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1980 Warriors |
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The 1980 Warriors include #10 Keith James, #17 Erik Oberg, #23 Benjy Stoebner, #26 Manuel Zendejas, #28 Mike Sheahan, #30 Glynn Schkade,
#33 Casey Hawn, #34 Mark Ricker, #42 Kelly Harrington, #43 Scott Pendley, #44 Ernie Muro, #45 Steve Bailey, #50 Scott Johnson, #52 George Hammond,
#55 Jim Burns, #58 Chris Coon, #61 Mike Stainer, #63 Mark Padgett, #66 Joe Huston, #67 Ron Christy, #68 James Stanton, #70 Tom Hobson, #73 Mark Waddell,
#74 Leroy Peters, #75 Thor Parker, #76 Hal Barker, #78 Allen Collier, #80 Kirk Anderson, #82 Duane Pettitt, #83 Toni Uli, #84 Tony Arnds, and #89 Robert Lewis.
The 1980 Warriors had one of the most successful seasons in school history. The Warriors won 13 straight games in winning the 1980 CIF CHAMPIONS!
Warriors Triumph over Big Bear, 42-20, in Finals
Desert-Inyo League championship and the CIF Southern Section championship. It was only the third time in the school's 51 year history
that a Warrior team had gone undefeated for an entire season (the other two years were 1951 and 1956).
The Warriors combined the running of senior Mark Ricker with a stingy defense to dominate nearly all of its opponents.
Ricker capped off his record breaking three-year varsity career by rushing for 1,746 yards on 251 carries.
He also scored 21 TD's to lead the Warrior offense.
Emerging as the finest running back in Warrior history (up until that time), Ricker rushed for 1,035 yards and 12 TD's as a Junior,
and 960 yards and 10 TD's as a Sophomore.
His three-year varsity career totaled 3,750 rushing yards and 43 TD's --- all Warrior records!
Quarterback Keith James did a brilliant job running the offense and chipped in with 33 of 67 passes for 572 yards during the regular season.
The Warriors finished as the #2 ranked team in Kern County behind undefeated West High School of Bakersfield.
Earning All-DIL 1st team honors were running back Mark Ricker, offensive lineman Hal Barker and Mark Padgett, and offensive end Robert Lewis.
Defensively, the talented Lewis also earned all-league 1st team honors as a linebacker,
he was joined by def. end Joe Huston, lineman Leroy Peters, and def. back Tony Arnds.
Warrior sensation running back Mark Ricker #34 gets some blocking help from Kelly Harrington #42.
Ricker led the team, and the league, with nearly 1,800 yards rushing and 21 TD's.
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| OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | GAME HIGHLIGHT | |
| Sep 12 | Rosamond | 34 | 00 | H | Mark Ricker: 3 TD's, 78 yds. rushing |
| Sep 19 | Boron | 28 | 00 | A | Kelly Harrington: 1 TD, 198 yds. rushing |
| Sep 26 | McFarland | 49 | 00 | A | Manuel Zendejas: 3 TD's, 112 yds. rushing |
| Oct 3 | Trona | 36 | 06 | H | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 135 yds. rushing |
| Oct 17 | Desert (Edwards AFB) * | 28 | 00 | A | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 181 yds. rushing |
| Oct 24 | Mojave * | 32 | 06 | A | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 209 yds. rushing |
| Oct 31 | Bishop * | 28 | 08 | H | Keith James: 3 TD Passes |
| Nov 7 | Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) * | 27 | 07 | A | Kelly Harrington: 1 TD, 107 yds. rushing |
| Nov 14 | Paraclete (Lancaster) * | 03 | 00 | H | Benjy Stoebner: 30 yd. FG! |
* Denotes League Game
| OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | GAME HIGHLIGHT | |
| Nov 21 | Aquanis | 29 | 06 | H | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 75 yds. rushing |
| Nov 28 | Cathedral | 21 | 07 | A | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 253yds. rushing |
| Dec 5 | Trona | 21 | 07 | A | Mark Ricker: 2 TD's, 115 yds. rushing |
| Dec 12 | Big Bear | 42 | 20 | H | Mark Ricker: 132 yds. rushing |