No. 1 Mount Vernon defeats Benton in girls’ basketball tourney

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at Mediapolis
Benton (9-14) 50, No. 13 Mediapolis (21-2) 47

BC 10 20  7 13 - 50
M 11 9 17 10 - 47

Scoring 21 for Benton was Aubrey Kelly. Talulah Schroeder added 13 points. Sophia Seeck had nine rebounds. Hannah Greiner had three assists. Kelly had four blocks.

               BC     M
Field goals 13/36 16/48
3-pointers 7/13 2/21
Free throws 17/25 13/17
Rebounds 36 20
Assists 10 14
Steals 6 13
Blocks 5 4
Turnovers 27 10
Fouls 15 23

Coach Z comments: Our girls bought into a plan and came out and executed with a ton of toughness for four quarters. So proud of our effort to advance to the Regional Final Saturday night at Mount Vernon.

Saturday, Feb. 19 2025, at Mount Vernon
Benton (9-15) 22, Mount Vernon (23-1) 68

BC  9  7  0  6 - 22
MV 21 21 16 10 - 68

Aubrey Kelly scored 12 for Benton. She also had six rebounds and two blocks.

Coach Z comments: So proud of this group and the growth they have made from the beginning of the season. Thank you to our two seniors, Hannah and Laura, who have given our team an amazing four years. Two amazing young people who have a very bright future!

               BC    MV
Field goals 5/32 28/56
3-pointers 2/10 3/14
Free throws 10/15 9/13
Rebounds 25 25
Assists 3 15
Steals 0 15
Blocks 3 8
Turnovers 21 6
Fouls 16 11

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