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SSL WIDE OPEN AGAIN
Tehachapi gets behind early, Arvin opens up SSL race
PASSING TO VICTORY -
The
Bears utilized a strong passing game to take down the visiting Warriors.
Posted 10-29-05
On one side of the crows nest, you have Larry
Campbell, Warrior Coach Pat Snyder, and myself in a state of shock on
the performance put up by the Arvin offense. On the other side,
you have Brighthouse Network commentators giving praise and surprised
positive accolades to the performance of the Bears.
Tehachapi responded with three
scores in the fourth and final period, but being down 21-0 at half, and
35-8 in the third quarter, time was against the Warriors...and Arvin's
gash on the Mountain Men has opened the wound on the SSL title race,
which is now wide open.
Games like the one against Arvin
are very dangerous. For Tehachapi, the emotions of a big win over
Taft the week before were draining, and unfortunately it carried through
to the contest against the Bears.
You look at the stats, the
scores against like opponents, and it can be deceiving. You see a team
that lost to Wasco, an opponent that Tehachapi dispatched easily in the
SSL opener, 34-7...and your mind ventures to the thought process that
victory is in the bag.
However, there is a reason the
games are played. A lesson that Tehachapi knows all-too-well now.
Micky Venagas is a very special
player, and you have to give credit to Arvin Head Coach Edgar Mares for
not moving away from his best player against Tehachapi. Ten
catches for 132 yards and a second quarter score easily made Venagas the
MVP for the Bears on the night.
Adversity can be a positive
thing...if you allow it to be. It hurts that the possibility for
an SSL championship could be shared...or even lost. However, the
marathon isn't over. There may have been a trip along the path
with a few scraped knees, but it's far from throwing in the towel.
Shafter this week, Warriors.
You may have lost the lead, but you're still in the race.
Hit and Fly!
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There's a nice little article on the website on
Jerad Romo
and Chris Denman,
two NCAA Division IA football standouts. Check it out by
clicking here.
Please also note that Jerad and Chris are joined by
Jon O'Brien (older
brother of current Warrior Tommy O'Brien) and
Johnny Sullivan at the University of New
Mexico. Having four former Warriors playing IA ball should make all of
Mountain Football feel proud!
Since we're on the subject, pay close attention
to where Tyler McCann
goes after the Bakersfield College season ends. Word on the street is that
he has garnered serious interest from Nebraska, which if you know Tyler would be
a great fit for the former Warrior offensive line standout. |
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Be sure to check out the
Warriors
stat sheet
at the end of every weekend, which will have the latest and greatest on the
defensive and offensive statistics for mountain football. |
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THSWARRIORS.com PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Matt Deger had one of his best games on the year, registering two sacks
in the contest and six tackles, giving him the nod this week.
Tyler Hansen also gets the nod this week for posting a team-high 96
yards passing on five completions. It could be Hansen's last game
of the year pending prognosis on the injury. Hopefully the results
on the ankle come to be good news.
It was a hard-fought battle in the fourth quarter...congrats to Deger
and Hansen and the rest of the Warriors for fighting and trying to make
a late comeback.
#4 Matt Deger and #8 Tyler Hansen
- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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SCOUTING REPORT:
Tehachapi Warriors (4-4; 2-1 SSL) @ Shafter Generals (3-5; 0-3 SSL)
Things started
out good for Shafter this season, firing out the gate with a 3-0 record.
Since then, it's been 0-5 including three gut-wrenching defeats to
Arvin, Golden Valley, and most recently, Taft.
#32 Ryan Thompson will be the one to watch for
Shafter, leading the team with over 600 yards rushing and 7 TD's on the
year coming into the game against Taft. #2 Mickey Polley is also
another multi-back threat for the Generals, having rushed for over 300
yards and also showing some good results in the passing column, with his
best game a 97 yard performance against Golden Valley a couple weeks
back. Wideout #3 Grant Nixon is Shafter's main threat in the
catching department, catching 20 receptions on the year for 316 yards
through seven games.
On defense, Junior Linebacker #33 Elisha Gonzalez
leads the team in tackles with 45, and is joined by a solid corps that
include down-lineman #55 Brett Couch and #77 Warren Williams, who have
combined for 51 tackles on the year and five sacks.
PITCH AND SPRINT-
Last season Tyler Hansen (#8) helped
orchestrate Tehachapi to 395 total yards rushing to a 34-0 halftime
lead. In the second half, the Warriors called off the dogs to cruise to
the win column, 41-7. Hansen's status in this game is doubtful,
but the Mountain Men hope to continue the winning trend this season.
It should be a
great game against Shafter and Tehachapi, with the Warriors looking to
get back on track in the league title race and the Generals hoping to
notch a win before their big game against Wasco in week 10.
Shafter
owns an overall 20-19-1 record over Tehachapi, and the Warriors can even
everything up tonight. For a brief history
of each of the games that the Warriors and Bears have played each
other, click here. You can also view
2004
Weekly Warrior analysis and
2004
game stats of the last meeting between these two teams. |
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