Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Van Horne
Mount Vernon (2-0) 38, Benton (0-2) 0
MV 10 7 7 14 - 38
Benton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Mount Vernon was 18 of 21 for passing for 267 yards and four touchdowns. The Mustangs rushed for 264 yards one 41 carries and one touchdown. Jakob Yock led Mount Vernon with 120 yards on 25 carries.
Benton was 5 of 15 for passing. Owen Drahos was 0 for 2, and Kaiser Townsley was 5 for 15 for 35 yards.
Benton rushed for 74 yards, led by Kaden Wright with 74 yards. Kaden Mitchell added 13 yards on three carries.
Gabe Pugh had two catches for 21 yards. The team had five receptions for 35 yards.
Drew Ballard had 10.5 total tackles with nine solo.
Gabe Pugh had three kickoff returns for 44 yards. Braden Mell had one return for 14 yards. Bryce Burns had two returns for seven yards.
Drew Ballard had six punts for 281 yards.
Class 3A, District 2
PT DIFF
ALL DIS AVG
Charles City 2-0 0-0 +18.0
Clear Lake 2-0 0-0 +36.5
W Delaware 2-0 0-0 +35.5
Iowa Falls-Alden 1-1 0-0 +8.0
Benton 0-2 0-0 -33.0
Independence 0-2 0-0 -5.0
Sept. 4, 2026
South Hardin 33, Iowa Falls-Alden 22
Mount Vernon 38, Benton 0
Washington 7, Independence 6
Charles City 6, Forest City 2
Clear Lake 25, Humboldt 0
West Delaware 61, North Fayetteville Valley 25
Sept. 11, 2026
Charles City at Denver
Iowa Falls-Alden at Hampton-Dumont-CAL
Clear Lake at Webster City
Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton
Crestwood at Independence
Waukon at West Delaware
| Mount Vernon | Benton | |
| Passing C/ATT | 18/21 | 5/15 |
| Passing Yards | 267 | 35 |
| Passing Yards Per Completion | 14.8 | 7.0 |
| Passing TDs | 4 | 0 |
| Passing Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Passing Quarterback Rating | 255.4 | 52.9 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 25 |
| Rushing Yards | 264 | 74 |
| Rushing Yards Per Carry | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| Rushing TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing Longest For TD | 10 | 0 |
| Receptions | 18 | 5 |
| Receiving Yards | 267 | 35 |
| Receiving Yards Per Catch | 14.8 | 7.0 |
| Receiving TDs | 4 | 0 |
| Reception Longest For TD | 20 | 0 |
| Pancakes | 0 | 0 |
| Total Tackles | 37.0 | 55.0 |
| Tackles Solo | 23 | 43 |
| Total Tackles For Loss | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Total Sacks | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Forced Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble Recoveries | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles Returned For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Passes Defended | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Interception Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions Returned For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 1 | 6 |
| Kickoff Return Yards | 15 | 65 |
| Kickoff Yards Per Return | 15.0 | 10.8 |
| Kickoff Returns For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Return Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Return Yards | 13 | 0 |
| Punt Yards Per Return | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| Punt Returns For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return Longest For TD | 0 | 0 |
| Blocked Kicks | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoffs | 0 | 1 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Yards | 0 | 58 |
| Field Goals Made/Attempted | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Field Goal Percent | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Field Goal Longest | 32 | 0 |
| PAT Made/Attempted | 5/5 | 0/0 |
| PAT Points | 5 | 0 |
| Punts | 1 | 6 |
| Punt Yards | 11 | 281 |
| Punt Yards Per | 11.0 | 46.8 |
| Two Point Conversions | 0 | 0 |
Jim Magdefrau 