Benton girls’ basketball

Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg

No. 2 Benton (11-2) 48, Vinton-Shellsburg (6-5) 45

BC 10  6 13 19 – 48
VS  8 16 11 10 – 45

McKenna Kramer led Benton with 19 points. Emma Townsley added 11. Piper Nelson had eight rebounds. With four assists each were Townsley and Nelson. Townsley also had three steals and two blocks.

Abby Davis led Vinton-Shellsburg with 19 points.

Benton hosts No. 7 Center Point-Urbana (9-6) this Tuesday. They travel to South atma on Friday, Jan. 20, and play at 4:30 on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Waverly-Shell rock (8-3).

	BC	VS
Field goals	16/43	17/43
3-pointers	8/22	5/13
Free throws	8/12	6/9
Rebounds	22	28
Assists	11	11
Steals	7	5
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	9	16
Fouls	14	13

Benton Community boys basketball

Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg

Benton (1-9) 58, Vinton-Shellsburg (2-9) 37

BC 14 10 13 21 - 58
VS  7 11 12  7 - 37

Noah Franck led Benton with 13 points. Derek Steffen added 12. Tim Thompson had 10. Steffen also had nine rebounds. Cael Kaestner had two steals and three assists.

Vinton-Shellsburg statistics are coming.

Benton travels to Center Point-Urbana (7-6) on Tuesday, Jan. 17. They host South Tama (1-9) on Friday, Jan. 20, and face Waverly-Shell Rock (7-3) on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Waverly.

	BC	VS
Field goals	23/53
3-pointers	3/14
Free throws	9/21
Rebounds	38
Assists	10
Steals	5
Blocks	0
Turnovers	15
Fouls	15