Samson at Northside Methodist Academy — Game preview (Jan. 8, 2026)

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Thursday, Jan. 8 — Samson will travel to Northside Methodist Academy in Dothan, Alabama, for a boys basketball matchup that tips at 4:30 p.m. CT. The game will be played at Northside Methodist Academy; full game information is on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5592232-samson-vs-northside-methodist-academy

Game details

Who: Samson Tigers at Northside Methodist Academy Knights

Samson: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/155957-samson-tigers-jv

Northside Methodist Academy: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/140784-northside-methodist-academy-knights-jv

When: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. CT

Where: Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan, Alabama

Last meeting and notes

The teams last met Nov. 7, 2024, when Northside Methodist Academy posted a 61-26 win. (Game: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/4701306-samson-vs-northside-methodist-academy)

This is a chance for Samson to respond and for Northside Methodist to defend home court. Check the SBLive game page above for updates, lineup changes and final stats.

Streaming and tickets

Fans can look for streams via the schools’ NFHS Network pages (availability and subscription requirements may vary):

Northside Methodist Academy NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/northside-methodist-academy-dothan-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Samson NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/samson-high-school-samson-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Get involved (follow and pick)

Follow the teams on SBLive to get updates and increase their fan counts: Northside Methodist Academy (fans: 3) and Samson (fans: 1). These follower counts can change — follow the teams to show support: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/140784-northside-methodist-academy-knights-jv and https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/155957-samson-tigers-jv

Make your pick on SBLive for fun — picks are a fan engagement feature and not related to any win projections. Current picks: 0 for each team; these can change as more fans participate.

Quick links

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/games/5592232-samson-vs-northside-methodist-academy

Samson team page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/155957-samson-tigers-jv

Northside Methodist Academy team page: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/basketball/teams/140784-northside-methodist-academy-knights-jv

Follow SBLive for updates, and make your pick to show support — it’s all in good fun and helps build the high school sports community.