick)
Third Quarter:
T--Urciel 1 run (Rhodes run)
B--Pena 11 run (Martinez kick)
Fourth Quarter:
B--Sonnenberg 2 run (Martinez kick)
B--Ayers 2 run (kick failed)
Tehachapi vs Burroughs Stats
THS BHS First Downs 18 24 Rushes-Yards 41-238 45-308 Passing Yards 73 167 Comp-Att-Int 4-9-0 12-24-1 Total Yards 311 475 Punts 5-27.2 1-36.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties 11-105 14-140
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING—Tehachapi: Urciel 16-91, Rhodes 13-80, Llamas 4-35, Scott 8-32.
Burroughs: Pena 21-163, Ayers 7-65, Sonnenberg 14-60, Cornell 3-20.PASSING—Tehachapi: Llamas 4-9-0-73. Burroughs: Sonnenberg 12-24-1-167
RECEIVING—Tehachapi: Steele 2-37, Walters 1-23, O'Neal 1-13. Burroughs: Cornell 7-98, Ayers 1-19, Tate 1-19, Hope 1-18, Pena 2-13.
Varsity – Tehachapi (1-1), Burroughs (1-1)
Junior Varsity - Tehachapi 27 Burroughs 16
Frosh-Soph Game - Tehachapi 00 Burroughs 24
