1955-56 Warriors
League Record: 6-0 (15-2 Overall)
South Sierra League Champions
The 1955-56 Warriors include, standing, left to right, Danny Sanders, Ruben Narez, Salvador Terrazas, Harold Marlow, Don Kennedy, Junior Brandon,
John Squires, Bill White, Tom Smart, Alfonso Muro, and kneeling is coach John Goodell.
In coach John Goodell's final year, the 1955-56 Warriors had a tremendous season capturing the South Sierra League championship and finishing 15-2 overall for the season. The last league championship was won four years ago in 1952. Warriors Win South Sierra League Title
Ruben Narez Paces Warrior Scoring Attack
For Goodell, it closed the books on a storybook coaching career in Tehachapi, guiding the Warrior hoop program for 11 years from 1945-46 through 1955-56. During this period, Tehachapi had a 72-19 league record and captured six South Sierra League championships, and 1 San Joaquin Valley Championship.
Throughout the season, the Warriors were led by the starting five of Junior Brandon, Don Kennedy, Alfonso Muro, Ruben Narez, and Tom Smart.
In non-league games, Tehachapi had a 9-1 record with impressive wins over Garces twice; Trona twice; Lone Pine twice; Desert once, and Burroughs once. The only loss was a 61-50 game against Burroughs in Ridgecrest in December 1955.
In league play, the Warriors blew away the competition going a pefect 6-0 with wins over Alpaugh, Maricopa, McFarland.
The Warriors tied a school record for the most wins in one season with the 15 victories. The Warriors also won 12 straight games in one stretch, the second best winning streak since the 1945-46 team. And Narez burned the nets for 34 points in one game against Maricopa, establishing a new single game scoring record.
Tehachapi advanced to the valley playoffs and met Strathmore at the neutral site of North Bakersfield High School on February 27, 1956. The Warriors fell behind early and could never catch up, losing 51-41. Narez paced the Warriors with 16 points while Smart added 12 points.
Junior guard Ruben Narez led the Warriors in scoring with over 330 points for a 19.5 game scoring average.
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| OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | GAME HIGHLIGHT | |
| Dec 2 | Trona | 54 | 51 | H | Harold Marlin: 18 pts |
| Dec 3 | Desert (Edwards AFB) | 62 | 37 | A | Ruben Narez: 24 pts |
| Dec 9 | Lone Pine | 47 | 46 | H | Al Muro: 18 pts |
| Dec 10 | Burroughs (Ridgecrest) | 50 | 61 | A | Ruben Narez: 13 pts |
| Dec 16 | Burroughs (Ridgecrest) | 57 | 48 | H | Ruben Narez: 23 pts |
| Dec 17 | Garces (Bakersfield) | 51 | 40 | H | Ruben Narez: 21 pts |
| Jan 6 | East Bakersfield High JV's | 54 | 29 | H | Ruben Narez: 22 pts |
| Jan 7 | McFarland * | 66 | 40 | A | Al Muro & Don Kennedy: 12 pts |
| Jan 13 | Trona | 57 | 54 | A | Al Muro: 30 pts |
| Jan 20 | Garces (Bakersfield) | 72 | 51 | A | Al Muro: 23 pts |
| Jan 27 | Alpaugh * | 65 | 24 | A | Ruben Narez: 15 pts |
| Feb 3 | Lone Pine | 48 | 46 | A | Ruben Narez: 24 pts |
| Feb 4 | McFarland * | 49 | 34 | H | Ruben Narez: 18 pts |
| Feb 10 | Maricopa * | 59 | 42 | H | Ruben Narez: 17 pts |
| Feb 17 | Alpaugh * | 75 | 42 | H | Ruben Narez: 26 pts |
| Feb 24 | Maricopa * | 77 | 54 | A | Ruben Narez: 34 pts |
* Denotes League Game
| OPPONENT | THS | OPP | L | GAME HIGHLIGHT | |
| Feb 27 | Strathmore | 41 | 51 | N | Ruben Narez: 16 pts |