Half Moon Bay Cougars at San Mateo Bearcats (Girls JV) — Jan. 21, 2026 preview

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Half Moon Bay travels to San Mateo for a nonleague girls junior varsity meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

• Game: [Half Moon Bay Cougars at San Mateo Bearcats — JV] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5603700-half-moon-bay-vs-san-mateo)

• Date/time: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. PST

• Location: San Mateo (home team: [San Mateo Bearcats] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160261-san-mateo-bearcats-jv))

• Visiting team: [Half Moon Bay Cougars] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/153892-half-moon-bay-cougars-jv)

This nonleague matchup pits the Cougars against the Bearcats in what should be a competitive junior varsity contest. San Mateo hosts the game and will look to use home-court energy to slow down Half Moon Bay’s attack. Both programs have upcoming games later in the week — San Mateo hosts Hillsdale on Friday, Jan. 23 (3:15 p.m.) and Half Moon Bay heads to Menlo-Atherton on Friday, Jan. 23 (3:15 p.m.). Links to those games are below for fans tracking both teams:

• San Mateo next game: [Hillsdale at San Mateo — Jan. 23, 3:15 p.m.] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5637027-hillsdale-vs-san-mateo)

• Half Moon Bay next game: [Half Moon Bay at Menlo-Atherton — Jan. 23, 3:15 p.m.] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5603716-half-moon-bay-vs-menloatherton)

Streaming

• San Mateo NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/san-mateo-high-school-san-mateo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Half Moon Bay NFHS stream: 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

Note: NFHS Network links are provided by the schools and may require a subscription to view.

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