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Pope CountyHardin County

Pirates
57
CougarsH
58

The Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 58-57.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County----57
Hardin County----58
Final score provided by J. Forthman.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Hardin County nips Pope County

January 30, 2024: Elizabethtown, IL 62931

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL) and the visiting Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), saw Hardin County's basketball squad hold off Pope County by a tally of 58-57.

With the victory, Hardin County improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Galatia (Galatia, IL) to play the Bearcats in a Greater Egyptian challenge on Thursday, February 1. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a record of 15-9. Galatia won 67-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL)

Next up, the Pirates play the Elverado Falcons (Elkville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 2. Pope County will attempt to improve on its 11-12 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 11-13 record after their 80-44 non-league loss to Webber (Bluford, IL).

Pope County @ Hardin County Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 30, 2024 @ 6p
The Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 58-57.

Scoretracker Providers

D.J. FasoloPirates All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Pope County (23-24)

ILClass
574140
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-126-55-48-53-3.571.5451,6741,405
H

Hardin County (23-24)

ILClass
497101
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-147-39-44-63-4.533.7001,7651,596

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County		12.812.615.012.459.8
Hardin County14.714.615.611.958.8

Head-to-Head

  • Pope County won on 1/12/2024
    1/12 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hardin County----54
    Pope County----55

    The Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 55-54.

    Box score
  • Hardin County won on 1/26/2024
    1/26 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hardin County----44
    Pope County----39

    The Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 44-39.

    Box score
  • Hardin County won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pope County----57
    Hardin County----58

    The Pope County (Golconda, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) by a score of 58-57.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pope County13-7Hardin County14-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23Pope CountyCrab Orchard(L) 92-722/16/24Hardin CountyCrab Orchard
12/1/23Crab OrchardPope County(L) 64-52
1/27/24Crab OrchardPope County(L) 86-77
11/28/23ThompsonvillePope County(W) 44-281/5/24ThompsonvilleHardin County(W) 75-41
1/23/24Pope CountyThompsonville(W) 61-36
12/5/23GalatiaPope County(L) 58-5612/11/23GalatiaHardin County(W) 47-45
1/9/24Hardin CountyGalatia(W) 66-62
1/23/24GalatiaHardin County(W) 51-27
12/8/23Pope CountyGallatin County(W) 48-471/27/24Hardin CountyGallatin County(W) 48-35
1/6/24Gallatin CountyPope County(L) 54-442/13/24Gallatin CountyHardin County(L) 64-57
2/15/24Hardin CountyGallatin County(L) 59-43
12/15/23Carrier Mills-StonefortPope County(W) 57-4212/8/23Carrier Mills-StonefortHardin County(W) 76-41
2/5/24Pope CountyCarrier Mills-Stonefort(W) 62-382/9/24Hardin CountyCarrier Mills-Stonefort(W) 71-42
12/27/23Pope CountyCobden(W) 71-341/10/24Hardin CountyCobden(W) 64-27
12/29/23Pope CountyJohnston City(L) 57-5412/1/23Hardin CountyJohnston City(W) 74-70
2/3/24Johnston CityHardin County(L) 61-59
1/3/24Pope CountyHarrisburg(L) 65-5111/27/23Hardin CountyHarrisburg(L) 71-53
12/5/23HarrisburgHardin County(L) 52-42
1/9/24Pope CountyNorris City-Omaha-Enfield(W) 65-5212/20/23Norris City-Omaha-EnfieldHardin County(W) 63-37
1/10/24Pope CountyCentury(W) 69-572/5/24Hardin CountyCentury(W) 69-42
1/13/24Pope CountyEgyptian(W) 61-431/2/24EgyptianHardin County(W) 95-30
2/12/24Pope CountyEgyptian(W) 74-47
2/6/24Pope CountyJoppa-Maple Grove(W) 70-372/19/24Joppa-Maple GroveHardin County(W) 90-33
2/15/24Joppa-Maple GrovePope County(W) 89-32
2/8/24DongolaPope County(W) 79-232/6/24DongolaHardin County(W) 74-25

Record Breakdown

Pope County (23-24)

H

Hardin County (23-24)
16-12
Overall
16-14
7-6
League
8-3
6-3
Non-League
5-5
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
13-7
Common Opponent
14-5
5-4
Home
9-4
8-5
Away
4-6
3-3
Neutral
3-4
0-0
Playoff
1-1
15-12
In-State
16-14
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0