Houston at Booneville — Boys basketball preview (Jan. 20)

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Houston travels to Booneville for Tuesday night nonleague showdown

The Houston Hilltoppers travel to Booneville to take on the Booneville Blue Devils on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CST at Booneville High School. Follow the game on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5679203-houston-vs-booneville

Game details

Home: Booneville Blue Devils — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/171642-booneville-blue-devils-jv (Fans: 28)

Away: Houston Hilltoppers — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216238-houston-hilltoppers-jv (Fans: 11)

When: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 — 5 p.m. CST

Where: Booneville High School

Why this one matters

These two programs last met on Nov. 15, 2022, at Houston High School (completed matchup). Booneville will host the Hilltoppers in what should be a lively nonleague night in Booneville. Both teams have active NFHS Network pages for school broadcasts — check the links below for streaming information (availability varies by school).

Streaming

Booneville NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/booneville-hs-booneville-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Houston NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/houston-hs-houston-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: streaming availability and access (subscription or pay-per-view) are determined by the schools/NFHS Network and may change. No ticketing links are provided on the game page.

What’s next

Both programs are scheduled to play again on Friday, Jan. 23: Kossuth at Booneville (Booneville) and Amory at Houston (Houston). For full schedules and updates, visit each team’s SBLive page linked above.

Get involved — follow and make picks

Want to support your team? Follow Booneville or Houston on SBLive to get updates and help grow their fan counts. Picks on SBLive are for fun fan engagement — currently neither team has picks registered for this game — and numbers may change as fans join. Follow teams and make a pick for the one you want to see win: it’s an easy way to boost engagement and show support.

SBLive links

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5679203-houston-vs-booneville

Booneville team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/171642-booneville-blue-devils-jv

Houston team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216238-houston-hilltoppers-jv

Enjoy the game and keep it locked to SBLive for updates, scores and highlights.