Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Fairfield
BC 7 0 0 7 - 14
F 12 8 22 0 - 42
Benton passed for 27 yards. Owen Drahos 1 of 4 for 11 yards. Kaiser Townsley was 2 of 7 for 16 yards and a touchdown. Benton rushed for 304 yards. Gabe Pugh had four carries for 19 yards. Owen Drahos had five carries for 53 yards. Townsley had three carried for 15 yards. Kaden Mitchell carried 19 times for 182 yards and one touchdown. Kaden Wright had four carries for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Colton Kroneman had three catches for 27 yards.
Kaden Mitchell had 8.0 tackles, with five solo. Joel Hacker had 7.0 tackles with five solo and 1.5 tackles for loss. Braden Mell had 6.5 tackles with six solo. Drew Ballard had one tackle for loss.
Gabe Pugh had one kickoff return for 31 yards. Mell had four returns for 49 yards. Pugh had one punt return. Drew Ballard had three kickoffs for 128 yards. He was 2 for 2 for points after touchdown. He had three punts for 102 yards.
Fairfield rushed for 385 yards, led by Ethan Bisgard with 175 yards on 12 carries.
Benton hosts Mount Vernon in non-district play on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. They host Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Sept.11, at 7:30 p.m.
| Benton | Fairfield | |
| Passing C/ATT | 3/11 | 0/0 |
| Passing Yards | 27 | 0 |
| Passing Yards Per Completion | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Passing Quarterback Rating | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 42 |
| Rushing Yards | 304 | 385 |
| Rushing Yards Per Carry | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 5 |
| Rushing Longest For TD | 75 | 50 |
| Receptions | 3 | 0 |
| Receiving Yards | 27 | 0 |
| Receiving Yards Per Catch | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Reception Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Pancakes | 0 | 0 |
| Total Tackles | 45.0 | 37.0 |
| Tackles Solo | 31 | 24 |
| Total Tackles For Loss | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Total Sacks | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Forced Fumbles | 0 | 3 |
| Fumble Recoveries | 0 | 1 |
| Fumble Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles Returned For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Passes Defended | 0 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Interception Return Yards | 0 | 30 |
| Interceptions Returned For TD | 0 | 1 |
| Kickoff Returns | 6 | 2 |
| Kickoff Return Yards | 80 | 41 |
| Kickoff Yards Per Return | 13.3 | 20.5 |
| Kickoff Returns For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Return Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | 1 | 2 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 12 |
| Punt Yards Per Return | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Punt Returns For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Blocked Kicks | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoffs | 3 | 7 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Yards | 128 | 286 |
| Field Goals Made/Attempted | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Field Goal Percent | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Field Goal Longest | 0 | 0 |
| PAT Made/Attempted | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| PAT Points | 2 | 0 |
| Punts | 3 | 3 |
| Punt Yards | 102 | 72 |
| Punt Yards Per | 34.0 | 24.0 |
| Two Point Conversions | 0 | 3 |
Class 3A, District 2
Friday, Aug. 28 2026
Clear Lake 56, Forest City 8
Fairfield 42, Benton 14
Iowa Falls 32, Webster City 5
West Delaware 42, Marion 7
North Fayette Valley 43, Independence 34
Charles City 46, Oelwein 14
Friday, Sept. 4, 2026
Iowa Falls-Alden at South Hardin
Mount Vernon at Benton
Independence at Washington
Forest City at Charles City
Humboldt at Clear Lake
North Fayette Valley at West Delaware
Jim Magdefrau 