Bakersfield Drillers at Centennial Golden Hawks — Girls' Basketball Preview (Jan. 9, 2026)

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Bakersfield travels to Centennial on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, for a nonleague girls’ basketball meeting at Centennial High School in Bakersfield. Tip is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. PT at Centennial HS — follow the official game page on ScorebookLive for updates and scoring: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5608082-bakersfield-vs-centennial

Quick look

• Game: Bakersfield Drillers at Centennial Golden Hawks (nonleague)

• When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 — 5:15 p.m. PT

• Where: Centennial High School, Bakersfield

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5608082-bakersfield-vs-centennial

Teams to watch

• Bakersfield Drillers (1-0) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/156919-bakersfield-drillers-jv. Next game: Bakersfield Christian at Bakersfield, Wednesday, Jan. 14 (details: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5779119-bakersfield-christian-vs-bakersfield).

• Centennial Golden Hawks (0-0) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/156924-centennial-golden-hawks-jv. Next game: Centennial at Liberty, Wednesday, Jan. 14 (details: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5879445-centennial-vs-liberty).

Storylines

There’s no recent meeting listed between these programs, so Friday’s matchup provides a clean slate and an early-season measuring stick. Bakersfield enters off a 1-0 start while Centennial opens its season. Expect coaches to evaluate rotations and for role players to make early cases for expanded minutes.

Streaming and how to follow

• Centennial HS / Bakersfield coverage may be available via NFHS Network pages for each school:

• Centennial: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/centennial-high-school-bakersfield-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

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

• For live updates, stats and final score, keep the ScorebookLive game page bookmarked: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5608082-bakersfield-vs-centennial

Get involved — follow and pick

Both teams currently show 0 fans and 0 picks on ScorebookLive. These numbers can change, so follow the team pages to increase fan counts and help your program trend: Bakersfield — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/156919-bakersfield-drillers-jv; Centennial — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/156924-centennial-golden-hawks-jv. Picks on ScorebookLive are for fan engagement and fun only and are not tied to any official win projections. Numbers and streaming availability may change, so check back before tipoff.