Newburyport at Manchester Essex — Girls basketball preview (Dec. 18)

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Newburyport visits Manchester Essex on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, for a girls basketball matchup at Manchester Essex Regional High School. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern. Follow the full game page on SBLive for scores and updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5839272-newburyport-vs-manchester-essex

Quick look

• Who: Newburyport Clippers at Manchester Essex Hornets

• When: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 — 4 p.m. Eastern

• Where: Manchester Essex Regional High School (Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5839272-newburyport-vs-manchester-essex

• Team pages: Newburyport Clippers — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/176336-newburyport-clippers-fr

  Manchester Essex Hornets — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/175588-manchester-essex-hornets-fr

Notes and context

ScorebookLive does not list a prior meeting for these programs, so this could be an early-season measuring stick for both squads. Manchester Essex will host the game at its home gym; Newburyport has an NFHS Network broadcast page, which may carry this or future games (check the NFHS listing for availability).

Streaming and broadcast

• Newburyport NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newburyport-high-school-newburyport-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: streaming availability for this specific game is subject to NFHS Network scheduling — follow the NFHS link above for the latest.

What to watch / next up

• Manchester Essex next plays at Andover on Jan. 6, 2026: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5954409-manchester-essex-vs-andover

• Newburyport returns home vs. Triton Regional on Dec. 22, 2025: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6025144-triton-regional-vs-newburyport

Get involved on SBLive

Neither team currently has registered fans or picks on ScorebookLive (numbers can change). Follow the teams on SBLive to boost their fan counts and make your picks — picks are for fun and help drive fan engagement. For live updates, follow the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5839272-newburyport-vs-manchester-essex

Want alerts and box scores? Follow both squads on SBLive and check back on game day for play-by-play, stats and final scores.