How to watch top-ranked Columbus vs. Westminster Academy in a Florida Top 10 boys basketball showdown

The Explorers, led by the Duke bound Boozer twins, are the No. 1 team in the state and the nation, but the Lions look to challenge

Gary Adornato | Jan 26, 2025

Cameron Boozer will lead top-ranked Columbus into Tuesday's showdown with Westminster Academy, the No. 9 team in Florida. / Andrew West/The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Columbus Explorers, the nation's top-ranked team in the High School on SI boys basketball national rankings, as well as the No. 1 team in Florida, will host Florida's 9th ranked squad, Westminster Academy, Tuesday night in Miami.

Columbus is currently 18-3 and coming off its second win of the year over Montverde Academy, Florida's No. 2 team as well as the No. 2 team in our national rankings. The Explorers have won five straight since back-to-back losses in late December.

Westminster Academy is 10-8 against an extremely tough schedule and the Lions will be primed to challenge for a marque victory that would be the perfect springboard for the upcoming postseason.

How to watch Columbus vs. Westminster Academy boys basketball

Live Stream: Watch on the NFHS Network

Columbus vs. Westminster Academy will air live on the NFHS Network. NFHS subscriptions are available on a monthly or annual basis.

Columbus vs. Westminster Academ start time

Date: Tuesday, Jan. 28
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT

The opening tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Tues., Jan. 28, live from Columbus High School in Miami.

Published Jan 26, 2025

GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.