Pelham Panthers at Briarwood Christian Lions — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 14, 2026)

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Pelham (Panthers) travels to Briarwood Christian (Lions) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, for a nonleague girls basketball game at Briarwood Christian in Birmingham, Alabama. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Central. Follow the official game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/6062753-pelham-vs-briarwood-christian

Quick facts

• When: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 — 6 p.m. Central

• Where: Briarwood Christian, Birmingham, Alabama

• Home: Briarwood Christian Lions — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/147794-briarwood-christian-lions-jv

• Away: Pelham Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/160693-pelham-panthers-jv

Why this matters

Briarwood Christian will host Pelham coming off the teams’ previous meeting on Jan. 23, 2025, when the Lions earned a 41-29 win (box score and recap: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/4729521-pelham-vs-briarwood-christian). Both teams will look to sweep the early-January slate as they head into midweek matchups — Briarwood Christian plays next at Central of Clay County on Jan. 16, while Pelham visits Chelsea on Jan. 16. (Team schedules: Briarwood — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/147794-briarwood-christian-lions-jv; Pelham — https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/teams/160693-pelham-panthers-jv.)

Streaming / broadcast info

Both programs list NFHS Network pages and may stream games there: Briarwood Christian on NFHS — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/briarwood-christian-school-birmingham-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and Pelham on NFHS — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pelham-high-school-pelham-al/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. Check those links before game time for live coverage.

Get involved — follow and pick

Supporters can follow both teams on SBLive (Briarwood Christian fans: 1; Pelham fans: 1) and make picks for the matchup on the game page (current picks: 0). These numbers change in real time — follow teams to grow fan counts and make picks for fun to show which side you want to see win. Visit the game page to follow, pick and get alerts: https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/girls-basketball/games/6062753-pelham-vs-briarwood-christian.

Note: Picks are for fan engagement only and are separate from any win projections. Follow both teams on SBLive and check NFHS Network for possible streaming.