Fulton County Pilots secure first win versus Ballard

The Fulton County High School Pilots picked up their first win of the season against the Ballard Memorial Bombers Jan. 21, and looked to turn that into a two-game winning streak as they took on their cross-town rivals the Fulton City Bulldogs Jan. 22, but that game ultimately was cancelled due to the Bulldogs competing against a team who had a player test positive for COVID earlier in the week. The Pilots are now 1-5 on the season.

Fulton Co. 54

Ballard Memorial 48

Josh Cole led the way for the Pilots as they picked up their first win of the season Jan. 21 when they traveled to LaCenter to take on the Ballard Memorial Bombers, shooting 21-of-55 from the field, including four threes. They also shot 8-of-16 from the free-throw line.

Cole had a team-high 18 points, on 8-of-13 shooting, including two from behind the three-point line. Also scoring for the Pilots were Bradley with eight, Gossett and Murphy with six each, Gordon with five, Wesley Brown and Bridges with four each, and Pierce with three.

The Pilots had 31 rebounds, with Bridges and Murphy leading the way with six rebounds each. Also pulling down boards were Gordon and Bradley with four each, Gossett, Wesley Brown and Pierce with three each, and Cole with two.

Mayfield 69

Fulton Co. 62

The Fulton County High School Pilots probably wished there was a fifth quarter Jan. 19 when they hosted the Mayfield Cardinal.

Trailing 51-36 after three quarters, the Pilots dropped 26 points during the fourth quarter to give the Cardinals a scare, but it wasn’t enough as they were defeated 69-62.

Cole led the Pilots with 28 points, including four three-pointers, three of which were made during the fourth quarter. Also scoring for the Pilots were Bradley with 12, Pierce with five, Gordon and Gossett with four each, Brown and Murphy with three each, Bridges with two, and Brown with one point.

The Pilots pulled down 33 total rebounds, with Gossett leading the way with six. Bridges and Wesley Brown both had five, Gordon and Pierce each had four, Murphy had three, and Bradley, JJ Brown, and Cole each had two rebounds.