Benton MS/HS

Congratulations to the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees: Brennen Blegen Carson Bruns Jessa DeMoss Wyatt Rinderknecht Emma Townsley

Wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season! School will be closed December 23 through January 1. School will resume on Thursday, January 2.

BC wrestling travels to Williamsburg -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Boys Wrestling Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at Williamsburg Williamsburg 37, Benton 27 132: TJ Lovell (BECO) over Bowen Stratton (WILL) (Dec 15-10) 138: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Sam Parsons (WILL) (Fall 1:05) 144: Tyler McMullin (WILL) over Ryan Koehler (BECO) (MD 18-9) 150: Sawyer Kirby (WILL) over Elias Bieschke (BECO) (Fall 1:22) 157: Nile Sinn (WILL) over Brady Patterson (BECO) (Dec 6-5) 165: Blayke Heying (BECO) over Brady Grier (WILL) (Dec 12-5) 175: Ethan Prior (WILL) over Weston Kaestner (BECO) (Fall 1:40) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Evan Stohlmann (WILL) (Fall 2:43) 215: Troy Kupka (BECO) over Wyatt Wolter (WILL) (Fall 3:04) 285: Will Clausen (BECO) over Trenton Davies (WILL) (Dec 4-2) 106: Charlie Foster (WILL) over Memphis Bishop (BECO) (Fall 1:22) 113: Riker DeWitt (WILL) over Jaxson Mehlert (BECO) (TF 20-3 4:35) 120: Hayden Albaugh (WILL) over Garrett Kuch (BECO) (MD 13-2) 126: Lincoln Schropp (WILL) over Jason Eastman (BECO) (Dec 6-0) Benton 68, Grinnell 9 120: Garrett Kuch (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 126: Jason Eastman (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 132: TJ Lovell (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 138: Logan McDonald (GRIN) over Elijah Kupka (BECO) (Dec 9-4) 144: Ryan Koehler (BECO) over Jack Vitek (GRIN) (Dec 9-4) 150: Elias Bieschke (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 157: Brady Patterson (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 165: Blayke Heying (BECO) over Alex Peiffer (GRIN) (Fall 3:06) 175: Josh Ringler (GRIN) over Sage Edberg (BECO) (Fall 0:46) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 215: Troy Kupka (BECO) over Tyler Kostow (GRIN) (Fall 0:53) 285: Will Clausen (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 106: Memphis Bishop (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 113: Jaxson Mehlert (BECO) over Eli Peiffer (GRIN) (TF 18-0 5:12) Girls' Wrestling Benton 60, Grinnell 24 115: Kaitlyn Bonewitz (BECO) over Peyton Davenport (GRIN) (Fall 0:44) 120: Kyrie Chapman (GRIN) over Alexis Northcutt (BECO) (Fall 0:37) 125: Willow Sexton (BECO) over Baylee Boyd (GRIN) (Fall 1:32) 130: Kiaya Shuey (GRIN) over Madelyn Kenny (BECO) (Fall 3:21) 135: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 140: Jordan Voelkel (BECO) over Adriana Versendaal (GRIN) (Fall 1:15) 145: Jordan Koehler (BECO) over Jayla Westcott (GRIN) (Fall 0:24) 155: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 170: Mo Brown (BECO) over Alejandra Hernandez (GRIN) (Fall 3:16) 190: Lauren Silhanek (BECO) over (GRIN) (For.) 235: Jahzarah Ward (GRIN) over (BECO) (For.) 100: Piper Madren (GRIN) over Alexis Sexton (BECO) (Fall 1:04) 105: Maria Davis (BECO) over Zaria Bunch (GRIN) (Fall 1:39) 110: Courtney Hlas (BECO) over Addison Beckman (GRIN) (Fall 3:57)

Don’t forget! Santa will be at the basketball games TONIGHT (12/20) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. collecting items to be donated to the Benton Community High School Food Bank.

All BC 8th grade students took a field trip to the Linn Regional Center in Hiawatha on Tuesday, December 17 to their STEAM Institute. This was an opportunity for students to hear about and experience some hands-on opportunities with careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math fields.

Interested in serving as a Junior Achievement volunteer? There are still opportunities to participate in the 2024-25 school year! This program supports a school-community connection and helps our students learn about topics related to financial literacy, work-readiness, and entrepreneurship. If you are interested in learning more about how you can help, please reach out to Anna Selk at Central Office.

