J.Z. George at Ethel: Nonleague girls basketball preview (Thursday, Dec. 18)

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J.Z. George visits Ethel on Thursday, Dec. 18, for a nonleague girls basketball game at Ethel in Ethel, Mississippi. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Central (4 p.m. Pacific) — full game coverage and stats at the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5605899-jz-george-vs-ethel

What to know

• Teams: J.Z. George Jaguars at Ethel Tigers

• When: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 — 6 p.m. Central

• Where: Ethel, Miss. (home: Ethel Tigers)

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5605899-jz-george-vs-ethel

• Team pages: J.Z. George Jaguars — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216246-jz-george-jaguars

  Ethel Tigers — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216200-ethel-tigers

Quick context

The two programs meet with recent history: in their last matchup on Dec. 10, 2024, J.Z. George topped Ethel 32-21. Ethel enters Thursday with a solid local following (22 SBLive fans) while J.Z. George currently has 6 fans on SBLive — small numbers that can grow if you follow and engage with the teams.

Streaming and tickets

• NFHS Network team pages (may carry live video for school broadcasts): Ethel — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ethel-hs-ethel-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  J.Z. George — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/j-z-george-hs-n-carrollton-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• No ticket link was provided on the SBLive game entry. Check the SBLive game page above or the schools’ athletic pages for local ticket information.

What’s next for each team

• Ethel’s next game: St. Andrew’s Episcopal at Ethel on Friday, Dec. 19 (6 p.m. Central) — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5605903-st-andrews-episcopal-vs-ethel

• J.Z. George’s next game: J.Z. George at West Bolivar on Tuesday, Dec. 23 (6 p.m. Central) — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5854967-jz-george-vs-west-bolivar

Get involved

Follow the teams on SBLive to stay up to date and help boost their fan counts: J.Z. George — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216246-jz-george-jaguars

Ethel — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/216200-ethel-tigers. Make your picks on SBLive for fun — picks are a fan-engagement feature and separate from any win projections. Win-chance numbers and coverage details can change, so check back at the SBLive game page for the latest updates.