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Merced Sonora

Bears

Wildcats

The Sonora (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merced (CA) by a score of 53-49.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Merced	14	7	15	17	53
Sonora	10	12	13	14	49

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Game Stats

Sonora (24-25)

Merced

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	53	19	44	43	49
1	V. Vasquez (Jr)	4	0	4	0	0
3	Jordan Thomas (Jr)	7	3	8	38	38
4	F. Rubalcava (Sr)	3	1	4	25	38
5	Ahmad Jackson (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
10	D. Betancourt (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
11	Jovian Martinez (Jr)	2	1	3	33	33
12	Aiden Matsuo (Jr)	18	7	9	78	89
20	Nicholas Adams (Jr)	4	2	4	50	50
24	Diego Aguilar (Jr)	13	4	9	44	56

Sonora

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	49	20	38	53	59
1	Quentin Solis (Sr)	5	1	5	20	30
3	Noah Wright (Sr)	8	3	9	33	44
13	Steven Morfoot (Jr)	5	2	4	50	63
14	Jonathan Curran (Sr)	4	1	5	20	20
20	Eli Ingalls (Jr)	11	5	7	71	79
21	Luke Otterson (Sr)	12	6	6	100	100
23	Wyatt Holt (Sr)	4	2	2	100	100

Merced

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	53	5	20	25	10	11	91	14	24	58
1	V. Vasquez (Jr)	4	0	3	0	4	4	100	0	1	0
3	Jordan Thomas (Jr)	7				1	2	50	3	8	38
4	F. Rubalcava (Sr)	3	1	4	25
5	Ahmad Jackson (Jr)	0	0	2	0
10	D. Betancourt (Sr)	2							1	1	100
11	Jovian Martinez (Jr)	2	0	1	0				1	2	50
12	Aiden Matsuo (Jr)	18	2	4	50	2	2	100	5	5	100
20	Nicholas Adams (Jr)	4							2	4	50
24	Diego Aguilar (Jr)	13	2	6	33	3	3	100	2	3	67

Sonora

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	49	5	17	29	4	10	40	15	21	71
1	Quentin Solis (Sr)	5	1	4	25	2	4	50	0	1	0
3	Noah Wright (Sr)	8	2	6	33				1	3	33
13	Steven Morfoot (Jr)	5	1	3	33				1	1	100
14	Jonathan Curran (Sr)	4	0	2	0	2	2	100	1	3	33
20	Eli Ingalls (Jr)	11	1	2	50				4	5	80
21	Luke Otterson (Sr)	12				0	4	0	6	6	100
23	Wyatt Holt (Sr)	4							2	2	100

Merced

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl
	Team Totals	53	6	14	20	12	8
1	V. Vasquez (Jr)	4		2	2	4
3	Jordan Thomas (Jr)	7	3	1	4	1	3
4	F. Rubalcava (Sr)	3		1	1	4
5	Ahmad Jackson (Jr)	0					1
10	D. Betancourt (Sr)	2	1	1	2	2
11	Jovian Martinez (Jr)	2					1
12	Aiden Matsuo (Jr)	18		7	7	1	3
20	Nicholas Adams (Jr)	4		1	1
24	Diego Aguilar (Jr)	13	2	1	3

Sonora

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	49	5	18	23	17	5	4	13
1	Quentin Solis (Sr)	5				1		2	1
3	Noah Wright (Sr)	8	1	4	5	5			3
13	Steven Morfoot (Jr)	5				1			1
14	Jonathan Curran (Sr)	4		5	5	2		1	1
15	E. Andreatta (Sr)			2	2
20	Eli Ingalls (Jr)	11	2	5	7	4	1		5
21	Luke Otterson (Sr)	12	1	1	2	4	4	1	2
23	Wyatt Holt (Sr)	4	1	1	2

Misc Totals

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Sonora

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	1.31	0.39
1	Quentin Solis (Sr)	1.00
3	Noah Wright (Sr)	1.67
13	Steven Morfoot (Jr)	1.00
14	Jonathan Curran (Sr)	2.00
20	Eli Ingalls (Jr)	0.80	0.20
21	Luke Otterson (Sr)	2.00	2.00

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Sonora held off by Merced

January 2, 2025: Sonora, CA 95370

In Thursday's non-league test, the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) basketball squad got by the host Sonora Wildcats (Sonora, CA), by a score of 53-49.

Next, the Bears encounter the Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, January 7. Merced will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Bruins come into the test with a 8-5 record after their 64-55 non-league loss to Wood (Vacaville, CA).