BENTON BASKETBALL: Week of Dec. 15, 2024 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton girls’ basketball Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at Mount Pleasant Benton 48, Mount Pleasant 27 BC 11 17 14 6 - 48 MP 3 8 8 8 - 27 Statistics are coming. Benton boys’ basketball Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at Mount Pleasant Benton 65, Mount Pleasant 29 BC 18 17 17 13 - 65 MP 10 7 6 6 - 29 Benton was 22 of 41 for field goals, 12 of 20 for three-pointers, and 9 of 13 for free throws. They had 31 rebounds, 13 assists, 10 steals, three blocks, 15 turnovers, and nine fouls. Carson Pickering had 26 points. Eli Patterson added 13. Gavin Brooks had 10. Carson Nolan had five rebounds. Nolan and Ryan Spina had four assists each. Brody Zimmerman had three steals. Patterson had two blocks.

SPORTS: BC girls’ wrestle at Kennedy Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Cedar Rapids Kennedy Girls Invitational Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at Cedar Rapids. 1 Cedar Rapids Jefferson 217.5 2 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 184.0 3 Iowa City, Liberty 177.0 4 Clinton 158.5 5 Benton Community 122.0 6 Dubuque Senior 95.0 7 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 59.0 8 Keokuk 51.0 Benton results 105 - Alexis Sexton (9-8) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points. 105 - Maria Davis (4-2) placed 6th. 110 - Courtney Hlas (8-14) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. 120 - Kaitlyn Bonewitz (10-9) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points. 120 - Alexis Northcutt (2-4) placed 6th. 125 - Willow Sexton (16-9) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points. 130 - Madelyn Kenny (1-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 135 - Marissa Nolte (3-8) placed 6th. 135 - Izzy Schoettmer (15-10) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. 140 - Evelyn Harris (1-4) place is unknown. 140 - Jordan Voelkel (12-11) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points. 145 - Jordan Koehler (7-4) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points. 155 - Layna DeMoss (21-1) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points. 170 - Lauren Silhanek (4-4) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Benton Community High School Winter Band Concert on Monday, December 16th. The concert featured the High School Jazz and Concert Bands directed by Mike Meyer.

Benton Alumni Pep Band Bobcat Band Alumni join us and play as part of the Benton Pep Band again! When: December 20, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m. Where: Band Room, Benton High School

Excellent Attendance Gives You The Best Chance of Success

It's GAME DAY and Bobcat Basketball travels to Regina tonight for non-conference contests. Game schedule is as follows: 4 pm: Freshmen Boys (Elementary Gym) 4 pm: JV Girls 5:15 pm: Sophomore Boys 6:30 pm: Varsity Girls 8 pm: Varsity Boys

Benton Rocket League kicks off their season today against Williamsburg! Broadcast will be live at 4 PM and can be watched at: https://www.youtube.com/@BentonEsports & twitch.tv/BcBobcatEsports

TONIGHT! Bobcat wrestling is at home. Check out the girls and boys wrestling teams tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. It's also Bobcat Youth Wrestling recognition night between the matches.

Benton Community Middle School Winter Band Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 11th featuring the middle school concert and jazz bands.

Benton Community Middle School Winter Vocal Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 11th featuring the boys', girls', and mixed choirs.

Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!

Benton basketball, week of Dec. 9, 2024 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton girls' basketball Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Van Horne Mount Vernon 62, Benton 27 MV 19 19 17 7 - 62 BC 3 10 6 8 - 27 Statistics are coming. Benton travels to Iowa City Regina on Thursday, Dec. 12, and plays at Solon on Friday, Dec. 13. Benton boys' basketball Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Van Horne Mount Vernon 56, Benton 42 MV 11 12 14 19 - 56 BC 9 11 8 14 - 42 Statistics are coming. Benton travels to Iowa City Regina on Thursday, Dec., 12, and then plays at Solon on Friday, Dec. 13.

We've got S.P.I.R.I.T. yeah yeah HOLIDAY SPIRIT! Next week we celebrate with holiday dress up days at the MS/HS

