Benton boys’ basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Benton
Marion (4-5) 65, Benton (3-6) 61

M  15 11 18 21 - 65
BC 17 11  7 16 - 51

Carson Pickering led Benton with 15 points. Eli Patterson added 13 and Brody Timmerman had 12. Timmerman had six rebounds. Gavin Brooks had four assists for Benton. Patterson had four steals. Brooks had two blocks.

Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at Independence
Independence 43, Benton 38

BC 5 11 12 10 - 38
I 10  9 13 11 - 43

Eli Patterson led Benton with 20 points. VJ Schulte had six rebounds. Will Schanbacher had two assists. Paterson had four steals. Schulte had five blocks. Dawson Fuelling and Brady Kurt had 13 each for Independence.

Boys	Benton	i
Field Goals	14/44	16/48
Three-pointers	2/19	3/15
Free throws	8/16	8/13
Rebounds	30	33
Assists	7	9
Steals	6	14
Blocks	7	3
Turnovers	20	15
Fouls	14	20

Benton girls’ basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Van Horne
No. 14 Marion (7-3) 52, Benton (2-7) 22

M 14 13 11 14 - 52
BC 3  5 10  4 - 22

Talulah Schroeder had 10 points for Benton. Hailey Suiter added seven. With six rebounds each were Aubrey Kelly and Suiter. Kelly had three assists. Sophia Seeck had three steals. Kendyl Aarhus led Marion with 18 points.

Girls	Benton	Marion
Field Goals	8/44	20/44
Three-pointers	2/17	7/19
Free throws	4/10	5/9
Rebounds	28	33
Assists	6	19
Steals	5	7
Blocks	2	5
Turnovers	15	12
Fouls	8	15

Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at Independence
Independence 57, Benton 40

BC 10 11  8 11 - 40
I  13 11 19 14 - 57

Girls	Benton	Indee
Field Goals	14/46	17/43
Three-pointers	3/16	8/16
Free throws	7/17	15/18
Rebounds	28	32
Assists	7	7
Steals	6	5
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	14	18
Fouls	19	18

Hannah Greiner had 15 for Benton. Aubrey Kelly added 10 points. Greiner had seven rebounds. Talulah Schroeder and Hailey Suiter each had two rebounds. With two seals each were Kelly and Greiner. Libby Preuss led Independence with 21 points.