1944-45 Warriors

League Record: 0-0 (3-3 Overall)

The 1944-45 Warriors include, top row, left to right, Paul Giddings, Fred Castro, Gilbert Cervantes, Jesse Peters,
John Barrera, bottom row, Tony Anthony, Hugh Vasquez, Frank Barrera, Leonard Gutierrez, and Alfred Damian.

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The story of the 1944-45 varsity Warriors was a team depleted in male athletes due to the war and a schedule that featured
all "away" games because the school had no gymnasium.

Warrior scoring sensation Ray Castro, primed for his senior season, was now in the US Navy, along with former teammate
Jerome Warner. Both players had been expected to shine for the Warriors in 1944-45.

To make matters worse, the school gymnasium had burned to the ground in February 1944 and coach Henry Kossow worked very hard
to develop a schedule of games for 1945. The basketball teams practiced outdoors on converted tennis courts, and practiced indoors
twice a week in nearby Mojave. Transportation was also a challenge
due to the lack of gasoline during this time of World War II.

Despite the challenges, the Warriors won four games and lost three for the season, again playing an abbreviated
schedule for the third straight year.

Tony Anthony led the team in scoring with 48 total points; freshman Fred Castro had 42 points; and Frank Barrera had 34 points.

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Game-by-Game Results

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	L	LEADING SCORER(S)
Jan 24	Antelope Valley (Lancaster)	15	31	A
Jan 31	McFarland	33	17	A
Feb 10	Maricopa	19	32	A
Feb 13	US Marines Sqdn #514 (Mojave) ##	44	40	A
Feb 23	Barstow	26	24	A	Tony Anthony: 10 pts (OT)
Feb 27	Trona	55	17	N
Mar 2	Shafter	14	16	A

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