Belle Plaine Boys’ Basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Belle Plaine

Keota 9 11 19 15 12 (66)
Belle Plaine 14 11 19 10 18 (72)

Belle Plaine won in overtime over conference rival Keota. Luke DeMeulenaere scored 24 for the Plainsmen. Jackson Tegeler had 23, with 6 of 12 shooting for three-pointers, and Ben DeMeulenaere added 13. Ben DeMeulenaere had 20 rebounds. Trevin Straight has 9 assists. Ben DeMeulenaere also blocked 3 shots. The team was 25 of 56 for field goals, 8 of 16 for three-pointers and 14 of 20 for free throws. The team had 42 rebounds. Keota was 23 of 81 for field goals, 9 of 43 for three-pointers and 11 of 14 for free throws. The team had 41 rebounds. Quik Stats.

Friday, Jan. 31, 20230 at English Valleys

Belle Plaine 13 22 4 26 (65)
English Valleys 8 15 5 6 (34)

Luke DeMeulenaere had 26 for Belle Plaine, including 10 of 12 shooting from the free throw line. Ben DeMeulenaere added 12. Ben had 12 rebounds. Trevin Straight had 4 assists. With 2 steals each were Luke DeMeulenaere, Lance Van Nevel, Ben DeMeulenaere and Noah Bachelder. Ben DeMeulenaere blocked 3 shots. The team was 24 of 42 from the field, 4 of 12 for three pointers (Bachelder was 3 of 6), and 13 of 22 for free throws. Belle Plaine had 34 rebounds. EV was 12 of 44 for field goals, 2 of 9 for three-pointers, and 8 of 15 for free throws. The team had 21 rebounds. Kaden Hall led EV with 18 points. Quik Stats

Belle Plaine girls’ basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Belle Plaine

Keota 4 9 7 4 24
Belle Plaine 15 16 21 8 60

Belle Plaine had balanced scoring as Alyssa Tegeler scored 14, Olivia Bohlen had 13 and Bree Shaull had 11. Tegeler pulled down 17 rebounds. Bohlen had 9 assists. With 4 steals each were Jacy Gates and Bohlen. Blocking one shot each were Bohlen and Tegeler. The team was 25 of 73 for field goals, 4 of 12 for three-pointers and a perfect 6 of 6 for free throws. They had 47 rebounds. Quik Stats

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020

Belle Plaine 9 18 24 7 (58)
English Valleys 7 12 12 15 (46)

Belle Plaine was led in scoring by Olivia Bohlen with 15. Bree Shaull added 13 points, and Alyssa Tegeler had 10. Tegeler also had 11 rebounds. Bohlen had 8 assists. With 4 steals each were Bohlen and Tori Hlas. Bohlen blocked 3 shots. The team was 22 of 56 for field goals, 4 of 11 for three-pointers and 16 of 21 from the line. They had 41 rebounds. Quik Stats.

Benton boys’ basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Mount Vernon

Benton 8 10 9 10 (37)
Mount Vernon 22 16 23 12 (73)

Grant Embretson had 9 points for Benton. Turner Schroeder had 6 rebounds. Brady Sadler had 3 assists. Embretson blocked 2 shots. The team was 12 of 33 for field goals, 4 of 16 for three-pointers and 9 of 14 for free throws. Benton had 18 rebounds. Mount Vernon was 28 of 61 from the field, 11 of 26 for three-pointers and 6 of 7 from the line. They had 32 rebounds. Quik Stats.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 at Van Horne

South Tama 10 9 12 13 (44)
Benton 17 6 15 20 (58)

Turner Schroeder tallied 16. Grant Embretson had 11 for Benton. Schroeder also had 11 rebounds. Blake Osborn and Clay Krousie had 3 assists each. With 3 steals each were Schroeder and Osborn. The team was 15 of 41 from the field, 7 of 20 for three-pointers and 21 of 30 for field goals. The team had 29 rebounds. Quik Stats. South Tama was 15 of 39 in shooting from the field, 9 of 18 for three-pointers and 5 of 14 from the line. The team had 20 rebounds. Lincoln Kingbird led South Tama with 12.

Benton girls’ basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Van Horne

Mount Vernon 13 4 7 11 (35)
Benton 5 13 7 13 (38)

Jenna Twedt led the way for the Lady Bobcats with 16 points. Mallory Thys has 6 rebounds. Twedt had 4 assists. With 2 steals each were Twedt and Lauren Woeste. Twedt blocked 3 shots. Benton was 10 of 40 for field goals, 4 of 17 for three-pointers and 14 of 15 from the line. The team had 32 rebounds. Mount Vernon was 14 of 40 for field goals, 3 of 11 for three-pointers and 4 of 8 for free throws. Mount Vernon had 25 rebounds. Mount Vernon was 12 of 34 for field goals, 5 of 16 for three-pointers and 10 of 15 for free throws. The team had 27 rebounds. Quik Stats

Friday, Jan. 31 at South Tama

Benton 7 16 16 17 (56)
South Tama 4 3 7 2 (16)

Jenna Twedt had a strong night with 28 points. Emma Von Ahsen added 10 points. Lauren Woeste had 12 boards. Twedt also had 5 assists and 6 steals. Woeste blocked 3 shots. Benton was 20 of 62 for field goals, 2 of 16 for three-pointers and 14 of 20 for free throws. The team had 39 rebounds. Quik Stats.

TOURNEY TIME – Boys’ basketball

Class 1A, District 6 teams: Alburnett, Belle Plaine, Cedar Valley Christian, Don Bosco, Dunkerton, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Iowa Valley, Valley Lutheran, Wapsie Valley, Waterloo Christian

Postseason competition begins with opening round games on Monday, February 17 

Class 3A, Substate 4 teams: Anamosa, Benton Community, Central DeWitt
Maquoketa, Mount Vernon, Wahlert, West Delaware, Xavier

Postseason competition begins with opening round games on Monday, February 24