Gardner Wildcats vs. Ayer Shirley Panthers JV preview — Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

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Gardner High School hosts Ayer Shirley in a Greater Lowell JV league matchup Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern at Gardner High School. Follow the game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5818562-gardner-vs-ayer-shirley

Game details

• Teams: Gardner Wildcats (JV) vs. Ayer Shirley Panthers (JV)

• Location: Gardner High School

• Date/time: Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. ET

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5818562-gardner-vs-ayer-shirley

• Last meeting: No meeting information available on file

Streaming and tickets

• Both programs maintain NFHS Network pages where varsity and junior varsity games are commonly streamed. Check these pages for possible live coverage:

• Gardner NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/gardner-high-school-gardner-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Ayer Shirley NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ayer-shirley-high-school-ayer-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

What to watch

• This is a local league tilt between two nearby programs. With no recent meeting on file, both teams will look to establish momentum early in the second half of the season.

Fan notes and how to get involved

• Follow each team on SBLive to stay up to date with live scoring, rosters and future schedules: Gardner — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/173727-gardner-wildcats-jv; Ayer Shirley — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/511652-ayer-shirley-panthers-jv

• Make your picks on SBLive for fun and fan engagement. Picks are unofficial and for entertainment only; numbers (fans, picks, win projections) can change — follow the teams you want to support to help grow their fan counts.

Looking ahead

• Gardner’s next scheduled game: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 — 5 p.m. ET at Bartlett (SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5857541-gardner-vs-bartlett)

• Ayer Shirley’s next scheduled game: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 — 5 p.m. ET at Murdock (SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5594425-ayer-shirley-vs-murdock)

Stay tuned to the Gardner vs. Ayer Shirley game page on SBLive for live updates, box scores and postgame reaction.