Our "boys of fall" are District Champs with another big W over Williamsburg. Congratulations!
Benton will host Solon Friday night in the Class 3A State Playoffs at Bobcat Stadium at 7:00 pm. Tickets will need to be purchased online (link and more info. to come). No passes accepted.
BC wins district football title with 21-0 win over Williamsburg
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at Van Horne
No. 5 Williamsburg (7-2) 0, No. 11 Benton (7-2) 21
W 0 0 0 0 - 0
BC 0 7 0 14 - 21
Benton Community passed for 13 yards. Carson Nolan was 2 for 8 with one interception.
Benton rushed for 221 yards. Logan Upah had one carry for five yards. Nolan had 18 carries for 116 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had 19 carries for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Elias Bieschke had one carry. Logan Upah had on catch for four yards. Gavin Brooks had one catch for nine yards.
LeFebvere had 9.5 total tackles with seven solo. Blayke Heying had 7.0 total tackles and six solo. Grant Volesky had 6.0 total tackles with four solo. Mayson Mitchell had 5.0 total tackles and four solo. Brenden Heying had 6.0 total tackles with three solo. Mitchell had one sack.
Will Schanbacher recovered one fumble. Blayke Heying had one interception with a 20-yard return. Logan Upah had two punt returns. Owen Von Ahsen had one. Elijah Kupka had four kickoffs for 172 yards. The was 3 for 3 for points after touchdown. He had five punts for 208 yards.
Williamsburg’s Grant Hocker was 16 for 22 in passing for 107 yards and one interception. Williamsburg rushed for 75 yards, led by Nile Sinn with 58 yards.
Class 3A, District 5, Oct. 25, 2024
No. 10 Solon 54, South Tama 6
No. 11 Benton 21, No. 5 Williamsburg 0
No. 16 Grinnell 45, Fairfield 27
Standings
Season, district, point difference average
Benton 7-2 5-0 +17.9
Solon 7-2 3-2 +20.8
Williamsburg 7-2 4-1 +28.7
Grinnell 6-3 2-3 + 8.2
Fairfield 2-7 1-4 -10.3
South Tama 0-9 0-5 -30.1
No brackets yet. Coach's comments are coming.
New Bobcat artwork on display at the Van Horne Chelsea Savings Bank and in the MS/HS office. Nice work, Bobcats!
Excellent Attendance Gives You The Best Chance of Success
Bobcats will host the final game of the regular season tonight against Williamsburg. Fresh/Soph will play at 5 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm. Tonight is also senior night as we honor our Football, Band, and Cheer seniors!
Winter activity signs are available from Post Prom. Order by Nov. 10.
Signs available:
*Bobcat Nation
*Class of 2025
*Class of 2026
*Winter activities: Basketball, Bowling, Dance Team, Esports, FFA, Performing Arts, Robotics, Show Choir, and Wrestling.
Thanks for your support!
Benton Community Schools After Prom Fundraiser 2024-2025
https://bentonafterprom2025.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
BC volleyball closes 2024 season
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at WaMaC Tournament, Marion
Marion (22-13) 2, Benton 0
BC 15 9 - 0
M 25 25 - 2
Marion was 24 of 55 for kills with eight errors. They were 46 of 48 for serves with 10 aces.
Benton 2, Williamsburg (17-10) 0
BC 25 25 - 2
W 21 13 - 0
Williamsburg was 4 of 60 for kills with 16 errors. They were 30 of 33 for serves with two aces.
Class 3A Region 5 quarterfinal
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Davenport
Assumption (23-8) 3, Benton (8-29) 0
BC 11 15 15 - 0
DA 25 25 25 - 0
Assumption was 39 of 77 for kills with 15 errors. They were 64 of 69 for serves with 12 aces. Assumption went on to defeat Washington (18-16) in the semifinal match on Thursday, Oct. 24, 3-0. They host Anamosa (32-7) on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Benton students recognized in art contests. Congratulations, Bobcats!
The girls wrestling apparel store is now open. It closes on October 27. Place your order now at the following link
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_girls_wrestling/shop/home
Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!
Benton competes at 3A state qualifying meet in Solon
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau on October 23, 2024
State Class 3A state qualifying meet
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2024
Solon Recreation and Nature Area, Solon
Girls results
Team scores
Solon 67
Marion 83
Des Moines Christian 97
Center Point-Urbana 100
Xavier 156
Clinton 160
Western Dubuque 208
Maquoketa 210
Assumption 228
Central DeWitt 232
West Delaware 241
Benton Community 288
Benton results
42 June Fisher 22:08.0
56 Emma King 23:14.1
63 Layna DeMoss 23:31.6
65 Lydia Stearns 23:47.7
66 Kenna Lennie 23:48.6
78 Libi Frese 24:42
Boys' results
Des Moines Christian 29
Central DeWitt 79
Assumption 105
Western Dubuque 131
Xavier 137
Solon 168
Center Point-Urbana 177
Marion 207
West Delaware 222
Benotn 259
Clinton 282
Independence 357
Maquoketa 368
Benton results
32 Caleb Olson 17:53.8
49 Jaxson Mehlert 18:25.5
54 Luke Lange 18:46.9
61 Brian Araiza 19:00.8
63 Noah Pickart 19:02.4
69 Ethan Schwake 19:13.2
76 Parker Mitchell 20:17.5
Order your Football State Playoff Apparel : The web store will close at midnight on Sunday, October 27th and apparel will be
delivered to the school on Thursday, October 31st. https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_football/shop/home
The library in Van Horne has Bobcat artwork on display. Stop in and check it out!
7th grade students in Mrs. O’Leary’s science class are learning about the food web and food chain. Today, students were assigned 3 roles, a shrimp, a gull, and a coyote. Students participated in a simulation to see who were the last “animals” standing.
Bobcats start their first round of Regional play tonight @ Davenport Assumption. GO BOBCATS!!
Happy National Principals Month! Thank you to our dedicated school leaders for your commitment to our schools!
#ThankAPrincipal
It's baaaacck!!
The Scholastic Book Fair will return to the MS/HS November 18th-22nd. Stay tuned for more details!
Benton CC teams run in WaMaC meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
WaMaC Cross Country Conference Championships
Oct. 17, 2024
Antioch Christian Church, Marion
Varsity girls
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 53
Solon 76
Marion 93
Clear Creek Amana 109
Center Point-Urbana 113
Williamsburg 126
West Delaware 201
Vinton-Shellsburg 206
Benton 228
Grinnell 259
Benton varsity results
36 Sloane Slouha 22:07.4
43 June Fisher. 22:49.0
46 Emma King 23:00.2
53 Layna DeMoss 23:56.4
54 Lydia Stearns 24:04.6
58 Kenna Lennie 24:31.2
Varsity boys
Grinnell 50
Clear Creek-Amana 56
Mount Vernon-Lisbon 61
Williamsburg 125
Vinton-Shellsburg 132
Solon 162
Center Point-Urbana 188
Marion 244
West Delaware 244
Benton 248
Independence 322
Benton varsity results
38 Caleb Olson 18:25.8
44 Luke Lange 18:40.9
57 Noah Pickart 19:29.9
58 Brian Araiza 19:30.1
59 Jaxon Mehlert 19:31.8
64 Ethan Schwake 20:08.7
66 Parker Mitchell 20:13.8
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong
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