Roosevelt (Fresno) at Tehachapi
Friday, November 19, 2004
Robert Wright (#21) got a chance to strut his stuff against Roosevelt. In this picture, Wright takes a handoff from center and eludes tacklers on his way to a big gain. Photo by Tom Shea, thswarriors.com
Tehachapi Cruises To 49-33 Win
TEHACHAPI -- Sean Finley hasn't become accustomed to watching games from the sidelines, but he didn't seem to mind on Friday night.
With his team comfortably ahead, Finley happily cheered on his less-heralded Tehachapi High teammates from the sidelines in the second half. Finley rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to help lead Tehachapi to a 49-33 first-round playoff victory over Fresno-Roosevelt.
"It was great to see the other guys perform," Finley said. "They did well. ... It was a good win for us."
After leaving in the third quarter, Finley watched backup Gabe Bressler, who was recently called up from the junior varsity, score on touchdown runs of 12 and 41 yards.
As usual, Tehachapi High did most of its damage on the ground. The Warriors rushed for 452 yards as Tehachapi held off a late Roosevelt comeback bid.
"Tehachapi runs some basic plays," Roosevelt coach Jojo Reyes said. "We were just overpowered. We knew what plays they were running. We just couldn't stop them."
Fifth seeded Tehachapi (7-4) will play at No. 4 seed Delano next week.
Roosevelt (0-11) outscored Tehachapi 26-21 in the second half thanks to two long touchdown passes from Tony Zaragoza to Dexter Jones in the final two minutes.
"We have built up a lot of young talent," Reyes said. "They showed a lot of heart. It's been a long season. But Roosevelt is on the way back."
Tehachapi scored touchdowns on its first five drives to take a 35-7 lead after the first possession of the second half.
Finley appeared stopped in the backfield, before breaking to the outside and running 46 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown to put the Warriors up by four scores.
Finley also scored on a 7-yard touchdown run to put Tehachapi ahead 21-7 with 1:39 left in the first half.
Robert Wright caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Hansen with 21 seconds left in the first half to help stake Tehachapi to a 28-7 halftime lead. The play was Tehachapi's only completed pass of the game.
E.J. Muro of Tehachapi intercepted a pass by Zaragoza two plays before.
Dan Haycock powered his way into the end zone from a yard out and Fernando Gracian had a 63-yard touchdown run to help the Warriors to a 14-0 lead.
Warriors 49 Roosevelt (Fresno) 33
TEHACHAPI - In Division III playoff action, No. 5 seeded Tehachapi defeated No. 12 Roosevelt, 49-33. Sean Finley rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the Warriors past the Rough Riders.
Tehachapi rushed for 411 yards as it held off a late Roosevelt comeback bid.
"Tehachapi runs some basic plays," Roosevelt coach Jojo Reyes said. "We were just overpowered. We knew what plays they were running. We just couldn't stop them."
Roosevelt outscored Tehachapi 26-21 in the second half thanks to two long touchdown passes from Tony Zaragoza to Dexter Jones in the final 2 minutes.
The Warriors (7-4) will meet Delano next Friday night at Delano. Roosevelt finishes the season at 0-11.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Roosevelt | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 33 |
| Tehachapi | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Teh -- Haycock 1 run (Wulf kick)
2nd Quarter
Teh -- Gracian 63 run (Wulk kick)
Roos -- Audelo 10 run (kick good)
Teh -- Finley 7 run (Wulf kick)
Teh -- Wright 25 pass from Hansen (Wulf kick)
3rd Quarter
Teh -- Finley 46 run (Wulf kick)
Roos -- 30 FG
4th Quarter
Roos -- Jones 28 run (kick good)
Teh -- Bressler 12 run (Wulf kick)
Roos -- Jones 80 pass from Zaragoza (Jones run)
Teh -- Bressler 41 run (Wulf kick)
Roos -- Jones 40 pass from Zaragoza (Arroyo run)
| RHS | THS | |
| First Downs | 09 | 14 |
| Rushes-Yards | 42-212 | 39-453 |
| Passing Yards | 166 | 25 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 7-16-2 | 1-3-0 |
| Total Yards | 378 | 478 |
| Punts | 0-00.0 | 0-00.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 1-15 |
Individual Statistics:
Rushing--Roosevelt: Jones 4-64, Audelo 12-62, Arroyo 14-49, Barajas 5-19, Zaragoza 7-18.
Tehachapi: Finley 13-173, Gracian 3-86, Wright 10-80, Bressler 4-75, Haycock 5-19, Esparza 4-15.
Passing--Roosevelt: Zaragoza 7-16-2-166. Tehachapi: Hansen 1-3-0-25.
Receiving--Roosevelt: Jones 4-139. Tehachapi: Wright 1-25.
Records--Roosevelt 0-11, Tehachapi 7-4.