Smithville
Smithville Seminoles
SMIT
1-0 Overall • Away
     
      
Okolona
Okolona Chieftains
OKOL
8-2 Overall • Home
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Smithville at Okolona preview: Chieftains host Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. CT on Jan. 9

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Smithville travels to Okolona on Friday, Jan. 9, for a league matchup that tips at 7:30 p.m. Central at Okolona High School. Fans can follow the game on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5731711-smithville-vs-okolona.

  • Who: Smithville Seminoles (away) vs. Okolona Chieftains (home)

  • When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. Central

  • Where: Okolona, Miss.

  • SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5731711-smithville-vs-okolona

  • Team pages: Smithville Seminoles — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216410-smithville-seminoles Okolona Chieftains — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/176599-okolona-chieftains

Last meeting: The teams met last season on Jan. 17, 2025, with Okolona posting a 64-39 victory at Smithville. In that matchup, SBLive projections favored Okolona (about a 65% pregame win chance), though projections and fan support can shift — follow the teams and make your picks to show support. Current SBLive follower counts: Okolona (28 fans) and Smithville (20 fans); picks for this game are currently at zero.

Streaming and coverage: Both programs have NFHS Network pages where games are often streamed. Check the team pages for live video links:

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

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

Notes and what to watch: Okolona will look to protect home court after the decisive win in their last meeting. Smithville will aim to keep the game competitive and build momentum before its trip to North Pontotoc on Jan. 12. Okolona’s next scheduled game after this is a home meeting with Houston on Jan. 10.

Get involved: Follow both teams on SBLive to boost their fan counts, visit the game page for live updates, and make your pick — picks are for fun and fan engagement and are separate from SBLive’s win projections. Those projections can change as fan support and matchup data update, so check back before tipoff.