The Aptos Mariners (Aptos, CA) basketball edged the host Half Moon Bay Cougars (Half Moon Bay, CA), 52-47 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Mariners now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Carmel for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. Aptos will play a Padres team coming off a 59-50 non-league loss to Antelope (Antelope, CA). The Padres record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, Half Moon Bay falls to 7-2 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Menlo School (Atherton, CA) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 7-3. Menlo School won 69-48 in their recent non-league bout against Damien (Honolulu, HI)