Aptos at Santa Cruz — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 9, 2026)
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Aptos travels to Santa Cruz on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, for a girls basketball showdown at Santa Cruz High School. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. PST. The game page is here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954647-aptos-vs-santa-cruz
- Home: Santa Cruz Cardinals
- Away: Aptos Mariners
- Location: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Calif.
- When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. PST
A little context: the two programs last met on Jan. 10, 2023, at Aptos High School (box score and recap from that meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/2835764-aptos-vs-santa-cruz). No win-loss records are listed in the event data, so check back on SBLive for updated standings and stats as the season progresses.
Streaming
- Home and away team pages list NFHS Network coverage and may carry a live stream: Santa Cruz NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-cruz-high-school-santa-cruz-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Aptos NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/aptos-high-school-aptos-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive
Fan notes and how to engage
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- Make your pick on the game page (for fun) at https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954647-aptos-vs-santa-cruz. Picks are for fan engagement and are not tied to any win-chance projections.
More to watch
- Santa Cruz’s next scheduled game on SBLive is Jan. 13 vs. Scotts Valley: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954650-scotts-valley-vs-santa-cruz
- Aptos’s next scheduled game on SBLive is Jan. 13 at Harbor: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954924-aptos-vs-harbor
Follow both teams on SBLive for lineup updates, live scoring and the latest on streaming availability.