Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Independence
Benton (4-3) 34, Independence (4-3) 28

BC 0 14 0 14 6 - 34
I  7  7 7  7 0 - 28

Carson Nolan was 11 of 16 in passing for 92 yards with one touchdown.

Benton rushed for 169 yards. Nolan had 21 carries for 125 yards and three touchdowns, including a touchdown run for 46 yards. Elias Bieschke carried 14 times for 44 yards.

Grant Volesky had two catches for 10 yards. Brody Zimmerman had four catches for 14 yards. Evan Martin had one catch for four yards. Owen Von Ahsen had one catch for 19 yards. Bieschke had one catch for three yards. Eli Patterson had two catches for 42 yards, with a touchdown catch for 13 yards. Grant Volesky had 13.0 total tackles with six solo. Non hand 12.0 total tackles  with nine solo.  Bieschke had 11.0 total tackles with eight solo.

Will Schanbacher had one interception, which he returned for a touchdown for 28 yards. Gabe Pugh had one kickoff return for six yards. Von Ahsen had four returns for 64 yards. Drew Ballard was 0 for 2 for extra point kicks. He had five kickoffs for 286 yards and three touchbacks. With one two-conversion each were Grant Volesky and Nolan.

Independence was 14 of 28 for passing for 142 yards. They had 39 carries for 205 rushing yards.

Coach Jeff Zittergruen comments: Friday night our team battled against a good Independence team and was able to earn an overtime win. Offensively we were able to have consistency in moving the football on the ground and getting some big plays in the passing game. Our offensive line continued to take steps forward and played their best game as a group. Defensively, Independence was a challenge with their ability to spread you out with their formations and run their quarterback. In the second half, we settled in and were able to do a better job. We had a big play from Will Schanbacher on a pick-six that swung momentum in our favor.

Friday night will be another great opportunity against a good team as we also honor our 16 seniors on senior night.

Class 3A, District 2
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Clear Lake 56, Iowa Falls-Alden 0
West Delaware 55, Charles City 0

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
West Delaware at Benton
Clear Lake at Charles City
Independence at Iowa Falls-Alden

Friday, Oct. 24, 2025
West Delaware at Clear Lake
Charles City at Independence
Benton at Iowa Falls-Alden

Week 7 Standings
                 ALL DIS    +/-   RPI
Clear Lake       7-0 3-0  17.00 .7147
West Delaware    7-0 3-0  16.33 .7098
Benton Community 4-3 2-1   0.33 .5860
Iowa Falls-Alden 3-4 1-2  -6.00 .5257
Independence     4-3 0-3 -11.00 .5555
Charles City     3-4 0-3 -16.67 .4730