Benton girls wrestle at Williamsburg Invite on Monday -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau 2024 Williamsburg Girls Invitational Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 Team scores 1 South Tama 184.5 2 East Buchanan 179.5 3 Vinton-Shellsburg 169.0 4 Mount Vernon 136.5 5 Benton Community 103.0 6 Independence 98.0 7 Williamsburg 97.0 8 Fort Madison 89.5 9 West Delaware 88.0 10 Colfax-Mingo 86.0 11 Iowa City Liberty 85.0 12 Marion 84.0 13 Muscatine 70.5 14 Ottumwa 64.0 15 Midland 59.5 16 Center Point-Urbana 39.0 16 Central DeWitt 39.0 18 Iowa Valley 36.0 18 Wapello 36.0 20 Keokuk 29.0 21 Mount Pleasant 25.0 22 Grinnell 24.0 23 English Valleys 23.0 24 Clear Creek-Amana 19.0 25 Washington 15.5 26 Baxter 14.0 27 WACO 10.0 28 Louisa-Muscatine 4.0 29 Tri-County 0.0 Benton varsity results 110 - Courtney Hlas (6-12) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) 6-12 received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Devan Chadwick (Colfax-Mingo) 19-4 won by fall over Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) 6-12 (Fall 1:16) Cons. Round 2 - Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) 6-12 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) 6-12 won by fall over Macy Poll (Central DeWitt) 3-5 (Fall 2:59) Cons. Round 4 - Lexi Eaton (Muscatine) 16-5 won by tech fall over Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) 6-12 (TF-1.5 3:28 (20-2)) 120 - Kaitlyn Bonewitz (7-8) Champ. Round 1 - Kennedy Thiessen (Iowa Valley) 8-6 won by fall over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) 7-8 (Fall 3:50) Cons. Round 1 - London Jaennette (South Tama) 5-8 won by decision over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) 7-8 (Dec 9-3) 125 - Willow Sexton (14-7) placed 6th and scored 15.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 won by fall over Nora Stoutner (Washington) 8-5 (Fall 3:47) Quarterfinal - Anna O`Rear (West Delaware) 13-1 won by fall over Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 (Fall 1:08) Cons. Round 4 - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 won by fall over Kaitlyn Krum (East Buchanan) 8-11 (Fall 2:57) Cons. Semi - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 won by fall over Madison Arnold (Independence) 12-5 (Fall 2:34) 5th Place Match - Keylee Holloway (South Tama) 14-5 won by major decision over Willow Sexton (Benton Community) 14-7 (MD 16-4) 135 - Izzy Schoettmer (13-8) placed 7th and scored 10.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mallory Bruhn (Muscatine) 13-8 won by fall over Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 13-8 (Fall 1:57) Cons. Round 1 - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 13-8 won by fall over Acasia Lukalaba Ndomba (Iowa City Liberty) 0-5 (Fall 1:55) Cons. Round 2 - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 13-8 won by fall over Olivia Coates (Midland) 6-6 (Fall 2:59) Cons. Semi - Jaydee Bircher (Ottumwa) 12-3 won by fall over Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 13-8 (Fall 3:42) 7th Place Match - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) 13-8 won by fall over Kennedi Bevans (Independence) 11-6 (Fall 5:43) 145 - Lizzy Wolf (19-1) placed 3rd and scored 22.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) 19-1 won by fall over Paisley Bro (South Tama) 3-3 (Fall 2:36) Champ. Round 2 - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) 19-1 won by tech fall over CeCe Priebe (Independence) 7-7 (TF-1.5 4:49 (16-0)) Quarterfinal - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) 19-1 won by fall over Addi Whisner (Mount Vernon) 10-4 (Fall 3:14) Semifinal - Tayla Stiefel (East Buchanan) 9-3 won by decision over Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) 19-1 (Dec 4-3) 3rd Place Match - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) 19-1 won by fall over Zenlynn Lee (Mount Pleasant) 12-2 (Fall 2:10) 155 - Layna DeMoss (17-1) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) 17-1 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) 17-1 won by tech fall over Lilly Ness (Williamsburg) 7-8 (TF-1.5 6:00 (23-4)) Semifinal - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) 17-1 won by fall over Kaylee Kintzel (Mount Vernon) 4-5 (Fall 0:40) 1st Place Match - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) 17-1 won by fall over Dakota Cornell (Vinton-Shellsburg) 9-4 (Fall 0:17) 170 - Mo Brown (4-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Gracie Pinckney (Mount Vernon) 13-1 won by fall over Mo Brown (Benton Community) 4-8 (Fall 0:16) Cons. Round 1 - Jaylah Gardner (Keokuk) 11-9 won by fall over Mo Brown (Benton Community) 4-8 (Fall 2:36) 235 - Averie Gale (8-1) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Averie Gale (Benton Community) 8-1 won by fall over Lauren Archer (Ottumwa) 2-2 (Fall 4:16) Quarterfinal - Averie Gale (Benton Community) 8-1 won by fall over Josie Panos (Mount Vernon) 11-6 (Fall 1:22) Semifinal - Averie Gale (Benton Community) 8-1 won by fall over Kinley Jimenez (South Tama) 8-4 (Fall 0:15) 1st Place Match - Emma Cook (Colfax-Mingo) 20-2 won by fall over Averie Gale (Benton Community) 8-1 (Fall 3:45)