North Pontotoc hosts Blue Mountain on Dec. 18 — Vikings, Cougars meet in nonleague clash

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North Pontotoc hosts Blue Mountain on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Central time in Ecru, Mississippi. The nonleague matchup pits the host North Pontotoc Vikings against the visiting Blue Mountain Cougars at the Vikings’ gym. Full game details and live updates are on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672266-blue-mountain-vs-north-pontotoc

Key details

Date: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

Time: 7:30 p.m. Central time

Location: Ecru, Mississippi (North Pontotoc Vikings home)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672266-blue-mountain-vs-north-pontotoc

North Pontotoc Vikings: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/177085-north-pontotoc-vikings (Fans on SBLive: 37)

Blue Mountain Cougars: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216127-blue-mountain-cougars (Fans on SBLive: 22)

Last meeting

The teams last met Dec. 4, 2023, with North Pontotoc beating Blue Mountain 52-45 at Blue Mountain. Quarter-by-quarter linescores from that game: Blue Mountain 13-15-15-2, North Pontotoc 8-15-7-22.

Streaming

Both programs list NFHS Network pages for their games (subscription may be required):

North Pontotoc NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/north-pontotoc-hs-ecru-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Blue Mountain NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/blue-mountain-hs-blue-mountain-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes and what to watch

North Pontotoc returns to Ecru with a chance to build on local momentum; Blue Mountain will try to flip the script on the road. The last meeting was a tight finish — expect another physical, low-possession affair.

Weather: Ecru, Mississippi (local forecast should be checked closer to game time).

Coming up next: North Pontotoc hosts West Union on Dec. 19, 2025; Blue Mountain’s next listed game is Jan. 3, 2026, at Jumpertown.

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