The way Menlo-Atherton and Half Moon Bay traded the lead down the stretch, it seemed like whoever scored last would laugh last and win the game.

That supposition came true when Makena Glynn hit a 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to give Half Moon Bay a two-point lead. Luisa Tava’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer for M-A looked like it might fall, but it bounced out and the visiting Cougars rejoiced, celebrating a 51-49 victory.

With the win, Half Moon Bay (14-3, 6-0) took over first place in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division girls basketball standings. M-A (13-3, 5-1), which went into the game deadlocked with HMB, fell a game back into second place.

That a 3-pointer won the game for the Cougars seemed fitting as it was the last of nine they made from behind the arc, compared to two for inside-oriented M-A, a 21-point advantage. Glynn and Xochitl Nieves made four apiece.

“We get a lot of our buckets in the pain,” said M-A coach Steve Yob, who was honored before the game for recently capturing his 100th win at the school. “We know Half Moon Bay likes to shoot the 3 and they won out today, their 3s against our 2s. We just needed one more bucket at the end. Today our 3 wasn’t working and that kind of was the game.”

Glynn’s 3-pointer beginning the fourth quarter gave HMB its biggest lead at 37-30. The Bears came back with a 13-4 run to go ahead 43-41 on a basket by Lita Fakapelea, who scored nine of the team’s 13 points in that run.

No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 76, Sacred Heart Cathedral 21: Mitty (15-2, 4-0) continued to roll along in West Catholic Athletic League play, this time with its second-biggest win of the season. The Monarchs employed a balanced scoring attack led by McKenna Woliczko, who poured in 11 first-quarter and 18 first-half points, finishing with 25 overall and making 11 of 12 field goal attempts. She added seven rebounds and seven assists, the latter a career high. Maliya Hunter was next up with 21, and Devin Cosgriff added 12. Sofia Teresi had seven points. For SHC (5-13, 0-5), Lea Escobar led the way with seven points. Mitty held the Irish to seven points or fewer in every quarter, including three in the third.

No. 2 San Ramon Valley 92, Granada 20: This one was over quickly, as SRV (17-3, 6-0) led 33-0 after a quarter and then pulled its starters. Freshman Kellan Thornson led the Wolves with 15 points, and Hania Bowes had 13 points and six rebounds. Fellow freshmen Presley Uchikura (nine points, nine boards) and Isla Allen (nine points) contributed as well. Granada dropped to 7-15, 0-5.

No. 4 Priory 64, Harker 19: Taylor Marsland led Priory (12-5, 4-0) with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals as the Panthers took care of business to remain unbeaten in West Bay Athletic League play. Sasha Johnson added 13 points, three steals and three rebounds, and Abigel Smuk had 10 points, four rebounds and four steals. Harker fell to 8-8, 4-4.

No. 5 Pinewood 74, Menlo School 27: It was raining 3s in Los Altos Hills as Pinewood (14-1, 3-1) poured in 16 3-pointers (12 by halftime) en route to routing Menlo (11-5, 1-3). Pinewood’s proficiency from distance gave the Panthers 52 first-half points. Abigail Yew led Pinewood with 20 points, and Alex Tseng scored 14. Anusha Krishnan had 12, Andri Wilkinson chipped in 10 and Caitlyn Kramer scored nine plus 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Sophia Longinidis led Menlo with 14 points.

Boys

San Ramon Valley 70, No 13 Granada 64: In EBAL play, the Wolves stole an overtime win on the road just days after Granada had a statement victory over Dougherty Valley. SRV (10-12, 3-2) outscored Granada 14-8 in the overtime period.

“This team, they have composure and they execute,” SRV coach Brian Botteen said in a phone interview. “We got some clutch rebounds and made some clutch shots. That’s what this team has been doing and they’re scrappy.”

Tommy Ambidge led SRV with 22 points. Senior point guard Tyler Smith scored 18 points, Pierce Iattoni added 12 and Hudson Garcia had 11.

SRV led by as much as seven in the third quarter, but Granada’s offense turned a corner late in the second half. The Matadors got 27 points after halftime from stars Brandon Hahn and Damien Miles. A last-second foul gave the Matadors a chance to win the game at the free throw line, but the Livermore school hit just one of two shots, forcing overtime.

From there, it was all SRV.

No. 2 Archbishop Riordan 61, Valley Christian 44: This matchup was stopped in the second quarter when Valley Christian center Teniola Bamisebi took a hard fall and remained down on the floor for an extended period of time. Trainers attended to Bamisebi for nearly 20 minutes, and VC athletic director Ryan Realini confirmed to the Bay Area News Group that paramedics were called and Bamisebi was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Realini said Bamisebi has total control of his extremities and added, “We feel good he will be OK.” Both teams warmed up once Bamisebi left the court and eventually restarted the game, which Riordan led 9-8 with 7:39 remaining in the second quarter.

Bamisebi had seven of VC’s eight points and was still the Warriors’ leading scorer at halftime when they trailed 23-17. Emmanuel Ahamefule and CJ Ani each had nine points in the win.

No. 4 Archbishop Mitty 56, Sacred Heart Cathedral 46: SHC put up a good fight, but the Monarchs were too much in this WCAL matchup. Amani LaMere-Swift scored 17 points and Nicholas Gklaros-Stavropoulos added 12 for Mitty (9-6, 3-2). SHC dropped to 8-7, 1-4.

No. 8 The King’s Academy 82, Menlo School 57: Claxton Ladine propelled TKA to yet another West Bay Athletic League win, scoring 21 points. Xavier Barnett added 13, Tristan Wai had 12 and Hezekiah Sires chipped in 10 for the Knights, who improved to 15-3, 4-0. Menlo (9-8, 1-3) got 18 points from William Lenihan.

No. 9 Dougherty Valley 61, No. 10 Monte Vista 56: The Wildcats only needed five players to score to notch a solid EBAL win over Monte Vista at home. Rashod Cotton Jr. scored 18 points, Rylan Sevilla had 16 and Alonzo Walker totaled 11 as Dougherty Valley (15-7, 3-2) earned a bounce back win. Max Nishikawa scored 14 points for Monte Vista, which dropped to 14-8, 3-2.

No. 11 Amador Valley 45, No. 14 Dublin 40: The Dons escaped with another defensive win, defeating EBAL foe Dublin on the road. Guard Elijah Stanley led the way with 14 points and San Jose State commit Cade Kruger added 10. Aiden Li had 14 and Izaiyah Romero scored 11 for Dublin, which dropped to 15-7, 2-3. Amador Valley is 14-8, 3-2.

No. 12 Moreau Catholic 74, Irvington 51: Star big man Brendan Williams continued his strong play, scoring 16 points to lead Moreau to a blowout Mission Valley Athletic League win. Isaiah Clendinen had 13 points and Khollin Ware chipped in 10. Irvington (11-9, 3-5) got 17 points from Aneesh Malyala. Moreau is 16-3, 8-0.

No. 18 California 69, No. 20 Livermore 59: Despite Livermore’s sophomore sensation Amare Chandler scoring 31 points, California snapped its four-game skid and picked up a much-needed EBAL win. Jaiden Jones scored 16 points, Emeka Ifediora had 14, Juremi Ejuwa recorded 12 and Santa Clara commit Brayde Kuykendall chipped in 11 for California (11-11, 2-3). Livermore dropped to 16-6, 2-3.