Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Vinton

Benton (2-1) 42, Vinton-Shellsburg (1-2) 0

BC 7 14 7 14 - 42
VS 0  0 0  0 -  0

Carson Nolan was 16 of 19 for passing for 161 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Benton rushed for 225 yards. Brody Zimmerman had one carry for 13 yards. Nolan had 17 carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Colton Kroneman had four carries for 15 yards and one touchdown. Elia Bieschke had 10 carries for 39 yards and one touchdown. Kaden Wright had two carries for 18 yards.

Grant Volesky had on catch for 27 yards. Timmerman had 11 catches for 94 yards and one touchdown. Cole Junte had one catch for 13 yards. Eli Patterson had three catches for 27 yards. 

Nolan had 6.5 total tackles, with six solo, and one sack. Grant Volesky had 6.5 total tackles, five solo and one sack. Gabe Pugh had one interception for 27 yards. Timmerman had one interception for 30 yards and a touchdown.

Timmerman returned two punts for no yards. Owen Von Ahsen and four punt returns. Drew Ballard had seven kickoffs for 406 yards. He was 6 for 6 for points after touchdown. Ballard also had two punts for 58 yards. 

Colt Koeppen was 10 of 22 for passing for Vinton-Shellsburg for 77 yards and two interceptions. The Vikings had 23 carries for 31 yards rushing.

Benton Coach Jeff Zittergruen said, “Friday we were able to execute pretty well on both sides of the ball. Offensively we had some good balance between the run and pass. Defensively, we were able to apply some decent pressure looks and took advantage by creating a couple of turnovers. Our special teams did a really good job of establishing field position throughout the game.

“This week in our last non-district game we are continuing to try to work for improvement in all parts of the game as we prepare for another good opponent in Solon. We want to be playing at a high level as we work into the second half of the season.

Class 3A-2

Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

• Benton 42, Vinton-Shellsburg 0
• Denver 42, Charles City 0
• Clear Lake 47, Webster City 7
• Independence 37, Crestwood 19
• Iowa Falls-Alden 36, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 13
• West Delaware 35, Waukon 6

Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

• Iowa Falls-Alden vs. Boone
• Independence vs. Center Point-Urbana
• Solon vs. Benton Community
• Waterloo East vs. Charles City
• Clear Lake vs. Nevada
• Wahlert Catholic vs. West Delaware

Standings

                 All Dist Diff
Clear Lake       3-0 2-0  41.7
Independence     3-0 2-0  29.7
West Delaware    3-0 0-0  32.7
Benton           2-1 0-1  16.3
Charles City     2-1 0-0   1.3
Iowa Falls-Alden 1-2 0-0 -16.0