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POST SEASON BOUND
Warriors set to enter first year of
"new" D-III playoffs after big win over Golden Valley...Warriors
enter as #5 Seed against the #12 Roosevelt Roughriders
Posted 11-12-04
SACK MAN:
Chad Johnson (#52) had a HUGE game on defense
against Golden Valley. Taking advantage of the shotgun pass
formations, Mountain Football's leading pass rusher let loose with a
season-high five sacks.
Ok, so the first half was ugly.
And things sure did seem to get
NASTY in the stands, booing...bickering...complaining...a lot of
everything after Golden Valley took it to the Warriors to go into the
locker room ahead, 7-0.
Then came the second half.
All became well among the Warrior faithful.
"We knew that this team had some
weapons," said Warrior Head Man Steve Denman. "We told the guys at
halftime that we were serious this week...that we weren't lying to them
about Golden Valley's capability."
"In the second half the players
started to believe us and pick up their game. We adjusted well."
Four Sean Finley touchdowns
later...
Ballgame.
But you do have to give credit
to Golden Valley, though. Not one senior on the football team.
Notta one. Yet, they hung tough and have improved IMMENSLY
throughout the course of their 2-9 (1-4 SSL) season.
And, you had to figure that the
Bulldogs were getting better and better, indicated by their close 20-12
loss to Arvin in week 9.
28-7 seems like decisive
victory, but you have to be concerned about the future with Golden
Valley too.
This squad might be the team to
watch out for in 2005, folks. Remember, every single one of them
are coming back...so get used to those Bobby Hinzo slant passes and long
gainers....we'll see it again on the Mountain in '05.
On that note though, GREAT job
to the Tehachapi secondary for their adjustments in the second half.
A few of those passes would have been long gains had the Warrior
secondary not thwarted the pass play. A few deflections here, a
few interceptions there, and we have ourselves some Mountain Defense.
Playoffs are upon us again, with
the seeding meeting to announce the bracket on Saturday in Porterville.
Should be a great next couple of weeks!
Hit and Fly Big Green!
And oh, by the way,
congrats to Coach Denman on victory # 200!
WAY TO GO COACH!
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WARRIOR REPORT: #5 Tehachapi Warriors (6-4; 4-1 SSL) vs.
#12 Roosevelt (Fresno)
(0-10; 0-5 NYL)
The rankings have been
officially posted on the
CIF Website. Tehachapi has a first round date with the
bracket's lowest seed, the #12 Roughriders.
Tehachapi was hoping for a
#4 seed, which would have given them a first round bye, but for whatever
reason it was not to be. The 35-28 win over Arvin turned out to be
huge, giving them a leap-frog over #6 seeded Arvin, which enter the
playoffs with a 7-3 overall record. Hard to ignore that Tehachapi
beat Arvin when the committee got together.
Things are looking positive
for Tehachapi in the early going. Delano is a struggling football
team right now. They lost hard to Tulare Western 49-6, lost to
Tulare Union 7-6, and barely beat senioreless Caesar Chavez 17-10.
So, if you had to play a team in the playoffs coming off a bye, Delano
would be the team.
BUT, Delano should have the
opportunity to shore up their cobwebs before playing Tehachapi, and it
will be a home game for them...so anything can happen.
Meet the Roughriders: Roosevelt in
action against Buchanan (Fresno)
As for Roosevelt, you got
to hand it to the Roughriders and the Jo Jo Reyes for entering the
playoffs after going through the season without a win. Don't be
deceived by the record, though.
They only lost by eight
points to the Division III's number 2 seed Fresno last week, which won
the Northern Yosemite League Title. They've also been able to put
up some points on like-teams, most notably Arvin, and three TD's against
San Joaquin Memorial.
So...this offense does have
some firepower for being a winless team.
Playing Golden Valley
should have taught the Warriors a valuable lesson in not underestimating
opponents. Ignore the record Warriors, get ready for the
Roughriders!
Hit and Fly!
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Hat's off to the Tehachapi underclassmen on
turning in two fine seasons! Both the
freshman and
junior varsity programs
won their games,
with the Indians pummeling the Bulldogs 50-0 and the Braves completing
an undefeated 10-0 (5-0 SSL) season with a 56-13 win. The Indians finished 7-3
(4-1 SSL). Good job both programs on a heck of a year!
THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN-
Indians' Brad Taylor take s a QB keeper down the line of scrimmage in
the third quarter against Golden Valley. Tehachapi would surmount
a 42-7 halftime lead and score a couple more to route the JV Bulldogs. |
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Still some football to be had this week. The
sophomore Golden Empire Youth Football Tomahawks are in the championship
game on Saturday. The game is set for 3pm on Saturday, November
12th at Garces High School in Bakersfield. If you can, come on down and
support the Tomahawks to a title!
One Team Remaining!-
The sophomore class is in the GEYF title game! Congrats to the
freshman, sophomore, and JV teams for making the conference
championship, and the varsity for having a strong showing by getting a
first round bye in their run in the playoffs. (photo by Mitch Smith) |
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A big congratulations goes
out to Brandon Rooney
and Brian Noonan
for strong showings at the Central Section Cross-Country Championships
at Woodward Park, Fresno on November 10th. Noonan finished fifth
overall in Division III with a time of 17:09 in the 3.1 mile course,
while Rooney took another CIF championship victory home with a winning
time of 15:51.
State-Bound: Brandon Rooney
will look to improve upon his 10th state finish
from his junior season after winning his second-consecutive CIF
championship.
As a team, the men's team
finished fourth overall with 102 points. Golden Valley won the
meet with 62 points. On the girls side, Tehachapi took seventh
overall with a 203 score mark. Mt. Whitney-Visalia won the meet
with a score of 37. |
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Another congratulations goes out to the THS
Volleyball team, who made the post season as the #6 seed in Division
III! Many of the Lady Warriors played great this year, with
Leah Grounds
and Julie Seaburg
leading the team in digs with 121 and 117 respectively,
Ashley Rugh
leading the team in blocks with 74,
Rachel Croy leading in assists with
270, and Lauren Shacklock
leading the team in kills with 144.
Great job ladies on turning in a strong year in
the season and the SSL! |
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Congratulations to
Coach Denman on getting victory # 200 as head coach of the Warriors!
The playoffs are here, get PUMPED!
GO
WARRIORS
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Questions? Concerns?
Corrections? Praises? Send Tom Shea an email,
he'd like to hear from you.
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