Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

Belle Plaine Boys’ Basketball
Belle Plaine 11 12 10 14 (47)
North Mahaska 13 15 2 8 (38)
Ben DeMeulenaere led Belle Plaine with 15 points. Jackson Tegeler added 14. Ben DeMeulenaere also had 10 rebounds. Trevin Straight had 6 assists. Ben DeMeulenaere had 3 steals and blocked 2 shots. The team was 9 for 34 from the field, 6 of 18 for three-pointers and 23 of 28 for free throws. They had 31 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Belle Plaine girls’ basketball
North Mahaska 21 19 12 8 (60)
Belle Plaine 4 8 0 8 (20)
Bree Shaull had 7 points to lead Belle Plaine. With 4 rebounds each were Mandy Chizek, Tori Hlas and Alyssa Tegeler. Olivia Bohlen had 3 assists and 2 steals. Hlas blocked one shot. The team was 5 of 30 for field goals, 1 of 4 for three-pointers and 9 of 18 for free throws. The team had 22 rebounds. North Mahaska was 25 of 67 from the field, 5 of 28 for field goals and 5 of 8 for free throws. North Mahaska had 36 rebounds. They were led by Kassidi Steel with 17 points. Quik Stats.
Benton boys’ basketball
Center Point-Urbana 16 16 6 15 (53)
Benton 4 7 7 7 (24)

Sam Shaw scored 5 points to lead Benton. Grant Embretson had 6 rebounds. Cade Timmerman had 3 assists. Blake Osborn had 3 steals. Embretson blocked 2 shots. The team was 9 of 38 for field goals, 1 of 11 for three-pointers and 5 of 9 for free throws. They had 21 rebounds. CPU was 21 of 39 for field goals, 7 of 12 for three-pointers and 4 of 10 for free throws. They had 29 rebounds. Trey Johannes had 17 to lead CPU. Quik Stats.
Benton girls’ basketball
Center Point-Urbana 23 21 13 13 (70)
Benton 19 6 9 8 (42)
Jenna Twedt scored 18 for Benton. Lauren Woeste had 11 rebounds. With 2 assists each were Emma Von Ahsen and Twedt. With 2 steals each were Von Ahsen and Mallory Thys. Twedt blocked 1 shot. The team was 15 of 53 from the field, 1 of 8 for three-pointers and 11 of 17 for free throws. The team had 40 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020
Benton girls’ basketball at Maquoketa
Benton 9 15 17 2 (43)
Maquoketa 13 12 13 10 (48)
Jenna Twedt scored 19 for Benton. Lauren Woeste had 14 rebounds. Twedt also had 4 steals. The team was 12 of 47 for field goals, 4 of 12 for three-pointers and 15 of 28 for free throws. The team had 40 rebounds. Maquoketa was 15 of 49 for field goals, 4 of 14 for three-pointers and 14 of 21 foer free throws. They had 30 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020
Belle Plaine boys’ basketball at Marengo
Iowa Valley 5 9 7 11 (32)
Belle Plaine 10 11 7 24 (52)
Ben DeMeulenaere scored 16 for Belle Plaine. Luke DeMeulenaere added 10. Ben DeMeulenaere also had 10 rebounds. Trevin Straight passed out 6 assists, and had 3 steals. Ben DeMeulenaere blocked 4 Iowa Valley shots. The team was 17 of 40 for field goals, 4 of 14 for three-pointers and 14 of 23 for free throws. They had 38 rebounds. Iowa Valley was 13 of 46 for field goals, 4 of 27 for three-pointers and 2 of 7 for free throws. They had 23 rebounds. Iowa Valley was led by Brody Ward with 13 points. Quik Stats.
Belle Plaine girls’ basketball at Marengo
Belle Plaine 4 4 8 9 (25)
Iowa Valley 12 15 14 9 (50)
Olivia Bohlen lead Belle Plaine with 13 points. Mandy Chizek had 5 rebounds. Bohlen also had 8 steals. Jacy Gates blocked 2 shots. The team was 7 of 40 from the field, 0 of 8 for three-pointers and 11 of 17 for free throws. Belle Plaine had 20 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Benton boys’ basketball vs. Williamsburg, at Van Horne
Williamsburg 8 12 16 16 (52)
Benton 12 12 12 13 (49)
Grant Embretson scored 10 for Benton and had 7 rebounds. Brady Sadler and Embretson had 2 assists each. Sadler also had 4 steals. Embretson blocked 6 shots. The team was 15 of 42 for field goals, 1 for 13 for three-pointers and 2 for 2 for free throws. Benton had 22 rebounds. Williamsburg was 18 of 44 from the field, 7 of 18 for three-pointers and 9 of 16 for free throws. Williamsburg had 27 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Benton girls’ basketball at Williamsburg
Benton 15 10 11 9 (45)
Williamsburg 8 3 7 8 (26)
Jenna Twedt led Benton in a conference win Jan. 24 in Williamsburg. Also in double figures was Emma Von Ahsen with 12. Von Ahsen also had 6 rebounds. Twedt had 6 assists and 4 steals. Von Ahsen also had 4 steals. Blocking one shot each were Twedt and Lauren Woeste. The team was 18 of 45 from the field, 3 of 16 for three-pointers, and 6 of 12 for free throws. The team had 41 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020
Benton boys’ basketball at LaPorte City
Benton 15 9 9 20 (53)
Union 9 10 5 17 (41)
The Bobcats bounced back with a non-conference win at Union, 53-41. Turner Schroeder scored 15 to lead Benton. Blake Osborn added 10. Osborn also had 7 rebounds. With 3 assists each were Brady Sadler, Schroeder and Clay Krousie. Sadler had 5 steals. The team was 20 of 49 for field goals, 5 of 15 for three-pointers and 8 of 14 for free throws. Benton had 26 rebounds. Union was 16 of 93 from the field, 8 of 21 for three-pointers and 1 of 6 for free throws. The team had 18 rebounds. Quik Stats.
Benton girls’ basketball at LaPorte City
Benton 9 12 11 13 (45)
Union 8 7 2 18 (35)
Jenna Twedt scored 14 to lead Benton. Emma Von Ahsen had 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Kayla Lambe had 4 steals. With 2 blocks each were Twedt and Alyse Harvey. The team was 14 of 46 for field goals, 3 of 20 for three-pointers and 14 of 15 for free throws. The team pulled down 31 rebounds. Quik Stats.
TOURNEY NOTE: The Regional Girls Basketball assignments for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A will be released on February 5 and 6. The assignments for Classes 4A and 5A will be released on February 12 and 13.