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Hanford WestMerced
Huskies
62
Bears
68

The Merced (CA) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Hanford West (Hanford, CA) by a score of 68-62.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hanford West----62
Merced----68
Final score provided by J. Meneley.
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Game Stats

Hanford West (23-24)

Merced (23-24)

Hanford West

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals55
1Remy Barnes (Jr)20
5Darreon Wheaton (Jr)12
11Maddox Nugent (Sr)7
12H. Christian (Jr)3
21Donovan Smith (So)13
Merced

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6827674043
1Aiden Cervantes (Sr)93132323
2Julian Gomez (Sr)2125050
3Roman Buendia (Sr)2133333
4Keaton Hillyer (So)114104055
5V. Vasquez (So)20100
10J. Mccormick (Sr)4245050
11A. Grosbeier (Sr)7383838
12Aiden Matsuo (So)5245063
15Jordan Thomas (So)93103030
20Savion Jackson (Sr)13687575
22F. Rubalcava (Jr)2133333
24D. Betancourt (Jr)211100100
Hanford West

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals55
1Remy Barnes (Jr)20
5Darreon Wheaton (Jr)12
11Maddox Nugent (Sr)7
12H. Christian (Jr)3
21Donovan Smith (So)13
Merced

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6841136101567235641
1Aiden Cervantes (Sr)9030356031030
2Julian Gomez (Sr)21250
3Roman Buendia (Sr)20101250
4Keaton Hillyer (So)1134751617
5V. Vasquez (So)201022100000
10J. Mccormick (Sr)42450
11A. Grosbeier (Sr)712503838
12Aiden Matsuo (So)5111001333
15Jordan Thomas (So)9356031030
20Savion Jackson (Sr)13111006875
22F. Rubalcava (Jr)20101250
24D. Betancourt (Jr)211100
Hanford West

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals55
1Remy Barnes (Jr)20
5Darreon Wheaton (Jr)12
11Maddox Nugent (Sr)7
12H. Christian (Jr)3
21Donovan Smith (So)13
Merced

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals682813141
1Aiden Cervantes (Sr)95241
2Julian Gomez (Sr)21
3Roman Buendia (Sr)211
4Keaton Hillyer (So)11224
5V. Vasquez (So)211
10J. Mccormick (Sr)412
11A. Grosbeier (Sr)7323
12Aiden Matsuo (So)541
15Jordan Thomas (So)98
20Savion Jackson (Sr)133
22F. Rubalcava (Jr)2121
24D. Betancourt (Jr)2

Misc Totals

Hanford West has not entered any misc totals stats.
Merced

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1
1Aiden Cervantes (Sr)1

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Merced nudges Hanford West

December 29, 2023: Hanford, CA 93230

In Friday's non-league outing, the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) basketball squad edged the host Hanford West Huskies (Hanford, CA), by a count of 68-62.

The Bears (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Kennedy (Delano, CA). The Thunderbirds go into the non-league outing with a 5-8 record. In their last outing, Kennedy was tipped by Ridgeview (Bakersfield, CA), 57-29, in a non-league outing.

The Huskies now hold a 2-13 record. They play next when they travel to Ridgeview for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 30. Hanford West will clash with a Wolf Pack squad coming off a 57-29 non-league win over Kennedy (Delano, CA). The Wolf Pack record now stands at 10-6.

Game Photos

Photos by Richard Posada

Scoretracker Providers

Michael MatsuoBears Reporter

Rankings & Records

Hanford West (23-24)

CASection
70955
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
11-185-35-56-50-8.379.6251,8232,055

Merced (23-24)

CASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
4945710420
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
15-137-56-14-75-5.536.5831,6191,380

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hanford West		18.310.58.818.762.9
Merced		12.514.514.415.657.8

Team Stat Comparison

Hanford WestMerced
23.1Points Per Game56.3
-Rebounds Per Game22.8
-Assists Per Game12.4
-Steals Per Game12.1
-Blocks Per Game1.0

Team Leaders

Hanford WestMercedNational Avg.
#1 Remy Barnes18.8Points Per Game#1 Aiden Cervantes12.94.9
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Rebounds Per Game#15 Jordan Thomas5.32.6
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Assists Per Game#33 Donovan Marshall2.21.0
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Steals Per Game#1 Aiden Cervantes2.40.8
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Blocks Per Game#1 Aiden Cervantes0.30.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hanford West0-2Merced0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23SangerHanford West(L) 61-4612/27/23SangerMerced(L) 56-41
12/30/23Hanford WestRidgeview(L) 72-6312/28/23RidgeviewMerced(L) 62-58

Record Breakdown

Hanford West (23-24)

Merced (23-24)
11-18
Overall
15-13
5-3
League
7-5
6-6
Non-League
3-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-2
Common Opponent
0-2
5-5
Home
6-1
6-5
Away
4-7
0-8
Neutral
5-5
0-1
Playoff
0-0
11-18
In-State
14-11
0-0
Out-of-State
1-2