Centennial Golden Hawks at Highland Scots — Jan. 3 preview (Highland HS, Bakersfield)

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Centennial travels to Highland for a nonleague meeting at Highland High School in Bakersfield. The game is set for 2:30 p.m. PT Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at Highland HS — fans can follow the live scoring and updates on the game’s Scorebook Live page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6029681-centennial-vs-highland

What to know

• Matchup: Centennial Golden Hawks at Highland Scots

• Location: Highland HS — Bakersfield

• Date/time: 2:30 p.m. PT, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6029681-centennial-vs-highland

• Centennial team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156920-centennial-golden-hawks-fr

• Highland team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156950-highland-scots-fr

A quick angle

These two Bakersfield-area programs meet in what figures to be a quick, local tune-up as the new year begins. There are no earlier meetings on file for this matchup in the provided data, so expect fresh storylines and local bragging rights on the line. Both teams have active schedules around this date — Highland follows this game with a home matchup at East Bakersfield at 5:15 p.m. PT (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6029682-highland-vs-east-bakersfield) and Centennial hosts Stockdale at 4:20 p.m. PT (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6030149-stockdale-vs-centennial).

Streaming and tickets

• Highland streaming: NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/highland-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Centennial streaming: NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/centennial-high-school-bakersfield-bakersfield-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. No ticketing links were provided in the game data.

Get involved — follow and pick’em

Both teams have one fan listed on their Scorebook Live pages and zero picks recorded as of this preview. Those numbers can — and often do — change quickly. Follow the teams on Scorebook Live to help grow their fan counts and make your pick for fun on the game page. Picks are for fan engagement only and are separate from any projections or win-chance figures.

Keep an eye on Scorebook Live for live updates, final box scores and postgame reaction from Bakersfield.