Benton girls’ basketball
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at Independence
Benton 58, Independence 32

BC 8 19 18 13 - 58
I  7  8  6 11 - 32

Benton was 19 of 66 for field goals, 9 of 42 for three-pointers and 11 of 14 for free throws. The team had 37 rebounds,  13 assists, 20 steals, two blocks, 13 turnovers and 13 fouls. McKenna Kramer led Benton with 17 points. Emma Townsly added 15 points. Hannah Greiner had eight rebounds and three assists. Townsley had seven steals. Aubrey Kelly added five steals. Piper Nelson had two blocks. 

Statistics for Independence are coming.

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at Van Horne
Benton 50, Grinnell 29

G  0 13 10  6 - 29
BC 5 13 20 12 - 50

The Lady Bobcats were 19 of 51 for field goals, 8 of 24 for three-pointers and 4 of 6 for free throws. The team had 35 rebounds, 15 assists, 11 steals, five blocks, 14 turnovers and 13 fouls. Townsley led Benton with 17 points. McKenna Kramer added 11. Piper Nelson had six rebounds. Townsley had eight assists and six steals. With two blocks each were Kramer and Aubrey Kelly.

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at Vinton
No. 8 Benton 49, Vinton-Shellsburg 32

BC 8 20 17 4 - 49
VS 7 10  7 8 - 32

Benton was 20 of 51 for field goals, 7 of 29 for three-pointers and 2 of 5 for free throws. The team had 45 rebounds, 12 assists, six steals, two blocks, eight turnovers and 18 fouls. Aubrey Kelly had 17 points for Benton, with 3 of 5 shooting for three-pointers. Zoey Junge had nine rebounds. Emma Townsley had seven assists. With two steals each were Townsley and Piper Nelson. With one block each were Nelson and Jessa DeMoss.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Van Horne
No. 4 Waverly-Shell Rock 47, No. 8 Benton 37

WSR 13 14 12  8 - 47
BC  12 12  2 11 - 37

The Lady Bobcats ere 11 of 44 for field goals, 5 of 22 for three-pointers and 10 of 13 for free throws. They had 22 rebounds, nine assists, seven steals, one block, seven turnovers and 16 fouls. Nelson had 16 points for Benton. Townsley added 11. Nelson had seven rebounds. Townsley had four assists. With two steals each were Townsley and Nelson. Junge had one block.

Benton travels to No. 15 Williamsburg on Tuesday, Jan. 23, with the varsity starting at 7:15 p.m. They host No. 2 Clear Creek Amana on Friday, Jan. 26, with varsity action starting at 7:15 p.m.