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MercedGolden Valley

Bears
2
Cougars
3

The Golden Valley (Merced, CA) varsity soccer team won Friday's home conference match against Merced (CA) by a score of 3-2.

12Final
Merced--2
Golden Valley--3
Final score provided by R. Castaneda.
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Match Stats

Merced (24-25)

Golden Valley (24-25)

Merced

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals215
10S. Santiago-Hernandez (Sr)12
11R. Gonzalez (Jr)11
17Cayden Mckain (Sr)12
Golden Valley

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals328
10Daniel Gaona (Jr)11
12Felix Rios (Jr)11
24J. Ontiveros-Martinez (Sr)24
31C. Barragan-Pena (Jr)12
Merced

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals213.0
7A. Castaneda (Fr)3.0
8G. Valencia (Sr)2.0
10S. Santiago-Hernandez (Sr)12.0
11R. Gonzalez (Jr)3.0
12Martin Robles (Sr)2.0
17Cayden Mckain (Sr)11.0
Golden Valley

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals3
24J. Ontiveros-Martinez (Sr)2
31C. Barragan-Pena (Jr)1
Merced

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80383.000
0N. Richardson (Sr)40254.000
23Johan Montes (So)40132.000
Golden Valley

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80272.000
13J. Perez-Chavez (Sr)80272.000

Match Story

California High School Soccer - Golden Valley nudges Merced

January 10, 2025: Merced, CA 95341

In Friday's league outing, the host Golden Valley Cougars soccer squad scored a tight 3-2 win over the Merced Bears.

The Cougars (3-3) will now prepare for their outing against El Capitan (Merced, CA). The Gauchos enter the Central California Conference outing with a 5-3 record. In their last outing, El Capitan tipped Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA), 3-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Bears confront the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Wednesday, January 15. Merced will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Falcons enter the outing with a 5-4 record after their 2-2 league Los Banos (Los Banos, CA).

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  1. MaxPreps

    Match Started
    Merced
    Bears
    0 - 0
    GVHS
    Cougars
    Posted @ 6:04p

  2. M. Thissen

    1st Half 15th minute
    Merced
    Bears
    0 - 1
    GVHS
    Cougars

  3. M. Thissen

    1st Half 20th minute
    Merced
    Bears
    1 - 1
    GVHS
    Cougars

  4. M. Thissen

    1st Half 40th minute
    Merced
    Bears
    1 - 2
    GVHS
    Cougars

  5. M. Thissen

    2nd Half 50th minute
    Merced
    Bears
    1 - 2
    GVHS
    Cougars

  6. M. Thissen

    2nd Half 65th minute
    Merced
    Bears
    2 - 3
    GVHS
    Cougars

  7. R. Castaneda

    Final
    Merced
    Bears
    2 - 3
    GVHS
    Cougars
    Posted @ 6:57a

Merced @ Golden Valley Soccer Match Info

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 @ 5:45p
JV 3:45 // V 5:45
The Golden Valley (Merced, CA) varsity soccer team won Friday's home conference match against Merced (CA) by a score of 3-2.

Rankings & Records

Merced (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
1,0734134212
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %GFGA
12-8-28-25-26-4-21-2.591.8005439

Golden Valley (24-25)

NationalCASectionSec. Div.
1,1594444514
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %GFGA
7-6-36-2-25-1-22-5-1.531.7003634

Team Scoring Averages

12Final
Merced		1.3.82.5
Golden Valley		.21.12.3

Head-to-Head

  • Golden Valley won on 1/10/2025
    1/10 @ 5:45p12Final
    Merced--2
    Golden Valley--3

    The Merced (CA) varsity soccer team lost Friday's away conference match against Golden Valley (Merced, CA) by a score of 3-2.

    Box score
  • Merced won on 1/29/2025
    1/29 @ 5:15p12Final
    Golden Valley011
    Merced022

    The Golden Valley (Merced, CA) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's away conference match against Merced (CA) by a score of 2-1.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

MercedGolden Valley
54Goals36
39Assists26
257Shots1
1.488Goals Against Average1.938

Team Leaders

MercedGolden ValleyNational Avg.
#7 Alexander Castaneda18Goals#24 Jose Ontiveros-Martinez124
#6 Bryan Cortez12Assists#10 Daniel Gaona113
#11 Raymond Gonzalez60Shots#11 Jovanny Ramirez111
#0 Nathaniel Richardson1.320Goals Against Average#13 Jorge Perez-Chavez1.7991.562

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merced7-3-1Golden Valley5-3-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/24DowneyMerced(L) 4-12/19/25Golden ValleyDowney(L) 2-1
12/17/24MercedPitman(T) 0-012/11/24Golden ValleyPitman(L) 5-1
2/19/25MercedPitman(L) 4-0
1/8/25Los BanosMerced(W) 2-01/22/25Los BanosGolden Valley(T) 0-0
1/24/25MercedLos Banos(W) 3-22/7/25Golden ValleyLos Banos(L) 3-2
1/15/25MercedAtwater(W) 3-21/17/25AtwaterGolden Valley(W) 3-2
1/31/25AtwaterMerced(L) 4-22/5/25Golden ValleyAtwater(T) 1-1
1/17/25Buhach ColonyMerced(W) 8-21/8/25Golden ValleyBuhach Colony(W) 5-3
2/5/25MercedBuhach Colony(W) 5-01/24/25Buhach ColonyGolden Valley(W) 7-3
1/22/25MercedEl Capitan(W) 3-11/15/25Golden ValleyEl Capitan(W) 2-1
2/7/25El CapitanMerced(W) 3-01/31/25El CapitanGolden Valley(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Merced (24-25)

Golden Valley (24-25)
12-8-2
Overall
7-6-3
8-2
League
6-2-2
3-3-2
Non-League
1-3-1
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
7-3-1
Common Opponent
5-3-2
5-2
Home
5-1-2
6-4-2
Away
2-5-1
1-2
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
0-1
12-8-2
In-State
7-6-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0