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MercedDowney
Bears
34
Knights
31

The Downey (Modesto, CA) JV football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Merced (CA) by a score of 34-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merced----34
Downey----31
Final score provided by V. Jimenez.
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Game Story

California High School Football - Downey held off by Merced

September 1, 2023: Modesto, CA 95355

In Friday's non-league game, the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) football team tipped the host Downey Knights (Modesto, CA), by a score of 34-31.

The Bears (1-2) will now prepare for their game against Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Cougars come into the game with a 1-2 record.

The Knights now sport a 0-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hughson for a non-league game on Friday, September 8. Downey will battle a Huskies team coming off a 14-13 non-league win over Pitman (Turlock, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 3-0.

Rankings & Records

Merced (23-24)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
5-54-23-22-3.500.667263242

Downey (23-24)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
1-91-40-61-3.100.200132296

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merced		3.03.03.0026.3
Downey		2.8002.413.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merced0-1Downey0-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/25/23GregoriMerced(L) 29-2810/27/23GregoriDowney(L) 9-0

Record Breakdown

Merced (23-24)

Downey (23-24)
5-5
Overall
1-9
4-2
League
1-4
1-3
Non-League
0-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-1
Common Opponent
0-1
3-2
Home
0-6
2-3
Away
1-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
5-5
In-State
1-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0