Benton Community Girls’ Basketball
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Independence
Benton 55, Independence 20
BC 14 22 8 11 – 55 I 6 5 2 8 – 20
Jenna Twedt led Benton with 16 points. Emma Townsley added 10 points. Zoey Junge had eight rebounds. Townsley had three assists and four steals.
Benton (16-3) hosts Vinton-Shellsburg Friday, Feb. 4, in Van Horne.
| Benton | Independence | |
| Field goals m/a | 21/54 | 7/24 |
| Three-pointers m/a | 6/24 | 1/2 |
| Free throws m/a | 7/15 | 5/13 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 23 |
| Assists | 11 | 5 |
| Steals | 17 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 25 |
| Fouls | 14 | 17 |
Benton Community Boys’ Basketball
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Van Horne
Independence 52, Benton 40
I 15 9 11 17 – 52 BC 11 2 12 15 – 40
Statistics are coming.
Independence (10-8) was led by Micael Kascel with 15 points. The team was 19 of 23 for field goals, 3 of 13 for three pointers, and 11 of 15 for free throws. They had 23 rebounds, 12 assists, eight steals, three blocks, nine turnovers and eight fouls.
Benton travels to Vinton-Shellsburg (2-14) on Friday, Feb. 4.
| Belle Plaine | Iowa Valley | |
| Field goals m/a | 23/51 | 13/54 |
| Three-pointers m/a | 3/14 | 3/21 |
| Free throws m/a | 0/4 | 4/6 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 37 |
| Assists | 13 | 7 |
| Steals | 13 | 15 |
| Blocks | 5 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 20 |
| Fouls | 0 | 12 |
Belle Plaine Girls’ Basketball
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Marengo
Belle Plaine 49, Iowa Valley 33
BP 25 6 8 10 – 49 IV 7 12 5 9 – 33
Jacy Gates had 16 points for Belle Plaine. Olivia Bohlen had 12 and Bree Shaull added 11. Mandy Chizek had 12 rebounds. Shaull had five steals. Bohlen had 10 assists. Bohlen also blocked three shots. Iowa Valley was led by Lydia Kriegel with 14 points
Belle Plaine (11-7) hosts GMG (6-10) on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.
Tourney time
Belle Plaine hosts Don Bosco (3-16) on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. The winner travels to Baxter High School to face the winner of the Baxter (18-0) vs. Colo-Nesco (4-15) game on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The winner then plays at Baxter on Friday, Feb. 18. The regional final is Wednesday, Feb. 23, at a site to be determined. On the other side of the bracket are Meskwaki Settlement (15-4), GMG (6-10), Dunkerton (8-11), and Waterloo Christian (11-6).
| Belle Plaine | Iowa Valley | |
| Field goals | 20/56 | 20/54 |
| Three-pointers | 3/16 | 5/23 |
| Free throws | 9/19 | 6/12 |
| Rebounds | 47 | 27 |
| Assists | 14 | 12 |
| Steals | 5 | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 7 |
| Fouls | 16 | 19 |
Belle Plaine Boys’ Basketball
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Marengo
Belle Plaine 52, Iowa Valley 51
BP 10 10 15 17 - 52 IV 14 8 11 18 - 51
Ben DeMeulenaere had 19 for Belle Plaine. Eli Ehlen added 14 points. DeMeulenaere and Ehlen had 14 rebounds each. Jax Stamp added 10. Wyatt Kuch had five assists.
Iowa Valley (14-4) was led by Peyton Loffer with 23 points.
Belle Plaine (11-7) hosts GMG (7-1) on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.
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