Murdock at Ayer Shirley — Panthers host Blue Devils on Friday, Jan. 16

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The Murdock Blue Devils travel to Ayer Shirley RHS to take on the Ayer Shirley Panthers on Friday, Jan. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET at Ayer Shirley RHS in Ayer, Massachusetts. Follow the game page on SBLive for live updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5818572-murdock-vs-ayer-shirley

Quick look

Home: Ayer Shirley Panthers — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/511652-ayer-shirley-panthers-jv

Away: Murdock Blue Devils — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/214730-murdock-blue-devils-jv

Location: Ayer Shirley RHS, Ayer, Mass.

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. ET

Context and storyline

The Panthers will host their regional rival for an early-January league showdown. The two programs last met Jan. 31, 2025, at Ayer Shirley; you can review that meeting on SBLive here: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/4784113-murdock-vs-ayer-shirley. Both teams are back in action the following week — Ayer Shirley travels to West Boylston (next game: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5823061-ayer-shirley-vs-west-boylston) while Murdock heads to St. Bernard’s Central Catholic (next game: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5866015-murdock-vs-st-bernards-central-catholic).

Streaming and tickets

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

Murdock NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/murdock-high-school-winchendon-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If either school is streaming, the NFHS Network links above will be the place to watch. No ticket links were provided.)

Fan notes and engagement

Show support: follow the Panthers and Blue Devils on SBLive (team pages above) to get updates and help grow each program’s fan count. You can also make picks on SBLive for fun — picks are fan engagement only and do not affect any projected win chances. All follower counts and pick totals can change, so follow the team you want to see climb the leaderboard and make your pick on the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5818572-murdock-vs-ayer-shirley.

Weather and final reminders

Local weather can change; check forecasts closer to tipoff for any travel concerns. For live updates, stats and postgame coverage, keep this SBLive game page bookmarked: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5818572-murdock-vs-ayer-shirley.