19-10Merced
49
46
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Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
GVHS		810121949
MHS		147121346
Final score provided by M. Matsuo.
Cougars
Bears

Shooting

PtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
#1 V. Vasquez1351242502922125033100
#3 J. Thomas102001250020
#10 D. Betancourt312507511100010
#11 J. Martinez21714140401333
#12 A. Matsuo114850561250221003650
#20 N. Adams42367672367
#24 D. Aguilar12416253841233040

Totals

PtsORebDRebRebAstStl
#1 V. Vasquez1321
#3 J. Thomas12242
#4 F. Rubalcava111
#10 D. Betancourt3111
#11 J. Martinez222
#12 A. Matsuo1115623
#20 N. Adams42241
#24 D. Aguilar122211

Misc Totals

Chr
#1 V. Vasquez1

Team summary

FG %
GVHS
MHS
34
FT/G
GVHS
MHS
67
3pt FG Percentage
GVHS
MHS
29
Points
GVHS
MHS
46
Assists
GVHS
MHS
10
Rebounds
GVHS
MHS
18
Steals
GVHS
MHS
9
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Shooting

Pts
-
46
FGM
-
17
FGA
-
50
FG%
-
34
AFG%
-
42
3PM
-
8
3PA
-
28
3P%
-
29
FTM
-
4
FTA
-
6
FT%
-
67
2FGM
-
9
2FGA
-
22
2FG%
-
41

Totals

Pts
-
46
OReb
-
7
DReb
-
11
Reb
-
18
Ast
-
10
Stl
-
9

Misc Totals

Chr
-
1

California High School Basketball - Golden Valley sneaks past Merced

January 29, 2025: Merced, CA 95344

The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) basketball edged the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), 49-46 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 17-6 record. They play next when they travel to Buhach Colony for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. Golden Valley will play a Thunder team coming off a 67-44 league loss to Atwater (Atwater, CA). The Thunder record now stands at 10-12.

With the loss, Merced falls to 14-9 on the campaign. The Bears travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to play the Gauchos in a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. The Gauchos go into the bout with a record of 15-7. El Capitan won 68-53 in their recent league bout against Los Banos (Los Banos, CA)

Michael MatsuoBears Reporter

  1. Check In

    0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Golden Valley 0, Merced 0
    @ 6:50 PM

  2. Game Attendance

    Attendance About 100
    @ 6:50 PM
  3. 1st Quarter
  4. 0 - 0

    Game Start

    Merced won the tip off.
    @ 7:08 PM
  5. 8 - 0

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Golden Valley in Q1. Golden Valley 8, Merced 0
    @ 7:20 PM
  6. 8 - 14

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Merced in Q1. Golden Valley 8, Merced 14
    @ 7:20 PM
  7. 2nd Quarter
  8. 8 - 14

    End of 1st Quarter

    Golden Valley 8, Merced 14
    @ 7:20 PM
  9. 18 - 14

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Golden Valley in Q2. Golden Valley 18, Merced 14
    @ 7:36 PM
  10. 18 - 21

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Merced in Q2. Golden Valley 18, Merced 21
    @ 7:36 PM
  11. Halftime
  12. 18 - 21

    Halftime

    Golden Valley 18, Merced 21
    We noticed it's halftime, checkout this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    @ 7:36 PM
  13. 3rd Quarter
  14. 18 - 21

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Golden Valley's ball.
    @ 8:00 PM
  15. 30 - 21

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Golden Valley in Q3. Golden Valley 30, Merced 21
    @ 8:00 PM
  16. 30 - 33

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Merced in Q3. Golden Valley 30, Merced 33
    @ 8:00 PM
  17. 4th Quarter
  18. 30 - 33

    End of 3rd Quarter

    Golden Valley 30, Merced 33
    @ 8:01 PM
  19. 49 - 33

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Golden Valley in Q4. Golden Valley 49, Merced 33
    @ 8:28 PM
  20. 49 - 46

    Score Correction

    Score correction for Merced in Q4. Golden Valley 49, Merced 46
    @ 8:28 PM
  21. Final
  22. 49 - 46

    End of Game

    Golden Valley 49, Merced 46
    @ 8:29 PM

Scoretracker Scorers

Michael MatsuoBears Reporter

Golden Valley @ Merced Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 29, 2025 @ 7:15p
The Merced (CA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Golden Valley (Merced, CA) by a score of 49-46.

Player stats

Points/G
GVHS
--
MHS
D. Aguilar11.3
Rebounds/G
GVHS
--
MHS
J. Thomas5.8
Assists/G
GVHS
--
MHS
J. Thomas2.6
Steals/G
GVHS
--
MHS
J. Thomas3.0
Blocks/G
GVHS
--
MHS
J. Thomas0.2

Matchup history

1/29/25
4946
2/14/25
2847

Team comparison

Points/G
-
58.1
Rebounds/G
-
23.6
Assists/G
-
12.3
Steals/G
-
10.1
Blocks/G
-
1.0

Scoring averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Golden Valley		12.512.714.215.56.014.056.6
Merced		15.214.813.615.05.83.058.2

Season recap

Overall record
21-8
19-10
League
8-2
8-2
Non-League
8-2
6-2
Head to Head
1-1
1-1
Home
7-2
6-5
Away
8-4
8-3
Neutral
6-2
5-2
Playoff
0-1
0-1
In-State
21-8
18-9
Out-of-State
0-0
1-1
Win %
.724
.655
League %
.800
.800
PF
1,640
1,687
PA
1,516
1,431
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Common opponents

Bear Creek
0 - 1
1 - 0
Gregori
0 - 1
0 - 1
Buhach Colony
2 - 0
2 - 0
Atwater
2 - 0
2 - 0
Los Banos
2 - 0
2 - 0
El Capitan
1 - 1
1 - 1

Rankings

CA
292
273
Sac-Joaquin Section
37
33
Division 2
37
33
Division 2
16
13

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