Eastside College Prep at Pinewood — Boys basketball preview, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

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Eastside College Prep travels to Pinewood on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, for a league matchup slated to tip at 5:30 p.m. PST in Los Altos Hills. The Panthers of Eastside College Prep will be the visitors against the home Pinewood Panthers. Fans can find full game coverage on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6060661-eastside-college-prep-vs-pinewood.

Key details

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Location: Los Altos Hills (Pinewood is the home team)

• Home: Pinewood Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207757-pinewood-panthers (fans: 2)

• Away: Eastside College Prep Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/152014-eastside-college-prep-panthers (fans: 3)

• Last meeting: Feb. 20, 2024 — Pinewood 60, Eastside College Prep 48 (completed). See the previous matchup: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/4231604-eastside-college-prep-vs-pinewood

What to watch / flavor

This will be an opportunity for Eastside College Prep to avenge the 60-48 loss in the teams’ last meeting on Feb. 20, 2024. Pinewood will be defending home court in Los Altos Hills; both programs play with a physical, guard-driven style that often makes for a tight second-half finish. Keep an eye on each team’s rotation and how benches influence tempo.

Streaming and ticketing

• Pinewood game and team pages on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6060661-eastside-college-prep-vs-pinewood and https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207757-pinewood-panthers

• Watch options: NFHS Network pages for both schools may carry live streams — Pinewood: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pinewood-high-school-los-altos-hills-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Eastside College Prep: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/eastside-college-prep-east-palo-alto-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• No ticketing links provided on the SBLive game page; check the home team page or school athletic department for tickets.

More to know and how to get involved

• Pinewood’s next game (after this): Cupertino at Pinewood, Sat., Jan. 17, 2026, 1:30 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5873788-cupertino-vs-pinewood

• Eastside College Prep’s next game: Eastside College Prep at Averroes, Mon., Jan. 19, 2026, 4:00 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6053007-eastside-college-prep-vs-averroes

Follow and pick’em

Supporters can follow both teams on SBLive to get updates and drive fan counts (current SBLive followers: Pinewood 2, Eastside 3). Picks on SBLive are a fun way to show support (both teams currently have 0 picks). These numbers can change leading up to tipoff — follow the teams and make picks for the team you want to see win. Picks are for fan engagement and do not affect any win projections.

Stay tuned to SBLive for updates, live scoring and postgame reaction from this Palo Alto-area rivalry.