Illinois High School Basketball - Egyptian overwhelmed by Pope County
November 25, 2025: Tamms, IL 62988
In Tuesday's non-league test, the Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL) basketball squad trounced the host Egyptian Pharaohs (Tamms, IL), by a final score of 57-27.
Coming up next, the Pirates play the Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL) in a Greater Egyptian bout, on Tuesday, December 2. Pope County will attempt to move on its 3-1 season record.
With the loss, Egyptian falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Pharaohs host Joppa-Maple Grove (Joppa, IL) to play the Rangers in a South Egyptian bout on Monday, December 1. The Rangers go into the bout with a record of 0-2. Joppa-Maple Grove lost 45-37 in their recent non-league bout against Northside Baptist Christian (Mayfield, KY)