Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

Benton Community girls’ basketball
At Van Horne
Benton (16-3) 52, Vinton-Shellsburg (12-8) 45

VS  6 17  9 13 – 45
BC 18 10 10 14 – 52

Jenna Twedt scored 16 for Benton. McKenna Kramer added 10. Twedt also had seven rebounds and six assists. Grace Embretson had three steals. Ashlie Meyer and Alyssa Griffith led V-S with 13 points each.

Benton hosts Clear Creek Amana (14-6) on Tuesday, Feb. 8. They host Solon (12-7) on Monday, Feb. 14.

BC girls	BC	V-S
FGMA	17/47	19/48
3PMA	5/18	1/10
FTMA	13/28	6/11
Rebounds	33	26
Assists	11	8
Steals	8	1
Blocks	1	2
Turnovers	6	11
Fouls	10	18

Benton Community boys’ basketball
At Vinton-Shellsburg
Vinton-Shellsburg (3-15) 52, Benton (5-14) 50

BC 14 10 21  5 – 50
VS 13 14 13 10 – 52

Blake Daugherty led Benton with 21 points, including 4 of 10 shooting for three-pointers. With four rebounds each were Aiden Harris, Noah Franck and Will Shaw. Owen Tjelmeland had three assists and three steals. Franck blocked three shots.

BC Boys	BC	V-S
FGMA	15/44	–
3PMA	8/25	–
FTMA	12/18	–
Rebounds	19	–
Assists	10	–
Steals	6	–
Blocks	6	–
Turnovers	11	–
Fouls	16	–

Benton travels to Mount Vernon (9-9) on Friday, Feb. 11. They play at Clear Creek Amana (12-6) on Tuesday, Feb. 15. TICKETS

Belle Plaine girls’ basketball
At Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine (12-7) 40, GMG (7-12) 34

GMG 14 5  8  7 – 34
BP  16 11 9 12 – 48

GMG was led by Adelyn Sienknecht with 11 points.

Belle Plaine hosts BCLUW (11-8) on Monday, Feb. 7, at 4 p.m. They host HLV (4-16) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. Tourney plan begins on Thursday, Feb. 10, at Belle Plaine, against Don Bosco. The game starts at 7 p.m. TICKETS

BP girls	BP	GMG
FGMA	–	13/47
3PMA	–	2/10
FTMA	–	6/12
Rebounds	–	32
Assists	–	7
Steals	–	16
Blocks	–	5
Turnovers	–	25
Fouls	–	21

Belle Plaine boys’ basketball
At Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine (12-7) 79, GMG (7-12) 64

GMG 10 16 19  9 – 64
BP  16 14 17 32 – 79

Ben DeMeulenaere led Belle Plaine with 38 points and 17 rebounds. Wyatt Kuch added 13 points. Kuch also had 10 assists. Eli Ehlen had three steals. DeMeulenaere also had two blocks.

Kooper Gill led GMG with 20 points

Belle Plaine hosts BCLUW (1-17) on Monday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. They travel to HLV (3-16) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, with the game starting at 7:30 p.m. Belle Plaine plays Cedar Valley Christian (11-10) at Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Monday, Feb. 14, as Class 1A tourney action begins. Belle Plaine is in District 4.

BP boys	BP	GMG
FGMA	30/56	24/65
3PMA	1/12	4/18
FTMA	18/31	12/17
Rebounds	44	29
Assists	21	15
Steals	5	11
Blocks	3	1
Turnovers	14	11
Fouls	14	26