Illinois Valley at North Valley — Girls basketball preview (Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025)

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Illinois Valley Cougars travel to North Valley High School in Grants Pass, Ore., to take on the North Valley Knights in a nonleague girls basketball game on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Pacific at North Valley High School. Follow the game on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5885010-illinois-valley-vs-north-valley

Game details

• Date/time: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. PT

• Location: North Valley High School, Grants Pass, Ore.

• Home: North Valley Knights — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/189932-north-valley-knights

• Away: Illinois Valley Cougars — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/189927-illinois-valley-cougars

What to watch

North Valley holds home-court advantage and returns to the same pairing that produced a close game a year ago. In their last meeting on Dec. 11, 2024, North Valley topped Illinois Valley 39-33 at Illinois Valley — full recap: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/4941042-north-valley-vs-illinois-valley. Both teams enter with fresh starts; early-season matchups like this can set the tone for nonleague scheduling and roster pecking order.

Streaming and tickets

• North Valley NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/north-valley-high-school-grants-pass-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Illinois Valley NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/illinois-valley-high-school-cave-junction-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If the game is being streamed, those NFHS links are the places to check. No ticket links were provided.)

Fan notes and engagement

• SBLive followers: North Valley (1 fan), Illinois Valley (0 fans) — follow the teams on their SBLive pages to stay updated and help build support.

• Picks: 0 on both teams for this game. Picks are for fun fan engagement and are not related to any win_chance projections. SBLive numbers and projections can change — follow the teams and make your picks if you want to show support.

Bring the energy for a December night in Grants Pass — this one could be a tight, physical early-season test for both programs. For full coverage and updates, bookmark the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5885010-illinois-valley-vs-north-valley.