Golden Valley’s Thissen gets basketball win No. 300

The Golden Valley High School girls basketball team defeated Schurr of Montebello 57-46 on Tuesday afternoon to give coach Matt Thissen career win No. 300.

The Cougars (10-3) improved to 2-1 in the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic.

“I’ve spent a long time coaching,” Thissen said. “It’s good to get it out of the way. It’s not like we were focusing on it. The girls didn’t even know about it. It just means I’ve been coaching a long time and I’ve had some good players and good assistants.”

Stephanie Moore led the Cougars with 26 points. Abbee Croninger and Naomi Peterson each scored 10 points.

“We played better in the second half,” Thissen said. “The team we played wasn’t very tall, but they were quick and they shot the three ball extremely well. It took us a half to adjust to their style of play.”

Boys basketball

Buhach Colony 65, Lincoln County 32 in Las Vegas – The Thunder (6-8) rebounded from its loss in the opening round of the Vegas Invitational with a win over Lincoln County.

Buhach Colony jumped out to a 16-3 lead in the first quarter and led 30-10 at the half. Dylan Jennings made four three-pointers and led the Thunder with 12 points.

Buhach Colony opened the tournament with a 79-55 loss to The Meadows of Las Vegas on Monday. Jeremy Sicarios led the Thunder with 11 points and Alex Andrade scored 10.

This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Golden Valley’s Thissen gets basketball win No. 300."