St. John's Prep hosts Malden Catholic on Friday, Jan. 30 (5 p.m. ET)

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St. John’s Prep and Malden Catholic meet Friday, Jan. 30, at St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern. Follow the official game page on SBLive for live updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5586139-st-johns-prep-vs-malden-catholic

Quick look

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 — 5 p.m. ET

Location: St. John’s Preparatory School (Danvers, Mass.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5586139-st-johns-prep-vs-malden-catholic

St. John’s Prep Eagles (home): https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/143638-st-johns-prep-eagles-jv

Malden Catholic Lancers (away): https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/143623-malden-catholic-lancers-jv

Context and storyline

The Eagles host a familiar opponent in the Lancers. The teams last met Jan. 23, 2024, at Malden Catholic High School, when Malden Catholic posted a 50-35 victory — full box score and recap at the previous meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/3270430-malden-catholic-vs-st-johns-prep. Expect a physical, uptempo league contest as both programs chase midseason momentum.

Streaming and schedule notes

Watch: Both programs list NFHS Network streaming pages — St. John’s Prep: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/st-johns-preparatory-school-danvers-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and Malden Catholic: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/malden-catholic-high-school-malden-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. Use those links for broadcast info and subscriptions.

Next games: St. John’s Prep plays at Wachusett Regional on Feb. 1 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5671068-st-johns-prep-vs-wachusett-regional). Malden Catholic travels to Boston College High on Feb. 3 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5586141-malden-catholic-vs-boston-college-high).

Fan action — follow and pick

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For the latest lineup news, starters and in-game coverage, keep this game page handy: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5586139-st-johns-prep-vs-malden-catholic.