Serra at Half Moon Bay — Nonleague boys basketball preview (Jan. 3)

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Serra travels to Half Moon Bay on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, for a nonleague boys basketball meeting at Half Moon Bay High. Tip is set for 4 p.m. PST at the Cougars’ gym. Both teams enter the game with clean slates (0-0).

Quick game details

Game: Serra Padres at Half Moon Bay Cougars

Date/time: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 — 4 p.m. PST

Location: Half Moon Bay High School (Half Moon Bay, Calif.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5509864-serra-vs-half-moon-bay

Home team: Half Moon Bay Cougars — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/153888-half-moon-bay-cougars-fr (fans: 0)

Away team: Serra Padres — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/131155-serra-padres-fr (fans: 3)

What to watch

With no previous meeting on file and both teams at 0-0, this nonleague matchup is a clean slate for coaches and players to set the tone for January. Serra arrives with a small but growing following on SBLive; Half Moon Bay will try to use home-court energy to get its season rolling.

Streaming and broadcast

Both teams list NFHS Network pages that may carry broadcasts or highlights: Half Moon Bay — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/half-moon-bay-high-school-half-moon-bay-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Serra — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/serra-high-school-san-mateo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow-ups and next games

Half Moon Bay next: Summit Shasta at Half Moon Bay, Monday, Jan. 5 — 4:30 p.m. PST — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5909003-summit-shasta-vs-half-moon-bay

Serra next: St. Ignatius at Serra, Tuesday, Jan. 6 — 3 p.m. PST — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5511857-st-ignatius-vs-serra

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