Garces (Bakersfield) at Tehachapi
Friday, September 12, 2008
Justin Hansen and Derek Lange converge on Garces QB Chase Wright in second half action. Up 21-7 at the half, the Rams escaped
the Mountain with a 27-21 win in overtime. Photo by Michael Duffy, Summit Photography
Posted September 13, 2008 by thswarriors.com Garces Upsets Warriors In OT
On The Mountain, 27-21
TEHACHAPI - In overtime, before a stunned hometown crowd, the Tehachapi Warriors lost their first game of the season to the visiting Garces Rams, 27-21. The win by the Rams now creates a 17-17 tie in the overall series between the two long-time rivals dating back to 1946.
Behind the duo of Adam Mullen and Josh Strauss, the Warrior ground game was very effective in the first half rushing for 172 yards and a dominating 21-7 halftime lead.
But costly Warrior mistakes, and an injury to Mullen, led to a Garces 2nd half comeback. Mullen, who missed the opening game against Segerstrom with an injury, was unable to continue in the 2nd half due to an aggravated knee injury. Garces was then able to key on a single back set which featured Strauss.
When regulation play ended, the game was tied 21-21. In overtime, the Warriors first offensive series was stopped on downs. Garces responded four plays later, when quarterback Chase Wright connected with Matt Sumlin on a 4-yard touchdown pass for the 27-21 win.
Tehachapi, 1-1, will hit the road for the first time this season playing Frontier High School Friday, September 19, in Bakersfield. The two schools have never played before, with Frontier featuring seniors for the first time in their new program. Frontier, 1-0, defeated Anelope Valley-Lancaster Friday night.
The Rams, 1-0, will host Arvin this coming Friday night in non-league affair. Garces will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 30-29 non-league victory over Foothill-Bakersfield. The Bears record now stands at 1-1.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final Garces 7 0 14 0 6 27 Tehachapi 7 14 0 0 0 21
The Scoring:
1st Quarter:
Gar (4:43) - Chafin 17 yd TD run (Chafin PAT Kick Good)
Teh (3:40) - Mullen 75 yd TD run (Reimer PAT Kick Good)
2nd Quarter:
Teh (8:35) - Mullen 1 yd TD run (Reimer PAT Kick Good)
Teh (6:24) - Strauss 10 yd TD run (Reimer PAT Kick Good)
3rd Quarter:
Gar (4:31) - Sykes 38 yd TD run (Chafin PAT Kick Good)
Gar (2:21) - Knutson 14 yd TD pass from Wright (Chafin PAT Kick Good)
OT:
Gar (0:00) - Sumlin 4yd TD pass from Wright
Garces vs THS STATS
GHS THS First Downs Rushes-Yards 37-272 56-365 Passing Yards 28 9 Comp-Att-Int 5-14-0 1-4-0 Total Yards 300 374 Punts 4-39.0 7-37.1 Fumbles-Lost Penalties 10-86
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING-Tehachapi, Mullen 17-176, Strauss 26-154, Loli 3-24, Lange 2-3, Olofson 2-6, Bloom 2-5, Knudsen 4-(-3);
Garces, Sykes 14-97, Chafin 9-74, Jones 3-44, Bryan 3-40, Wright 7-22.
PASSING-Tehachapi, Knudsen 1-4-0-9; Garces, Wright 5-14-0-33.
RECEIVING-Tehachapi, Mullen 1-9; Garces, Knutsen 1-11, Jones 1-11, Fanucchi 1-2, Sumlin 1-4.
