Wooooooweeeee!! The WIN heard 'round Eastern Iowa Friday night. Congratulations, boys!
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.“ ~Archie Griffin
Benton tops No. 1 Solon in Class 3A football action Friday
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Class 3A, District 5
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Van Horne
Benton (4-2) 21, Solon 20 (5-1)
S 6 0 6 8 - 20
BC 7 0 7 7 - 21
Benton Statistics are coming.
Solon passed for 273 yards, led by Ty Bell, who was 19 of 33 for one touchdown. Solon rushed for 111 yards, led by Einar Stecher with 41 yards.
Oct. 4, 2024
Benton 21, Solon 0
Grinnell 45, South Tama 7
Williamsburg 54, Fairfield 12
Oct. 11, 2024
South Tama at Fairfield
Grinnell at Benton
Solon at Williamsburg
Standings, Oct. 4, 2024
Overall District Point
Difference
Average
Grinnell 5-1 1-1 20.7
Solon 5-1 1-1 21.0
Williamsburg 5-1 2-0 35.5
Benton 4-2 2-0 13.2
Fairfield 1-5 0-2 -6.2
South Tama 0-6 0-2 -31.5
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
Attendance Works!
Benton Community School District is proud to share Alumni Spotlights focusing on "Where are you now?" If you would be interested in sharing your post-graduation journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
https://forms.gle/xe3KwMKkWkB8FLcN9
Benton R6 (1-1) takes on Crestwood (0-1) at 4 PM today.
The match can be watched at:
twitch.tv/bcbobcatesports
http://youtube.com/@BentonEsports
Replays are always available after the match at those same links!
BC cross country team travels to Jesup for invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Jesup Invitational
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
Jesup Golf and Country Club
Varsity girls
Center Point-Urbana 85
Hudson 89
Denver 97
Jesup 136
Grundy Center 161
Wapsie Valley Fairbank 181
Maquoketa Valley Delhi 182
MFL MarMac 242
North Fayette Valley 254
Dike-New Hartford 261
Mason City Newman 301
New Hampton 303
Benton 306
Union 317
Aplington-Parkersburg 345
Oelwein 389
Alburnett 395
Benton results
41 Sloane Slouha 22:01.2
66 Layna DeMoss 22:59.6
73 Emma King 23:24.8
76 Kenna Lennie 23:24.8
93 Lydia Stearns 23:578
Varsity Boys
Oelwein 66
Denver 72
Waukon 127
Jesup 149
Center Point-Urbana 180
Mason City Newman 234
Starmont 270
Benton 283
Alburnett 306
Dike-New Hartford 319
North Fayette Valley 322
New Hampton 338
Kee Lansing 380
Grundy Center 381
Union 390
Aplington-Parkersburg 442
Hudson 455
Independence 460
Gladbrook-Reinbeck 504
East Buchanan Winthrop 600
Benton results
34 Caleb Olson 17:41.0
58 Luke Lange 18:28.1
67 Jaxon Mehlert 18:50.1
79 Ethan Schwake 19:06.4
80 Noah Pickart 19:07.9
83 Brian Araiza 19:21.0
84 Parker Mitchell 19:22.7
What do you love most about working at Benton?
"Seeing the kids each day and watching them grow throughout the year."
Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day!
Thank you to our incredible custodians for working behind the scenes to keep our schools/buildings safe and clean!
What do you love most about working at Benton?
"I love working with kids, parents and the amazing Benton Staff!"
BOBCATS take on CCA tonight @ Benton Community and it's SENIOR NIGHT.
Games are at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and Varsity at 7:30 p.m.
Congratulations to our Seniors!
Senior photo top L to R- Hope Heck, Justess Reynolds, Olivia Sadler, and Pleng Saysuib.
Bottom L to R - Haiden Moore, Mabry Sadler, Laura Junge, Kennedy Lohrer, and Ashlee Michels.
Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!
8th grade Science is busy doing a lab on gravity and kinetic energy with a focus around weight and mass.
Twenty six first year HS FFA members attended the NE District Greenhand Fire Up today at Waverly Shell-Rock High School. Members learned about FFA opportunities, SAE possibilities, being our authentic selves, and the importance of priorities and communication.
Post Prom Trivia Night!
Bobcats open district football play with road win over Fairfield
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton football
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Fairfield High School
Benton (3-2) 29, Fairfield (1-4) 14
BC 14 0 0 15 - 29
F 0 14 0 0 - 14
Benton had 48 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 1 for 3 for 46 yards and one interception. Eli Patterson was 1 for 2 for two yards.
Benton rushed for 196 yards. Logan Upah had one Darry for 13 yards. Brody Timmerman had one carry for three yards. Nolan had two carries for -6 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had 22 carries for 139 yards and three touchdowns. Patterson had three carries for 47 yards.
Evan Martin had one catch for two yards. Dawson Rozek had one catch for 46 yards.
Grant Volesky had 11.5 total tackles with seven solo.
LeFebvere had one interception with a return of 78 yards for a touchdown. Brody Zimmerman had one kick return for 41 yards. Owen Van Ahsen had two returns for 53 yards. Elias Bieschke had one return for 53 yards.
Logan Upah had one punt return for nine yards. Timmerman had two returns for 25 yards.
Elijah Kupka had five kickoffs for 237 yards. He was 23 for 3 for points after touchdown. He had two punts. For 56 yards..
Benton hosts Solon (5-0) on Friday Oct. 4, in Van Horne, at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 11, they host Grinnell (4-1) at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 18, they travel to South Tama (0-5) at 7:30 p.m. They host Williamsburg (4-1) to close the regular season on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Class 3A, District 5
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
Benton 29, Fairfield 14
Solon 26, Grinnell 7
Williamsburg 54, South Tama 14
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024
Solon at Benton
South Tama at Grinnell
Fairfield at Williamsburg
All Dist Pt Diff Avg
Solon 5-0 1-0 25.4
Grinnell 4-1 0-1 17.2
Williamsburg 4-1 1-0 34.2
Benton 3-2 1-0 15.6
Fairfield 1-4 0-1 1.0
South Tama 0-5 0-1 -30.2
Every School Day Counts
Benton Community School District is proud to share Alumni Spotlights focusing on "Where are you now?" If you would be interested in sharing your post-graduation journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
https://forms.gle/xe3KwMKkWkB8FLcN9
Stop in the Newhall Library and check out the BC student artwork now on display!
The Bobcats travel to Fairfield for some Friday night football action and the start of class 3A District play. Live stream link below👇
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/fairfield/organization/7615/fairfield-high-school
Bobcats take on Marion tonight at home.
Sophomores and JV start @ 6pm.
Varsity @ 7:30pm.
