Newbury Park at Oaks Christian — JV basketball preview (Jan. 30, 2026)

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Friday night JV matchup: Newbury Park Panthers at Oaks Christian Lions

When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. Pacific

Where: Oaks Christian High School, Westlake Village, Calif.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5466215-newbury-park-vs-oaks-christian

The Newbury Park Panthers make the short trip to take on the Oaks Christian Lions on Friday evening in a non-varsity league meeting. Tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Pacific — a midweek look at two programs that frequently feed talent into their varsity rosters as the postseason picture takes shape.

Why this matters

Both teams are fielding their junior varsity squads (links below) and will use the game to evaluate young players and build depth ahead of the final stretch of the season.

This is a good chance for fans to scout rising youth talent and for coaches to test lineups under game conditions.

Streaming

Oaks Christian NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/oaks-christian-high-school-west-lake-village-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Newbury Park NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newbury-park-high-school-newbury-park-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Ticketing

No ticketing links provided. Check the host school’s site or the NFHS Network pages above for any streaming or admission details.

Follow, pick and engage

Follow the teams on SBLive: Oaks Christian Lions — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/148677-oaks-christian-lions-jv

Newbury Park Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/154507-newbury-park-panthers-jv

Fans: Oaks Christian (2), Newbury Park (5). Picks: both teams currently have 0 picks on SBLive. These numbers can change — follow the teams and make picks to show support. Picks are for fun and are not tied to any win projections.

Next up

Oaks Christian next: Westlake at Oaks Christian, 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5595264-westlake-vs-oaks-christian

Newbury Park next: Newbury Park at Thousand Oaks, 4 p.m. on Feb. 3 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5466236-newbury-park-vs-thousand-oaks

Get to the gym early or tune in online — Friday’s JV game is a first look at the players who could make an impact for either program down the stretch.