North Pike hosts Canton at Pearl HS on Dec. 29

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North Pike and Canton meet Monday, Dec. 29, at Pearl High School for an early-season showdown. Tip is set for 12 p.m. Central at Pearl HS — find the official game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5720129-north-pike-vs-canton

Game details

• Teams: North Pike Jaguars (home) vs. Canton Tigers (away)

• Date/time: Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at 12 p.m. Central

• Location: Pearl High School (Pearl, Miss.)

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5720129-north-pike-vs-canton

• North Pike SBLive page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216347-north-pike-jaguars (Fans: 31)

• Canton SBLive page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/172151-canton-tigers (Fans: 58)

What to watch

There’s no last-meeting data listed on the SBLive game page, so this one figures to be a fresh measuring stick for both teams. North Pike and Canton each have upcoming games listed on SBLive — North Pike returns to Pearl on Dec. 30 (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5720130-north-pike-vs-pearl) and Canton heads to Neshoba Central on Jan. 2 (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5671784-canton-vs-neshoba-central) — which could shape momentum coming out of this meeting.

Streaming and tickets

• Streaming: Both programs have NFHS Network pages listed on their SBLive team profiles. Watch via NFHS Network — North Pike: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/north-pike-hs-summit-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Canton: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/canton-hs-canton-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Ticketing: No ticketing info is listed on the SBLive page; check the host school for local box office details.

Follow, pick and engage

Support matters. Follow the North Pike Jaguars (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216347-north-pike-jaguars) and the Canton Tigers (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/172151-canton-tigers) on SBLive to increase fan counts. Picks on SBLive are open for fan engagement (both teams currently show zero picks) — make a pick for the team you want to see win. Picks are just for fun and are not tied to any win projections; numbers on SBLive can change, so follow the teams and check the game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5720129-north-pike-vs-canton

Get to the gym or tune in — this noon matchup at Pearl HS could set the tone for both programs as the season moves forward.