Portola Bulldogs at El Toro Chargers — High school boys basketball preview (Dec. 12, 2025)

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Portola Bulldogs at El Toro Chargers

The Portola Bulldogs travel to take on the El Toro Chargers on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Tip is set for 4 p.m. PT at El Toro High School in Lake Forest. Follow the game on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5753458-portola-vs-el-toro

Quick look

Matchup: Portola Bulldogs (0-0) at El Toro Chargers (0-0)

Date/time: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 — 4 p.m. PT

Location: El Toro High School, Lake Forest, Calif.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5753458-portola-vs-el-toro

Team pages: Portola Bulldogs — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207777-portola-bulldogs-fr; El Toro Chargers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/159851-el-toro-chargers-fr

What to watch

Both teams open the nonleague portion of their schedules and come in 0-0 on SBLive. There is no recent meeting listed between these programs on the SBLive game record, so Friday’s matchup will be an early-season measuring stick for each staff as they try to establish identity and rotation minutes.

Streaming and tickets

El Toro games are available on NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/el-toro-high-school-lake-forest-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Portola games are available on NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/portola-high-school-irvine-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only official streaming links provided by the schools are listed above.)

Follow, pick and get involved

Portola currently shows 1 SBLive fan and El Toro shows 0. Fan counts, picks and any win-chance projections on SBLive can change — follow the teams to boost their counts and make picks if you want to show support. Picks are for fun and not tied to projections.

Next up

El Toro: Saddleback at El Toro, Saturday, Dec. 13, 11 a.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5788182-saddleback-vs-el-toro

Portola: Portola at Beckman, Saturday, Dec. 20, 3 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5721025-portola-vs-beckman

Stay with SBLive for updates and follow both teams on their SBLive pages for the latest score, roster and fan engagement info.