There were 28 games for Central Section basketball on Sat, 1/3/2026. The featured games were by Central Section top ranked teams #1 St. Joseph (Santa Maria, CA) @ St. Xavier (Louisville, KY), and Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, CA) @ #6 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA). The first game, Tulare Western (Tulare, CA) @ Kerman (CA), started at 9:30a.
