Benton girls’ basketball

Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at Van Horne

No. 2 Benton 71, Mount Pleasant 20

MP  4  5 11  0 - 20
BC 31 13 12 15 - 71

Benton was 24 of 55 for field goals, 12 of 33 for three-pointers and 11 of 13 for free throws. Benton had 39 rebounds, 17 assists, 14 steals, 10 blocks, 12 turnovers and seven fouls. McKenna Kramer led Benton with 24 points, including 8 of 11 shooting for three-pointers. Emma Townsley added 12 points. Jess DeMoss had six rebounds. Townsley had seven assists and five steals. With three blocks each were Townsley and Piper Nelson.

Mount Pleasant was 6 of 32 for field goals, 1 of 7 for three-pointers and 7 of 10 for free throws. They had 23 rebounds, three assists, six steals, one block and 10 fouls.

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at Marion

Marion 71, Benton 5

BC 14 12 12 13 5 4  9 - 69
M   7 22 10 12 5 4 11 - 71

Benton was 23 of 51 for field goals, 8 of 24 for three-pointers and 15 of 31 for free throws. They had 33 rebounds, 12 assists, seven steals, three blocks, seven turnovers and 20 fouls. Emma Townsley had 26 points. McKenna Kramer added 17 and Aubrey Kelly had 16. Piper Nelson had eight rebounds. Kelly also blocked two shots. Townsley had six steals.

Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Van Horne

No. 8 Benton 60, No. 14 Williamsburg 58

W 13 19 15 11 – 58
BC 11 17 16 16 – 60

Benton was 20 of 51 for field goals, 8 of 25 for three-pointers and 12 of 15 for free throws. Benton had 34 rebounds, 15 assists, one steal, one block, nine turnovers and 12 fouls. Emma Townsley had 26 points. McKenna Kramer added 12. Townsley had 10 rebounds and sevne assists. Aubrey Kelly had one steal. Hannah Greiner had one block.

Benton travels to No. 2, Clear Creek Amana on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7:15 p.m.

Benton boys’ basketball

Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at Van Horne

Mount Pleasant 83, Benton 39

MP 18 22 26 17 - 83
BC  6 13 12  8 - 39

Benton was 15 of 56 for field goals, 4 of 24 for three-pointers and 5 of 7 for free throws. The team had 17 rebounds, 10 assists, eight steals, one block, 15 turnovers and 21 fouls. Mount Pleasant was 32 of 53 for field goals, 3 of 14 for three-pointers, and 16 of 25 for free throws. They had 44 rebounds, 22 assists, 11 steals, seven blocks, 13 turnovers and 11 fouls.

Wyatt Rinderknecht had eight points to lead Benton. Kolby Wenger had four rebounds. Owen Tjelmeland had three assists. With two steals each were Brayden Sonka and Ryan Spina. Wenger had one block.

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at Van Horne

Marion 77, Benton 71

M  24 21 13 19 - 77
BC 21 13 13 23 - 71

The Bobcats were 26 of 59 for field goals, 13 of 31 for three-pointers and 6 of 12 for free throws. They had 24 rebounds, 15 assists, five seals and two blocks. They also had 10 turnovers and 14 fouls. Marion was 31 of 62 for field goals, 7 of 23 for three-pointers and 8 of 14 for free throws. They had 37 rebounds, seven steals, four blocks, nine turnovers and 13 fouls.

Gavin Brooks had 23 for Benton. Quincy Gilbert had 16 and Wyatt Rinderknecht had 10. Carson Nolan had 10 rebounds. Brooks had four assists. Nolan had three steals.

Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Williamsburg

Williamsburg 62, Benton 46

BC 13  6 11 16 - 46
W  14 14 20 14 - 62

Statistics are coming.

Benton hosts Clear Creek Amana on Thursday, Dec. 21, to closed out 2023.