Benton football

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Solon

Benton (4-2) 13, Solon (5-1) 16

BC 0 3 7 0 3 0 – 13
S  3 0 0 7 3 3 – 16

Benton’s Brenden Heying threw for 82 yards, going 8 of 15.

Benton rushed for 157 yards. Carson Bruns led with 106 yards and one touchdown.

Owen Tjelmeland had two catches for 11 yards. Jace Biery had one for seven yards. Easton Pfiffner had five catches for 64 yards.

Pfiffner had 7.5 total tackles. Biery had 7.0. Brennen Blegen had 5.5. Blegen and Pfiffner had one sack each.

Blegen recovered two fumblews.

Biery had two interceptions. Dylan LeFebvere had one interception with a 25-yard return.

Brody Timmerman returned two kickoffs for 15 yards. Pfiffner returned one punt for 10 yards. Eli Kupka kicked off twice for 99 yards. Caleb Gessner was 2 for 3 for field goals, and 1 for 1 for points after touchdown.

Eli Kupka had six punts for 186 yardsd.

Solon had 87 yards passing and 103 yards rushing.

Benton travels to Grinnell this Friday as district action continues.

Class 3A, District 5 standings

Season, district, point difference average

Williamsburg 6-0 2-0  31.5
Solon        5-1 2-0  10.8
Benton       4-2 1-1  19.7
Grinnell     4-2 1-1   6.3
Fairfield    2-4 0-2 -12.8
South Tama   0-6 0-2 -38.7

Oct 6, 2023

• Fairfield at South Tama
• Benton at Grinnell
• Williamsburg at Solon

Oct. 13, 2023

• Solon at Fairfield
• South Tama at Benton
• Grinnell at Williamsburg

Oct. 20, 2023

• South Tama at Solon
• Fairfield at Grinnell
• Benton at Williamsburg

Belle Plaine Football

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 at Belle Plaine

Montezuma 62, Belle Plaine 32

M 16 14 16 16 – 62
BP 6 12 14  0 – 32

Belle Plaine rushed for 246 yards. Ty Alcott had 22 carries for 94 yards. Lane Vokoun rushed 14 times for 152 yards and three touchdowns.

Montezuma passed for 134 yards and rushed for 275 yards.

Belle Plaine (3-3) travels to Twin Cedars (1-6) this Friday. Then they play Oct. 13 at Iowa Valley (4-2) at 7 p.m.

Eight-man, District 7

Moravia        6-1 4-0  19.4
Montezuma      4-3 2-2  13.9
Belle Plaine   3-3 2-1  22.0
BGM.           3-3 2-1  13.8
Twin Cedars    1-6 0-2 -47.3
Melcher-Dallas 0-7 0-3 -50.3

Oct. 6, 2023

• Montezuma at Baxter
• BGM at Melcher-Dallas
• New London at Moravia
• Belle Plaine at Twin Cedars

Oct. 13, 2023

• Moravia at BGM
• Belle Plaine at Iowa Valley
• Twin Cedars at Montezuma

Oct. 20, 2023

• Collins-Maxwell at Twin Cedars