Mount Vernon football team edges Benton in non-district action
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton football
Friday, Sept 13, 2024, at Van Horne
Mount Vernon (3-0) 15, Benton (2-1) 13
MV 8 7 0 0 - 15
BC 0 6 0 7 - 13
Benton had 110 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 11 of 22 with one touchdown.
Benton rushed for 71 yards. Brenden Heying had 49 yards on 12 carries. Dylan LeFebvere had 7 carries for 18 yard and one touchdown. Logan Upah had one catch for eight yards. Mayson Mitchell had one catch for eight yards and one touchdown. Brody Zimmerman had three catches for 26 yards. Gavin Brooks had one carry for 36 yards. Eli Patterson and Dawson Rozek had two carries each for 16 yards.
Grant Volesky had 6.5 total tackles. Brenden and Blayke had 5.5 total tackles each. With four solo tackles each were Logan Upah, Blayke Heying and Patterson.
LeFebvere had one interception with a 16-yard return. Patterson had two interceptions for 33 yards.
Elijah Kupka had three kickoffs for 160 yards. He was 1 for 1 on extra points. Kupka had three punts for 100 yards.
Class 3A, District 5
Sept. 13, 2024
Mount Vernon 15, Benton 13
Washington 34, Fairfield 26
Solon 52, Central DeWitt 2
Williamsburg 47, Clear Creek Amana 20
Grinnell 43, Oskaloosa 0
Knoxville 36, South Tama 6
Sept. 20, 2024
Fort Madison at Williamsburg
Mount Vernon at Solon
Clear Creek Amana at Benton Community
Washington at Grinnell
Fairfield at Keokuk
Center Point-Urbana at South Tama
Go Bobcats! Homecoming 2024!!
Today is the final day to register. Please don't forget to order a jersey when you register. It is under the apparel tab on the website!
https://www.bobcatbasketballclub.com/registration
Powder Puff 2024
SENIORS with the W
Seniors 20
Juniors 8
******NOTICE******
NO SHUTTLE BUS TOMORROW 9/13
Williamsburg sweeps Benton in volleyball
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Van Horne
Williamsburg 3, Benton 0
W 25 25 25 - 3
BC 16 14 12 - 0
Benton was 21 of 83 for kills with 24 errors. Talulah Schroeder had six kills for Benton. Anna Embretson added four. Mabry Sadler had eight assists. Laura Junge added two. Benton had 24 digs. Anna Embretson had eight digs for Benton. The team was 39 of 43 for serves with four aces. Avery Franzenburg was 2 of 3 with one ace. Laura Junge was 5 of 5. Anna Embretson was 6 of 8 with one ace. Haiden Moore was 4 of 4. Talulah Schroeder was 5 of 6. Aubrey Kelly was 3 of 3 with one ace. Callan Keiper was 4 of 4. Mabry Sadler was 10 of 10 with one ace.
Benton travels to East Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 14.
2024 Homecoming Grand Marshal Ms. Melody Spence
Ms. Spence is the Business Manager / School Business Official, located at Central Office. She has worked for the district for 13 years and will retire on December 31st. Ms. Spence and her husband plan on traveling to the National Parks, gardening, and spending more time with their grandchildren.
When asked what she enjoys about being a Bobcat, Ms. Spence said, “I love the people that work at Benton CSD because they are truly supportive of each other and ready to go that extra mile for the children we serve.”
Thank you Ms. Spence for all you have done to support our district!
BC cross country teams run at Grinnell meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Grinnell Invitational
Ahrens Park, Grinnell, Iowa
Boys Varsity Team Scores
Grinnell 39
Knoxville 67
Newton 71
Lynnville-Sully 80
Williamsburg 96
Benton Community 132
Montezuma 209
Benton varsity boys’ results
11 Caleb Olson 18:09.6
29 Luke Lange 19:30.5
32 Noah Pickart 19:50.6
33 Jaxson Mehlert 20:01.5
36 Brian Araiza 20:14.5
38 Parker Mitchell 20:46.4
42 Colin Reiners 21:08.9
Girls varsity team scores
Williamsburg 29
Lynnville-Sully 40
Newton 79
Benton Community 114
Grinnell 118
Montezuma 144
Benton varsity girls’ results
17 Kyra Kauder 23:21.4
18 June Fisher 23:29.3
25 Sloane Slouha 24:49.
26 Kenna Lennie 24:49.3
34 Lydia Stearns 25:58.0
COMPLETE RESULTS
"Are we doing this all week?"
-Stella
Homecoming 2024 Crazy Day
Support BC Post Prom Friday night at the Homecoming football game!
Bobcats open conference play tonight against Williamsburg.
5:00 PM - Freshman Game
6:00 PM - JV Game
7:30 PM - Varsity Game
Benton Community Live Streaming:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-horne/organization/8278/benton-community-high-school
Benton Middle School student artwork is on display now at the Atkins Library. Stop in and check it out!
2024 Homecoming Court Top 5 Candidates
Welcome to the Wild Wild West!
Homecoming 2024 Day 1- Middle School pics
Welcome to the Wild Wild West!
Homecoming 2024 Day 1- High School pics
Agriculture students visited Paul & Jon Bierschenk's farm to explore their use of cover crops in their operation. During the demonstration, Rebecca Vittetoe and Evan Brehm explained the benefits of cover crops, including erosion prevention, enhanced organic matter, improved water quality, and support for weed management. Owen and Ben from Terraplex talked about how they got into the business and about the demand for drones in agriculture.
BC volleyball girls travel to BCLUW
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at BCLUW Tournament
No. 2 Hudson 2, Benton 0
H 25 25 - 2
BC 11 13 - 0
Benton 2, South Tama 0
ST 20 22 - 0
BC 25 25 - 2
No. 11 BCLUW 2, Benton 0
BC 16 16 - 0
BCLUW 25 25 - 2
Statistics are coming.
Benton (2-7) hosts Williamsburg (6-3) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Van Horne. They travel to East Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.
Bobcats get big road win over Marion in Class 3A football
Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Marion
Benton 41, Marion 13
BC 7 13 14 7 - 41
M 0 6 7 0 - 13
Brenden Heying was 7 of 11 in passing for 119 yards and on touchdown. Benton had 311 yards rushing. Heying had 18 carries for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan LeFebvere had 19 carries for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Logan Upah had three catches for 28 yards. Brody Zimmerman had three catches for 56 yards. Dawson Rozek had one carry for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Benton had 51.0 total tackles, with 36 solo, no sacks and 8.0 tacklers for loss. Grant Volesky had 9.0 total tackles, five solo and 1.0 for a loss. Dylan LeFebvere had 7.5 total tackles with six solo and 3.0 for loss. Upah had 4.0 total tackles with three solo. Brody Timmerman had 4.0 total tackles with three solo. Eli Patterson had 4.0 total tackles with four solo.
Upah had one kickoff return for 17 yards. Timmerman added a return for 31 yards. Timmerman had two punt returns for -3 yards.
Elijah Kupka had eight kickoffs for 356 yards.
Marion had 145 yards passing and 140 yards rushing. Kaleb Davis had 84 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown.
Class 3A District 5
Sept. 6, 2024
Benton 41, Marion 13
Grinnell 17, Bondurant-Farrar 14
Fairfield 55, Fort Madison 15
Charles City 22, South Tama 14
Xavier 29, Willamsburg 27
Sept. 13, 2024
Mount Vernon at Benton
Fairfield at Washington
Solon at Central DeWitt
Williamsburg at Clear Creek Amana
South Tama at Knoxville
Guess what??!! It's HOMECOMING WEEK!!
Day 1 Wild Wild West
