Wildcats Hand Generals First Loss In Tight Contender Clash
The Taft Wildcats defeated the Shafter Generals 20-19 in a league title matchup. Polley threw for 265 yards on 18 of 28 with the Generals gaining little on the ground while Taft wore down Shafter in the second half. Both teams eye playoff potential as Shafter heads to Tehachapi next week.
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Taft Wildcats
Aaron Frantz
Taft
Shafter
Elisha Gonzales
Phillip Jimenez
Tyler Thompson
Polley
Fran
Wildcat
Wildcats
Jimenez
The
Warriors of
Tehachapi
Arvin
Bobcats blank Colonels 46 0 in Friday night blowout
Taft High School dominated Shafter in a 46 to 0 victory. The Bobcats jumped out to a 7 0 lead after a kickoff return and a first quarter punt block. Taft extended the lead to 21 0 by halftime and scored twice more in the second half before sealing the win with a late interception return. The Colonels drop to 1 1 in league play and visit Tehachapi next Friday.
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Taft High School
Taft
Shafter
Bobcats
Colonels
Miguel Santana
Shafter Terrtory
Shaffer
Bobcat
Jacob Gonzales
Gaffer
Gonzales
Gaffner
Tehachapi
Shafter Striders Excel At Lost Hills Cross Country Meet
The Shafter Striders showed a strong finish at the fourth annual Lost Hills Cross Country meet. Top finishers include Girls Stars with Ariz Garza finishing 14 6 01 and Genesis Serna 2 3 47 for 1999, while Boys Stars feature Andres Torres 12 no time and Rogelio Ramirez 3 3 31 among others.
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Shafter Striders
Lost Hills
Ariz Garza
Genesis Serna
Elizabeth Ramirez
Haley Plazas
Hannah Ramirez
Morial Millwee
Katerina Plaza
Lindsee Handel
Jennifer Scales
Boys Stars
Andres Torres
Rogelio Ramirez
Matthew Millwee
Phillip Armenta
Edwin Montoya
Issac Garcia
Raymond Ruiz
Gladiator Defense dominates Wasco in 22-6 showdown
Shafter Gladiators stay undefeated as they beat Wasco 22-6 at Garces High. Key plays included Alex Garzon tackles and a 30 yard Gustavo Gomez TD, with Wasco finally scoring late after a stand by Shafter’s defense. Gladiators wrap regular season at Stockdale High and host league playoff kickoff Oct 28.
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Shafter
Wasco
Wolverines
Graces High
Gladiator
Arnulfo Martinez
Bryson Dugan
Gladiators
Alex Garzon
Hector Gonzalez
Gustavo Gomez
Bengal
Edwin “Twinklee
Meira
Jared Couch
Tyler Mobley
Bengals
Eric Peralta
Brent Martinez
Felix Lopez
John “Billy Idol” Smith
Taylor Nightingale
Alex
Garces
Joe “Bubba” Ceja
Shafter High
Lady Generals Fall to Bakersfield Christian in SSL Match
Shafter hosted Bakersfield Christian in Bakersfield, withSSL leaders Eagles overpowering the Lady Generals 25 11 25 2 25 10. Valaree Bergman Melanie Hackett and Maria Bergen stood out for Shafter as the team fell to 1 2 in the league. The squad travels to Taft Union Thursday and then to Wasco Union High at 6:30 p.m.
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Lady Generals
Bakersfield
Bakersfield Christian High School
Eagles
Las Vegas
South Sequoia
Valaree Bergman
Melanie
Hackett
Maria Bergen
Taft Union High School
Wildcats
Wasco Union High School
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