When Pinewood-Los Altos Hills gets it going from beyond the arc, the Panthers are tough to deal with. Host Menlo School-Atherton discovered that in Pinewood's 79-45 victory in a West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division girls basketball game on Tuesday.

The Panthers (17-1, 5-0 WBAL Foothill) stayed in first place with the win, while the Knights fell to 12-8 overall, 3-2 in the division. Pinewood was 16-of-36 from 3-point territory, knocking down nine treys in the first half.

"We shot the ball well," Pinewood coach Doc Scheppler said. "We forced some turnovers and got into the open floor a bit. It was a comfortable blowout win. I'm pleased with how we are playing. I commend Menlo. They kept playing hard."

Both teams took the floor without one of their top players. The Knights were without freshman guard Sam Erisman, who was out sick. The Panthers will be without injured forward Gabi Bade for two more weeks.

Pinewood point guard Marissa Hing, who had a game-high 20 points, poured in a 3-pointer for a 38-14 lead late in the first half. Leeana Bade followed with a drive down the lane and the lead was 40-14. Pinewood freshman Akayla Hackson stole the ball and scored as the rout was on. Menlo's Donya Dehnad, who had a team-high 12 points, hit a 3-point goal late in the half.

Monique McDevitt had 16 points for the Panthers, with teammates Chloe Eackles and Leeana Bade adding nine points each.

Hannah Paye had nine points for the Knights.

