Benton Community girls’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at South Tama
No. 4 Benton (13-2) 67, South Tama (1-15) 12
BC 26 26 6 9 – 67 ST 0 6 2 4 – 12
Scoring 15 points each for Benton were Emma Townsley and Jenna Twedt. Aubrey Kelly had seven rebounds. Twedt had five assists and five steals. Aburey Kelly had two blocks.
South Tama statistics are coming.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Waverly
No. 4 Benton (14-2) 60, No. 9 Waverly-Shell Rock (10-4) 45
BC 14 19 12 15 – 60 WSR 10 15 7 13 – 45
Jenna Twedt scored 17 points. Emma Townsley had 15 for Benton. Piper Nelson added 12. McKenna Kramer had 11. Piper Nelson had five rebounds. Twedt had seven assists. Townsley had three steals. Waverly-Shell Rock was led by Katelyn Eggena with 19 points.
Benton hosts Williamsburg (3-12) on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, and they travel to No. 7 Clear Creek Amana (11-2) on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
Benton boys’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Van Horne
Benton (4-9) 66, South Tama (2-12) 38
ST 7 11 8 12 – 38 BC 16 14 13 23 – 66
Noah Franck led Benton with 23 points. Cael Kaestner had six rebounds. Owen Tjelmeland had six assists. With two steals each were Tjelmeland, Evan Daugherty and Easton Patterson. Franck had two blocks. South Tama statistics are coming.
Benton travels to Williamsburg (10-3) on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, and hosts Clear Creek-Amana (2-10) on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
Saturday, Jan. 21 2023, at Waverly
Waverly-Shell Rock (10-4) 64, Benton (4-10) 60
BC 9 16 14 21 - 60 WSR 14 17 15 18 - 64
Wyatt Rinderknecht led Benton with 13 points. Blake Daugherty added 11. With five rebounds each were Rinderknecht and Kolby Wenger. Quincy Gilbert had three assists. Evan Daugherty had four steals. Noah Frazell led WSR with 20 points.
| GIRLS | BC | STC |
| Field goals | 21/47 | 6/39 |
| 3-pointers | 9/23 | 0/3 |
| Free throws | 16/26 | 0/2 |
| Rebounds | 43 | 20 |
| Assists | 16 | 1 |
| Steals | 17 | 9 |
| Blocks | 4 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 22 |
| Fouls | 5 | 17 |
| BOYS | STC | BC |
| Field goals | 26/55 | |
| 3-pointers | 9/23 | |
| Free throws | 5/6 | |
| Rebounds | 34 | |
| Assists | 21 | |
| Steals | 9 | |
| Blocks | 5 | |
| Turnovers | 18 | |
| Fouls | 10 |
| GIRLS | BC | WSR |
| Field goals | 23/50 | 15/36 |
| 3-pointers | 9/26 | 5/15 |
| Free throws | 5/6 | 10/16 |
| Rebounds | 25 | 22 |
| Assists | 14 | 10 |
| Steals | 6 | 1 |
| Blocks | 0 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 9 |
| Fouls | 18 | 10 |
| BOYS | BC | WSR |
| Field goals | 21/58 | 22/50 |
| 3-pointers | 13/32 | 14/30 |
| Free throws | 5/6 | 6/10 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 30 |
| Assists | 16 | 17 |
| Steals | 6 | 9 |
| Blocks | 0 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 10 |
| Fouls | 10 | 10 |
Jim Magdefrau 