CORE Butte at Burney Raiders — Boys basketball preview (Jan. 27, 2026)

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CORE Butte travels to Burney on Tuesday, Jan. 27, for a Northern California league clash against the Burney Raiders. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. Pacific at Burney (game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6042869-core-butte-vs-burney).

Game details

• Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. PT

• Location: Burney, Calif. (home: Burney Raiders)

• Broadcast/stream: Check the teams’ NFHS Network pages below for possible coverage

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6042869-core-butte-vs-burney

Teams

• Burney Raiders (home) — SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/155569-burney-raiders

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

• CORE Butte (away) — SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207214-core-butte

  NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/core-butte-chico-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Last meeting

The squads last met Jan. 28, 2025, when CORE Butte beat Burney 42-32 in Burney (box score: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5296236-burney-vs-core-butte). That result gives this matchup a bit of extra spice — Burney will be looking for payback on its home floor.

Streaming and tickets

• Possible streaming via NFHS Network — check the teams’ NFHS links above for availability. (SBLive does not control NFHS listings; availability and access may change.)

Why this matters / what to watch

This is a league game with local bragging rights on the line. Watch how Burney responds at home after last season’s loss, and whether CORE Butte can duplicate the defensive push that carried them in the previous meeting.

Follow, pick and engage

Support your team on SBLive: follow the Burney Raiders and CORE Butte on their SBLive pages above. Picks on SBLive are for fun and help drive engagement — make your pick for the team you want to see win. Fan counts and pick totals can change, so follow the teams and make your picks to show support and help the community grow.

Looking ahead

• Burney next: Chester at Burney, Jan. 30, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6042870-chester-vs-burney

• CORE Butte next: CORE Butte at Los Molinos, Jan. 30, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6042950-core-butte-vs-los-molinos

Be sure to check the SBLive game page above for updates, starting lineups and live scoring as gametime approaches.