The Wildcats (8-6) will now prepare for their test against Livingston (Livingston, CA). The Wolves come into the non-league test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, Livingston was nipped by Beyer (Modesto, CA), 66-45, in a non-league test.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Merced 0, Sonora 0

Posted @ 5:19p
Game Attendance
Attendance Dozens

Posted @ 5:19p
0 - 0

Game Start
Merced1st Quarter
Merced won the tip off.

Posted @ 5:35p
14 - 0

Score Correction
Merced1st Quarter
Score correction for Merced in Q1. Merced 14, Sonora 0

Posted @ 5:47p
14 - 10

Score Correction
Sonora1st Quarter
Score correction for Sonora in Q1. Merced 14, Sonora 10

Posted @ 5:47p
14 - 10

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Merced 14, Sonora 10

Posted @ 6p
21 - 10

Score Correction
Merced2nd Quarter
Score correction for Merced in Q2. Merced 21, Sonora 10

Posted @ 6p
21 - 22

Score Correction
Sonora2nd Quarter
Score correction for Sonora in Q2. Merced 21, Sonora 22

Posted @ 6p
21 - 22

Halftime
Halftime
Merced 21, Sonora 22

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Posted @ 6p
21 - 22

Start of 3rd Quarter
Merced3rd Quarter
Merced's ball.

Posted @ 6:09p
36 - 22

Score Correction
Merced3rd Quarter
Score correction for Merced in Q3. Merced 36, Sonora 22

Posted @ 6:21p
36 - 35

Score Correction
Sonora3rd Quarter
Score correction for Sonora in Q3. Merced 36, Sonora 35

Posted @ 6:21p
36 - 35

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Merced 36, Sonora 35

Posted @ 6:21p
53 - 35

Score Correction
Merced4th Quarter
Score correction for Merced in Q4. Merced 53, Sonora 35

Posted @ 6:43p
53 - 49

Score Correction
Sonora4th Quarter
Score correction for Sonora in Q4. Merced 53, Sonora 49

Posted @ 6:43p
53 - 49

End of Game
Final
Merced 53, Sonora 49

Posted @ 6:44p

Players of the Game

Merced (24-25)

Congratulations to #12 Aiden Matsuo for being selected the Merced Basketball Player of the Game.

Sonora (24-25)

Sonora has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merced @ Sonora Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 2, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Sonora (CA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merced (CA) by a score of 53-49.

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Rankings & Records

Merced (24-25)

CA	Section	State Div.	Sec. Div.
273	33	33	13

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
19-10	8-2	6-5	8-3	5-2	.655	.800	1,687	1,431

Sonora (24-25)

CA	Section	State Div.	Sec. Div.
581	75	43	10

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
17-12	8-4	5-5	8-3	4-4	.586	.667	1,561	1,503

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Merced	15.2	14.8	13.6	15.0	5.8	3.0	58.2
Sonora	12.0	12.8	13.7	14.5	7.0	-	53.8

Team Stat Comparison

Merced		Sonora
58.1	Points Per Game	53.8
23.6	Rebounds Per Game	28.7
12.3	Assists Per Game	14.2
10.1	Steals Per Game	6.9
1.0	Blocks Per Game	2.9

Team Leaders

Merced		Sonora	National Avg.
#24 Diego Aguilar11.3	Points Per Game	#14 Jonathan Curran10.9	4.9
#3 Jordan Thomas5.8	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Luke Otterson8.9	2.6
#3 Jordan Thomas2.6	Assists Per Game	#3 Noah Wright3.2	1.0
#3 Jordan Thomas3.0	Steals Per Game	#21 Luke Otterson1.6	0.8
#3 Jordan Thomas0.2	Blocks Per Game	#20 Eli Ingalls0.9	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merced	1-3		Sonora	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/23/24	Livingston	Merced	(W) 75-40	1/3/25	Sonora	Livingston	(W) 78-57
11/26/24	Gregori	Merced	(L) 72-67	12/28/24	Gregori	Sonora	(L) 80-48
				12/30/24	Gregori	Sonora	(L) 66-60
12/3/24	Pitman	Merced	(L) 56-55	12/21/24	Sonora	Pitman	(L) 43-28
2/19/25	Merced	Lodi	(L) 61-48	2/8/25	Sonora	Lodi	(L) 75-27

Record Breakdown

Merced (24-25)		Sonora (24-25)
19-10	Overall	17-12
8-2	League	8-4
6-2	Non-League	5-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-3	Common Opponent	1-4
6-5	Home	5-5
8-3	Away	8-3
5-2	Neutral	4-4
0-1	Playoff	0-1
18-9	In-State	17-12
1-1	Out-of-State	0-0