Basketball Recap: Half Moon Bay Snags Seventh Win in Last Eight Games

Half Moon Bay extended their postseason success on Thursday against West Campus. They managed a 52-47 victory over the West Campus Warriors. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Warriors are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Delaney Dorwin

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03/06/25 vs West Campus	9
03/04/25 vs St. Patrick-St. Vincent	8
02/27/25 vs Harker	14
02/25/25 vs King's Academy	11

Half Moon Bay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Delaney Dorwin out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Dorwin is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoey Lemoge, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.

Half Moon Bay was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Campus only three assists.

West Campus' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Naomi Johnson, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 17 points and five steals. Esabel Otsuji was another key player, putting up 18 points and three steals.

Half Moon Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. West Campus' loss dropped their record down to 25-6.

Half Moon Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-40 victory against Rio Linda on the 8th. West Campus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.