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Pope CountyCobden

Pirates
71
Appleknockers
34

The Cobden (IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 71-34.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County----71
Cobden----34
Final score provided by K. Sweitzer.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Cobden overwhelmed by Pope County

December 27, 2023: Golconda, IL 62938

The Pope County Pirates basketball team scored 71 points and restricted the visiting Cobden Appleknockers to 34 in the Pirates non-league victory on Wednesday.

The Pirates now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cairo for a non-league contest on Thursday, December 28. Pope County will battle a Pilots team coming off a 75-50 non-league win over Elverado (Elkville, IL). The Pilots record now stands at 3-8.

The Appleknockers (7-5) will now prepare for their contest against Joppa-Maple Grove (Joppa, IL). The Rangers come into the South Egyptian contest with a 6-8 record. In their last contest, Joppa-Maple Grove triumphed over Egyptian (Tamms, IL), 69-42, in a non-league contest.

Pope County vs Cobden Basketball Game Info

Wed., Dec. 27, 2023 @ 2:30p
Appleknocker Holiday Tournament
The Cobden (IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 71-34.

Rankings & Records

Pope County (23-24)

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

Cobden (23-24)

ILClass
671189
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-164-44-54-88-3.500.5001,4431,540

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County		12.812.615.012.459.8
Cobden		12.510.311.07.845.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pope County8-6Cobden10-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23Pope CountyCrab Orchard(L) 92-722/13/24CobdenCrab Orchard(L) 89-69
12/1/23Crab OrchardPope County(L) 64-52
1/27/24Crab OrchardPope County(L) 86-77
12/5/23GalatiaPope County(L) 58-5612/19/23GalatiaCobden(L) 69-34
12/28/23Pope CountyCairo(W) 70-352/19/24CobdenCairo(L) 84-56
1/10/24Pope CountyCentury(W) 69-5711/25/23CenturyCobden(L) 56-43
1/8/24CenturyCobden(L) 49-32
1/12/24Hardin CountyPope County(W) 55-541/10/24Hardin CountyCobden(L) 64-27
1/26/24Hardin CountyPope County(L) 44-39
1/30/24Pope CountyHardin County(L) 58-57
1/13/24Pope CountyEgyptian(W) 61-4311/22/23EgyptianCobden(W) 54-33
2/12/24Pope CountyEgyptian(W) 74-4712/11/23CobdenEgyptian(W) 49-48
12/29/23EgyptianCobden(W) 53-24
2/9/24EgyptianCobden(W) 58-34
2/6/24Pope CountyJoppa-Maple Grove(W) 70-3711/21/23Joppa-Maple GroveCobden(W) 38-27
2/15/24Joppa-Maple GrovePope County(W) 89-321/4/24Joppa-Maple GroveCobden(W) 70-26
1/26/24CobdenJoppa-Maple Grove(W) 61-33
2/8/24DongolaPope County(W) 79-2311/20/23DongolaCobden(W) 52-32
12/13/23CobdenDongola(W) 60-40
1/11/24DongolaCobden(W) 61-43

Record Breakdown

Pope County (23-24)

Cobden (23-24)
16-12
Overall
16-16
7-6
League
4-4
6-3
Non-League
4-7
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
8-6
Common Opponent
10-6
5-4
Home
4-5
8-5
Away
4-8
3-3
Neutral
8-3
0-0
Playoff
0-0
15-12
In-State
16-16
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0