Notre Dame Academy at Central Catholic — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 8, 2026)

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Notre Dame Academy travels to Central Catholic on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, for a nonleague girls basketball game at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence. Tip is 5:30 p.m. Eastern; see the full game page on SBLive for updates and details: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6030551-notre-dame-academy-vs-central-catholic

Quick facts

• Date/time: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. Eastern

• Location: Central Catholic HS, Lawrence, Mass.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6030551-notre-dame-academy-vs-central-catholic

• Home: Central Catholic Raiders — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/143581-central-catholic-raiders-jv

• Next: Tewksbury Memorial at Central Catholic, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5939151-tewksbury-memorial-vs-central-catholic

• Away: Notre Dame Academy Cougars — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/143595-notre-dame-academy-cougars-jv

• Next: Notre Dame Academy at Ursuline Academy, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5730295-notre-dame-academy-vs-ursuline-academy

What to watch

These two programs met last season at Notre Dame Academy on Jan. 13, 2025, with the Cougars posting a 46-24 win (full recap: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/4894559-central-catholic-vs-notre-dame-academy). Central Catholic will host the rematch on its home floor Friday evening; expect the Raiders to look for stronger defense and a sharper second-chance effort after that 22-point loss in the previous meeting.

Streaming and tickets

• Notre Dame Academy broadcast info: NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/notre-dame-academy-hingham-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Central Catholic broadcast info: NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/central-catholic-high-school-lawrence-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: NFHS Network streams generally require a subscription. No ticketing link is listed on the SBLive game page; check the host school for gate information.

Get involved (SBLive picks and follows)

Follow these SBLive team pages to get updates and help grow each program’s fan count: Central Catholic — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/143581-central-catholic-raiders-jv and Notre Dame Academy — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/143595-notre-dame-academy-cougars-jv. Fans and picks on SBLive are a fun way to show support — current follower and pick counts may change, so make your pick and follow the team you want to see win.