Benton girls’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Clear Creek Amana
No. 4 Benton (16-2) 59, No. 7 Clear Creek Amana (12-3) 42
BC 20 18 12 9 – 59 CCA 16 5 15 6 – 42
Jenna Twedt scored 30 for Benton. Emma Townsley added 11. Zoey Junge had 10 rebounds. With three assists each were Twedt and Addison Phillips. Twedt had two steals. Kaylee Stratton led Clear Creek Amana with 13 points.
Benton hosts Vinton-Shellsburg (10-6) on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Van Horne. They host No. 13 West Liberty (12-5) on Monday, Feb. 6. They host South Tama (1-17) on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Van Horne.
Benton boys’ basketball
Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Van Horne
Benton (5-11) 74, Clear Creek Amana (3-11) 61
CCA 16 14 7 24 – 61 BC 22 20 9 23 – 74
Blake Daugherty scored 21 for Benton. Tim Thompson added 13. With five rebounds each were Blake Daugherty and Thompson. Noah Franck had four assists. With two steals each were Cael Kaestner, Easton Patterson and Derek Steffen. Franck and Evan Daugherty had two blocks each. Haiden Hardy led CCA with 16 points.
Benton hosts Vinton-Shellsburg (2-13) on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. They host Center Point-Urbana (9-7) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.
| GIRLS | BC | CCA |
| Field goals | 18/41 | 16/42 |
| 3-pointers | 8/21 | 4/11 |
| Free throws | 15/15 | 6/6 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 18 |
| Assists | 10 | 8 |
| Steals | 4 | 4 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 10 |
| Fouls | 13 | 15 |
| BOYS | CCA | BC |
| Field goals | 24/53 | 27/59 |
| 3-pointers | 3/12 | 9/23 |
| Free throws | 10/13 | 11/16 |
| Rebounds | 24 | 27 |
| Assists | 16 | 22 |
| Steals | 6 | 12 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| Fouls | 15 | 14 |
Jim Magdefrau 