California High School Basketball - Whitney topped by Bear River
January 23, 2009: Grass Valley, CA 95949 The Bear River Bruins basketball team scored 54 points and restricted the visiting Whitney Wildcats to 40 in the Bruins league victory on Friday.
The Bruins now sport a 13-6 record. They play next when they travel to El Dorado for a Pioneer Valley contest on Tuesday, January 27. Bear River will meet a Cougars team coming off a 65-45 league win over Placer (Auburn, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 15-3.
The Wildcats (10-10) will now prepare for their contest against Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA). The Mavericks come into the Pioneer Valley contest with a 4-15 record. In their last contest, Mesa Verde was defeated by Lincoln (Lincoln, CA), 61-56, in a league contest.