Tehachapi News

Righetti nips Mountain Football

For the second straight year, the Warriors fell to Righetti in a tight contest, this time on their own turf in a hard-hitting 21-19 loss on the mountain.

Tehachapi drew first blood in the game when Garrett Coontz hauled in a defended tip-pass at the Righetti 6-yard line in the first quarter. Ehren Ochsenrider was the passer on the completion and later added the extra point to give the Warriors a 7-0 lead.

Josh Strauss scored another touchdown for Tehachapi on a sweep with 23 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The extra point attempt sailed wide, which at games-end proved to be a critical play. Despite the miss, Tehachapi still had the lead going into halftime at 13-7.

Righetti went on a surge near the end of the third quarter with a couple of touchdown passes, vaulting the visitors to the lead with a 21-13 count.

Tehachapi answered the second score with one of their own, with Kelly Lorenz burst through the middle of the line of scrimmage for an eventual 60-yard touchdown run with seven minutes remaining in the game. The Warriors elected to go for two on the PAT but the runner’s feet were tangled just prior to reaching the goal line.

Righetti chipped away at a good portion of the remaining clock to an eventual win.
On defense, Tehachapi was able to get penetration in the backfield with Jonathan Perrien and Louie Olofson registering two sacks apiece, and Derek Lange and Marcus Abarquez also getting quarterback take-downs. Tyler Hack had an interception in the third quarter.

Next up for the Warriors is their final pre-season game of the year this Friday against Stockdale-Bakersfield. The game will be on the road with a start time set at 7:30 p.m. For directions to the stadium, log on to www.thswarriors.com.

Stockdale vs. Tehachapi on KERN 1410
Tehachapi alumni Corey Costelloe will be joined by Kevin Keyes live to call the game action for the Warriors and the Mustangs. To listen to the game on the internet, log on to www.kernradio.com to get live streaming or tune into 1410 on your AM dial at 7:10 p.m. this Friday night.