James Lick Comets at Evergreen Valley Cougars — JV football preview, Sept. 25

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James Lick’s junior varsity Comets travel to Evergreen Valley High School to take on the Cougars on Thursday, Sept. 25. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PDT at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose. Both teams enter the matchup 0-0 as the 2025 season gets underway for these programs.

Why this matters

• This early-season league meeting pits the Comets (James Lick) against the Cougars (Evergreen Valley) in what figures to be a physical, neighborhood rivalry game. Both squads are opening their records, so expect coaches to evaluate depth and fundamentals as much as the scoreboard.

• Fan counts on ScorebookLive: Evergreen Valley — 1 follower; James Lick — 4 followers. Picks for the game on ScorebookLive are currently at 0. Those numbers can change quickly — follow the teams you care about and make a pick if you want to show support. (Picks are for fun and are not tied to any win projections.)

Streaming and additional links

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5696972-james-lick-vs-evergreen-valley

• James Lick Comets (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/232926-james-lick-comets-jv

• Evergreen Valley Cougars (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/232921-evergreen-valley-cougars-jv

• Watch/stream info: Both programs list NFHS Network pages where games are commonly streamed — James Lick: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/james-lick-high-school-san-jose-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Evergreen Valley: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/evergreen-valley-high-school-san-jose-ca/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: ScorebookLive will update rosters, followers and picks as fans engage. Follow the team pages above to get the latest lineup and game-day updates. Make a pick on ScorebookLive to show support — picks are for fan engagement and may change before kickoff.