2010 Tehachapi Braves - Defending SSL Champs!

BRAVES DEFEAT TAFT IN SEASON FINALE

TEHACHAPI NEWS -- Led behind the throwing arm of Bobby Sharp, the Braves closed out their season with an impressive 21-7 victory over Taft last Friday at home.

Sharp went 9-11 for 153 yards, throwing three touchdown passes to Skylar Valencia, Steven Cross and Dakota Medovitch in the victory.

Valencia had 77 yards on 17 carries and two receptions for 57 yards, while Isaiah Hutto had 42 yards on 11 carries and Cross had 35 yards on five carries and three catches for 32 yards.

Other offensive highlights came from Tyler Kroeger, who had two catches for 35 yards and Medovitch two receptions for 29 yards. Connor O’Neal also connected on an extra point and Valencia had a two-point run.

On defense, Logan Soto led the team with seven tackles, followed by Chris Rhodes with six tackles and Nathan Evans, Matt Root, Jerry Castaneda, Sean Casey, Trey Abarquez, Donovan Bruce, Sharp, Cross and Medovitch with multiple tackle nights.

GAME BY GAME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

	OPPONENT	THS	OPP	HIGHLIGHTS / KICKOFF TIME
Sept 3	Exeter	13	14	Dakota Medovitch: 30 yard TD catch
Sept 9	@Garces Memorial	21	22	Skylar Valencia: 2TDs, 100 yards of total offense
Sept 16	@North-Bakersfield	27	19	Tyree White: 2 TDs, 80 yards rushing
Sept 23	Burroughs-Ridgecrest	27	13	Skylar Valencia: 2TDs, 106 yards rushing
Oct 14	@Shafter *	27	34	Tyree White: 2 TDs, 169 yards rushing
Oct 21	@Arvin *	35	21	Steven Cross: 1 TD, 145 yards rushing
Nov 4	@Wasco *	18	41	Bobby Sharp: 2 rushing TDs,1 passing TD, six tackles
Nov 10	Taft *	21	7	Bobby Sharp: 3 TDs, 153 yards passing, 9 completions

The 2011 Braves include: #2 Jordan Reed, #5 Josiah Snowder, #7 Bobby Sharp, #10 Skylar Valencia, #13 Evan Hackney, #15 Micah Fjeld, #16 Mario Lopez, #21 Jonah Snowder, #23 Tyree White, #24 Steven Cross, #28 Tyler Kroeger, #30 Chris Rhodes, #32 Ethan Averett, #33 Nathan Evans, #34 Isaiah Hutto, #36 Caleb Austin, #40 David Tate, #42 Caleb Hutto, #44 Jerry Castaneda, #45 Jacob Underhill, #51 Marwin Fernandez, #53 Dustin Baird, #54 Andrew Bartels, #56 Sean Casey, #57 Ezequiel Canales, #58 Matt Root, #59 Donovan Bruce, #60 Zach Minton, #61 Connor O'Neal, #64 Trey Abarquez, #66 Ben Buckley, #67 Rocky Radcliff, #68 Steven Nielson, #70 Adam Confer, #71 Dylan Smith, #72 Noah Owens, #75 Greg Dodge, #76 Juan Gonzalez, #77 Phillip Bacquerizo, #78 Joseph Barba, #81 Dakota Medovitch, Anthony Dornay

Coaching Staff: Ryan Grimes, Jason Grimes, Matt Schneider, Dennis Costa, DJ Rickheim (video)

2011 TEHACHAPI BRAVES MAXPREPS PAGE

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1965, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010

HISTORY OF THE BRAVES PROGRAM - 1949 - 2010

2011 SSL STANDINGS

TEAM	W	L	T
Wasco	5	0
Shafter	4	1
Tehachapi	3	2
Taft	2	3
Arvin	1	4
Bak. Christian	0	5

SSL WEEK 1: Shafter 34, Tehachapi 27; Taft 39, Arvin 7, Wasco wins by forfeit

SSL WEEK 2: Tehachapi 35, Arvin 21; Wasco 34, Taft 13; Shafter wins by forfeit

SSL WEEK 3: Wasco 37, Arvin 14; Shafter 20, Taft 19; Tehachapi wins by forfeit

SSL WEEK 4: Wasco 41, Tehachapi 18; Shafter 26, Arvin 0; Taft wins by forfeit

SSL WEEK 5: Tehachapi 21, Taft 7; Wasco 36, Shafter 33; Arvin wins by forfeit

NOTE TO SSL COACHES/FANS/PLAYERS/PARENTS: If you know the score of your latest game (or at the very least who won) email Tom Shea at tehachapisports@att.net. Please also let us know the overall record (pre-season or regular season) if you feel it is inaccurate for your team.