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Pope CountyGallatin County

Pirates
59
Hawks
72

The Gallatin County (Junction, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 72-59.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County----59
Gallatin County----72
Final score provided by J. Forthman.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Gallatin County knocks off Pope County

February 14, 2025: Junction, IL 62954

The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Gallatin County Hawks (Junction, IL) and the visiting Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), observed Gallatin County's basketball team overcome Pope County by a score of 72-59.

The Hawks (9-17) will now prepare for their challenge against Cisne (Cisne, IL). The Runnin' Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 6-19 record. In their last challenge, Cisne dropped by Webber (Bluford, IL), 78-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Shawnee Redskins (Wolf Lake, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Pope County will attempt to improve on its 5-18 season record. The Redskins come into the challenge with a 2-23 record after their 66-50 non-league loss to Egyptian (Tamms, IL).

Pope County @ GCHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 14, 2025 @ 5:30p
The Gallatin County (Junction, IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 72-59.

Scoretracker Providers

D.J. FasoloPirates All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Pope County (24-25)

ILClass
711205
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-211-93-61-131-2.192.1001,3481,711

Gallatin County (24-25)

ILClass
584144
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-196-45-63-73-6.367.6001,5551,790

Team Scoring Averages

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Pope County		10.49.613.414.073.051.8
Gallatin County		13.510.615.512.39.051.8

Head-to-Head

  • Gallatin County won on 1/25/2025
    1/25 @ 3:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Gallatin County----66
    Pope County----38

    The Gallatin County (Junction, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 66-38.

    Box score
  • Gallatin County won on 1/30/2025
    1/30 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Gallatin County----62
    Pope County----47

    The Gallatin County (Junction, IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 62-47.

    Box score
  • Gallatin County won on 2/14/2025
    2/14 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pope County----59
    Gallatin County----72

    The Pope County (Golconda, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Gallatin County (Junction, IL) by a score of 72-59.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pope County1-12Gallatin County6-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/24Pope CountyGalatia(L) 82-391/27/25GalatiaGallatin County(L) 58-56
12/10/24Pope CountyGalatia(L) 85-482/7/25GalatiaGallatin County(L) 67-46
12/6/24Pope CountyCrab Orchard(L) 72-4012/10/24Crab OrchardGallatin County(W) 78-75
2/6/25Crab OrchardPope County(L) 93-59
12/12/24Pope CountyEldorado(L) 53-4112/17/24Gallatin CountyEldorado(L) 67-62
12/17/24Pope CountyHardin County(L) 68-431/24/25Hardin CountyGallatin County(L) 54-48
1/17/25Hardin CountyPope County(L) 53-372/18/25Hardin CountyGallatin County(L) 56-43
1/27/25Pope CountyHardin County(L) 59-44
2/24/25Pope CountyHardin County(L) 78-50
12/20/24Pope CountyCarrier Mills-Stonefort(L) 51-461/22/25Carrier Mills-StonefortGallatin County(W) 71-39
1/21/25Carrier Mills-StonefortPope County(W) 64-582/4/25Gallatin CountyCarrier Mills-Stonefort(W) 58-56
2/24/25Carrier Mills-StonefortGallatin County(W) 72-52
1/23/25Norris City-Omaha-EnfieldPope County(L) 76-7112/7/24Norris City-Omaha-EnfieldGallatin County(L) 45-43
1/21/25Gallatin CountyNorris City-Omaha-Enfield(L) 66-50
2/17/25Pope CountyThompsonville(L) 54-472/1/25Gallatin CountyThompsonville(W) 53-50
2/11/25Gallatin CountyThompsonville(W) 57-53

Record Breakdown

Pope County (24-25)

Gallatin County (24-25)
5-21
Overall
11-19
1-11
League
7-5
2-4
Non-League
1-7
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
1-12
Common Opponent
6-7
3-6
Home
5-6
1-13
Away
3-7
1-2
Neutral
3-6
0-1
Playoff
1-1
5-21
In-State
11-19
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0