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 |
