Benton girls’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 6, at Solon
No. 4 Solon (9-1) 36, No. 2 Benton (9-1) 36
BC 7 9 9 10 – 35
S 11 4 8 13 – 36
Jenna Twedt led Benton with 10 points. Piper Nelson had seven rebounds and three steals. Emma Townsley had three assists.
Solon statistics are coming.
Benton hosts Independence (5-7) on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Van Horne. They play in a girl/boy doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg (6-4). The game starts at 6:30 p.m.
| BC | Solon | |
| Field goals | 12/31 | |
| 3-pointers | 4/12 | |
| Free throws | 7/11 | |
| Rebounds | 22 | |
| Assists | 7 | |
| Steals | 7 | |
| Blocks | 2 | |
| Turnovers | 16 | |
| Fouls | 16 |
Benton boys’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 6, 2022, at Van Horne
Solon (5-3) 55, Benton (1-8) 41
S 6 24 12 13 – 55 BC 11 8 11 11 – 41
Noah Franck scored 16 for Benton. Blake Daugherty added 11 points. Lane Kaestner had six rebounds. Cael Kaestner had three assists and two steals. Franck had two blocks.
Jake Benzing led Solon with 15 points. Gehrig Turner and Sean Stahle added 12 points each.
Benton travels to Independence (4-7) on Tuesday, Jan. 10. They travel to Vinton-Shellsburg (2-7) on Friday, Jan. 13. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.
| Solon | BC | |
| Field goals | 21/44 | 17/50 |
| 3-pointers | 7/15 | 4/20 |
| Free throws | 6/11 | 3/6 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 30 |
| Assists | 15 | 7 |
| Steals | 5 | 5 |
| Blocks | 0 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 9 |
| Fouls | 10 | 13 |
Jim Magdefrau 