Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County edges Century
December 7, 2021: Golconda, IL 62938 The Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Century Centurions (Ullin, IL), 53-48 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Pirates (4-0) will now prepare for their test against Gallatin County (Junction, IL). The Hawks go into the Greater Egyptian test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, Gallatin County was tipped by Goreville (Goreville, IL), 38-32, in a non-league test.
The Centurions now own a 7-2 record. They play next when they travel to Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton for a South Egyptian test on Thursday, December 9. Century will encounter a squad coming off a 53-27 non-league loss to Webber (Bluford, IL). The record now stands at 4-3.