West Lauderdale at Newton County preview — Tuesday, Jan. 13 (5 p.m. CT)

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West Lauderdale visits Newton County in a nonleague high school boys basketball game at 5 p.m. CT Tuesday, Jan. 13. The West Lauderdale Knights (0-0) travel to face the Newton County Cougars (0-0) in Decatur-area action. See the full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672704-west-lauderdale-vs-newton-county

Game details

Date/time: 5 p.m. CT Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

Location: Newton County (home team listed as Newton County Cougars)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5672704-west-lauderdale-vs-newton-county

Newton County Cougars (home): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216342-newton-county-cougars-jv — fans: 6

West Lauderdale Knights (away): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175141-west-lauderdale-knights-jv — fans: 4

Notes and context

There’s no last-meeting data listed for this matchup, so Tuesday’s game offers a fresh start for both programs early in the season. Each team is listed at 0-0 in the SBLive data, and both coaches will hope to get momentum before district play ramps up. Newton County’s next scheduled game is Leake Central at Newton County on Jan. 23 (see team page for details), and West Lauderdale returns home Jan. 20 to face Northeast Lauderdale.

Streaming and tickets

Newton County NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/newton-county-hs-decatur-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

West Lauderdale NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/west-lauderdale-hs-collinsville-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

If a live stream is available through either school’s NFHS Network page above, follow those links for access and ticketing information.

How you can get involved

Follow the teams on SBLive to get updates, increase their fan counts and stay in the loop:

Newton County: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216342-newton-county-cougars-jv

West Lauderdale: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175141-west-lauderdale-knights-jv

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