Benton girls’ basketball

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Van Horne
Benton (5-9) 49, Vinton-Shellsburg (0-14-1) 31

VS  9  2  8 12 - 31
BC 10 14 17  8 - 49

Benton was 19 of 56 for field goals, 5 of 25 for three-pointers and 6 of 10 for free throws. Benton had 35 rebounds, 11 assists, 13 steals, three blocks, 19 turnovers and 18 fouls. Aubrey Kelly had 15 points. Talulah Schroeder had six rebounds. Kelly had three assists. Schroeder had four steals.

Vinton-Shellsburg was 8 of 34 for field goals, 2 of 10 for three-pointers, and 13 of 24 for free throws. They had 28 rebounds, six assists, 10 steals, three blocks 25 turnovers and 13 fouls.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at Van Horne
Benton (6-9) 48, Grinnell (5-12) 40

G   9  4 10 17 - 40
BC 10 14 17  8 - 48

Benton was 16 of 43 for field goals, 7 of 16 for three-pointers and 9 of 20 for free throws. The team had 33 rebounds, 15 assists, four steals, four blocks, 15 turnovers and 15 fouls. Kelly had 21 points, Avery Kramer added 13 points. With six rebounds each were Kelly and Schroeder. Sophia Seeck had eight assists. Hailey Suiter had two blocks.

Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at Van Horne
Benton (7-9) 46, South Tama (5-11) 32

ST  9  9  3 11 - 32
BC 11 11 17  7 - 46

Benton was 15 of 43 for field goals, 9 of 25 for three-pointers and 7 of 14 for free throws. They had 35 rebounds, 13 assists, nine steals, one block, 17 turnovers and 10 fouls. Avery Kramer had 20 points. Hailey Suiter had nine rebounds. With three assists each were Aubrey Kelly and Hailey Suiter. Kelly had three steals.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Monticello
Benton (7-10) 25, Monticello (11-6) 27

BC 7 12  0 6 - 25
M  6  2 12 7 - 27

Benton was 8 of 33 for field goals, 3 of 17 for three-pointers and 6 of 11 for free throws. They had 31 rebounds, five assists, four steals, two blocks, 14 turnovers and 15 fouls. Kelly had 16 points. With six rebounds each were Kelly and Anna Embretson. Talulah Schroeder hand two steals.

Monticello was 9 of 43 for field goals, 2 of 13 for three-pointers and 7 of 13 for free throws. They had 29 rebounds, two assists, six steals, one block, 8 turnovers and 13 fouls.

On Tuesday Feb. 3, Benton travels to Clear Creek Amana (13-0) with the game starting at 6 p.m. Benton hosts Williamsburg (11-4) on Friday, Feb. 6, at Van Horne. Action starts at 6:30 p.m.

Benton boys’ basketball

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Van Horne
Vinton-Shellsburg (7-7) 75, Benton (7-6) 42

VS 22 13 21 19 - 75
BC  6 12 14  9 - 42

Benton was 13 of 45 for field goals, 3 of 15 for three-pointers and 13 of 18 for free throws. They had 28 rebounds, three assists, four steals, six blocks and 20 turnovers. Eli Patterson had 11 points for Benton and eight rebounds. Carson Pickering had two steals. Patterson and Cole Junge had two blocks each.

Vinton-Shellsburg was 26 of 56 for field goals, 9 of 23 for three-pointers, and 14 of 18 for free throws. They had 30 rebounds, 21 assists, 10 steals, five blocks, 12 turnovers and 16 fouls. Kade Sutton led Vinton-Shellsburg with 26 points.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Van Horne
Benton (8-6) 56, Grinnell (2-13) 54

G  13  8 11 15 7 - 54
BC 12 15  9 11 9 - 56

Benton was 20 of 51 for field goals, 5 of 23 for three-pointers and 11 of 18 for free throws. They had 39 rebounds, 10 assists, six steals, four blocks, and 11 turnovers. Eli Patterson led Benton with 23 points. Brooks Mitchell-Birdsell added 12 points and Jack Lange had 10 points. Patterson had 14 rebounds. Lange had three assists. With two steals each were Lange and Patterson. Patterson added three blocks.

Grinnell was 22 of 64 for field goals, 7 of 27 for three-pointers and 3 of 10 for free throws. They had 35 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals, one block, 13 turnovers and 16 fouls. Ade Wolfe led Grinnell with 16 points.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Monticello
Monticello (13-4) 53, Benton (8-7) 45

BC 3 19 11 12 - 45
M 12 14 17 10 - 53

Benton was 14 of 42 for field goals, 12 of 28 for three-pointers and 5 of 9 for free throws. They had 23 rebounds, nine assists, one steal, three blocks, and eight turnovers. Kaleb Hayden had 17 points for Benton. Jack Lange had three assists.

Monticello was 15 of 40 for field goals, 8 of 25 for three-pointers and 15 of 16 for free throws. They had 27 rebounds, 12 assists, five steals, one block, seven turnovers and 11 fouls. Conley Schauf had 22 points for Monticello.

They travel to Clear Creek Amana (11-5) on Tuesday, Feb. 3, and host Williamsburg (3-13) on Friday, Feb. 6.