Warrior running back Connor Timm #3 scrambles for good yardage against Paraclete Friday night at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster.
Timm scored the only Warrior TD of the evening as State powerhouse Paraclete downed the Warriors, 63-7. Tehachapi will play
their final non league game of the season this Friday in Oildale against the North High School Stars. Photo by Vicky Shea.
Posted by The Tehachapi News, on September 23, 2017. Warriors Fall To Paraclete On The Road
It would have been a daunting task to ask Mountain Football to pull out a victory against defending CIF Division 3-AA State Champion and current no.26 state-ranked Paraclete Friday night on the road.
As it turned out, the Spirits proved they were more than worthy of their state ranking with a 63-7 victory.
Brevin White led the Paraclete (4-1) passing attack with six touchdown passes, with four of them going to wideout Andre Hunt. Both players are four-star rated athletes by scout.com, with White (Princeton) and Hunt (University of Southern California) highly-touted verbal commits to Division I programs.
Tehachapi (1-3) was led on offense by Connor Timm, who broke loose for a 68-yard run in the second quarter, outsprinting the Spirit secondary for a touchdown. Timm finished the night with 95 yards on 12 carries and a catch for 15 yards.
In other offensive highlights, Justin Walters had a reception for 13 yards and quarterback Luke Soto had two completions for 28 yards.
Defensively, Patrick Grimes and Dominic Counihan led the Warriors with seven tackles apiece, followed by Dylan Ragsdale, Hayden Palmer, Rory Bishop and Elijah Barlow with six tackles each.
Peyton Stowers, Favian Garcia and Timm all had five tackles, while Soto had two sacks and Sean Schuglen and Palmer each had a sack.
On special teams, Tehachapi had 149 yards on kickoff returns, with Tanner Love recording 76 yards on four returns and Trevor Medovitch 73 yards on five returns. Medovitch also tacked on the PAT after Timm’s second quarter score.
The Warriors will look to bounce back in their final non-league game of the season at North this Friday night. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. in Bakersfield.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Tehachapi 0 7 0 0 07 Paraclete 14 28 14 7 63
Tehachapi vs Paraclete Stats
THS PHS First Downs 7 Rushes-Yards 32-113 Passing Yards 28 Comp-Att-Int 2-8-2 28 Total Yards 141 Punts 6-42.0 Penalties 5-32
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING—Tehachapi:Timm 12-95, Love 8-9, Palmer 6-14, Bishop 2-5, Soto 5-(-10).
Paraclete: .
PASSING—Tehachapi: Soto 2-8-2 28; Paraclete: .
RECEIVING—Tehachapi: Walters 1-13, Timm 1-15; Paraclete: .
JV: Tehachapi 22 Paraclete 21
Frosh-Soph: Tehachapi 07 Arvin 11
Varsity Records: Tehachapi 1-3. Paraclete 4-1 (ranked #26 in State polls).