California High School Basketball - Golden Valley nudges Merced
December 6, 2025: Merced, CA 95341 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), observed Golden Valley's basketball team edge Merced by a score of 39-37.
The Cougars (5-1) will now prepare for their battle against Bear Creek (Stockton, CA). The Bruins enter the non-league battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Bear Creek tipped Florin (Sacramento, CA), 61-38, in a non-league battle.
The Bears now own a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Livingston for a non-league battle on Monday, December 8. Merced will meet a Wolves squad coming off a 68-45 non-league loss to Pitman (Turlock, CA). The Wolves record now stands at 0-4.