The Bobcats had 54 yards passing, with Aiden Gallery going 3 for 8. Brenden Heying was 0 for 2. Benton rushed for 25 yards. Carson Bruns had 39 yards in 12 carries. Sam Wallace caught three passes for 18 yards. Easton Pfiffner had 11.5 total tackles, with 10 solo tackles. With six solo tackles each were Wallace and Jace Biery. Owen Tjelmeland had one kickoff return for 18 yards. Wallace had four returns for 40 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had one return for 21 yards. Owen Tjelmeland had one punt return. Nathan Rottman had two kickoffs for 93 yards. Pfiffner had seven punts for 249 yards. Eli Kupka had one punt for 39 yards.

Mount Vernon passed for 334 yards and rushed for 167 yards.

Class 3A – 4

Season, District, Point difference average

Mount Vernon      5-0 1-0  31.2
Benton            3-2 0-1   8.4
Central DeWitt    3-2 0-1  11.8
Assumption        2-3 1-0  -3.0
Vinton-Shellsburg 2-3 1-0   8.2
Maquoketa         1-4 0-1 -12.4

Sept. 23, 2022

• Assumption 31, Central DeWitt 10
• Mount Vernon 47, Benton 0
• Vinton-Shellsburg 41, Maquoketa 0

Sept. 30, 2022

• Central DeWitt at Maquoketa
• Mount Vernon at Assumption
• Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton