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Pope CountyBenton

Pirates
41
Rangers
79

The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 79-41.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pope County----41
Benton----79
Final score provided by J. Forthman.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County trounced by Benton

February 22, 2025: Benton, IL 62812

The Pope County Pirates basketball squad (Golconda, IL), was crushed 79-41 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Benton Rangers (Benton, IL)

With the victory, Benton advances its record to 26-4 on the year.

The Pirates now own a 5-20 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hardin County for a non-league battle on Monday, February 24. Pope County will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 64-54 non-league loss to Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL). The Cougars record now stands at 16-11.

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    End of 4th Quarter
    Pope County
    Pirates
    41 - 79
    Benton
    Rangers

  2. J. Forthman

    Final
    Pope County
    Pirates
    41 - 79
    Benton
    Rangers
    Posted @ 7:40p

Pope County @ Benton Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 22, 2025 @ 1p
The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Pope County (Golconda, IL) by a score of 79-41.

Scoretracker Providers

D.J. FasoloPirates All-Star Reporter
Rich HillRangers All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Pope County (24-25)

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

Benton (24-25)

ILClass
708
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
28-57-311-37-110-1.848.7001,9521,303

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Pope County		10.49.613.414.073.051.8
Benton		15.013.813.612.4-59.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pope County0-4Benton1-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/17/24Pope CountyHardin County(L) 68-4312/3/24Hardin CountyBenton(W) 61-23
1/17/25Hardin CountyPope County(L) 53-37
1/27/25Pope CountyHardin County(L) 59-44
2/24/25Pope CountyHardin County(L) 78-50

Record Breakdown

Pope County (24-25)

Benton (24-25)
5-21
Overall
28-5
1-11
League
7-3
2-4
Non-League
9-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-4
Common Opponent
1-0
3-6
Home
11-3
1-13
Away
7-1
1-2
Neutral
10-1
0-1
Playoff
2-1
5-21
In-State
27-5
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0