BC boys have overtime battles last week
Benton Community held on for a 1-point overtime victory last Tuesday night over WaMaC rival Waterloo Columbus, 65-64, in boys’ basketball action at Van Horne.
A strong Columbus rally in the second half pushed the game into overtime, where Benton outscored Columbus, 7-6, for the win.
Levi Montague led Benton with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Tony Stenberg added 15 points and four steals. Andrew Berger had nine assists. Zach Twedt had 11 point, and was 3 of 4 for three-pointers.
The team was a hot 61.29 percent from the field at 19 of 31, and 5 of 18 for three-pointers for 27.78 percent. The Bobcats were 12 of 20 from the line for 60 percent.
The team had 27 rebounds and 18 turnovers.
Coach Larry Carlson said, “This was a great team win for our kids. They have had some tough luck lately, but they stuck to the plan and made something happen. As coaches, we appreciate their effort and how they have handled themselves. Our intensity and effort was great from start to finish in this game. We hope we can use this as a good start to a nice run for us on future games.”
The game went into overtime again Friday night, as Maquoketa topped the Bobcats at home, 66-60, with the 12-6 overtime period making the difference.
BC was 17 of 36 from the field for 47.22 percent, and 6 of 2 for three-pointers. BC was 8 of 15 from the line for 53.33 percent. Benton had 33 rebounds and 11 turnovers.
Levi Montague had 17 points and 16 rebounds. He also blocked three shots. Andrew Berger had six assists. Alex Weekly had three steals.
Coach Larry Carlson said about the Maquoketa game, “We hustled and made some plays, but we lost our composure late in the game. We need to learn from this and work on our end of the game situations. We have not executed well in practice on late game situations and it caught up with us in this game. We had our chances during the game, but we did not get it done. We will get better from this game.”
Benton bounced back Saturday night at Van Horne for a non-conference win over Fairfield, 74-66.
Benton was 12 of 25 from the field for 48 percent. Benton was hot outside the arc as they drained 10 of 16 three-pointers for 62.50 percent. Drew Trumbull was 3 of 4 and Zach Twedt was 4 of 6 for three-pointers. The Bobcats were 22 of 34 from the line for 64.71 percent.
The team had 29 rebounds and 15 turnovers.
Levi Montague had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Drew Trumbull added 14 and Weekly had 11 points. Weekly also had 11 assists and two steals.
Coach Carlson said about the Fairfield game, “Our shooting was great during this game. We had many kids who contributed to the scoring effort, not only those who scored, but those who made the passes to people to get them open looks. Our defense still needs to improve and I want to see us cut down on the offensive rebounds other teams are getting, but the coaches are pleased with our effort and bouncing back after a tough loss the night before. Our kids have been working hard, it is nice to see them reward themselves with a good game.”
WC 10 14 21 13 6 (64)
BC 14 21 17 6 7 (65)
BC scoring: Levi Montague 20, Tony Stenberg 15, Zach Twedt 11, Drew Trumbull 7, Alex Weekly 6, Matt Petrzelka 4, Willie Hennings 2
Assists: Andrew Berger 9, Drew Trumbull 4, Levi Montague 1, Matt Petrzelka 1, Alex Weekly 1
Blocks: Levi Montague 1
Rebounds (O-D): Levi Montague 3-10, Tony Stenberg 2-1, Drew Trumbull 0-2, Joel Allman 1-1, Andrew Berger 0-2, Matt Petrzelka 0-1, Willie Hennings 0-1
M 13 8 18 15 12 (66)
BC 16 9 11 18 6 (60)
BC scoring: Levi Montague 17, Alex Weekly 8, Tony Stenberg 7, Andrew Berger 7, Zach Twedt 7, Matt Petrzelka 6, Drew Trumbull 4, Joel Allman 3, Trent Rinderknecht 1
Assists: Andrew Berger 6, Alex Weekly 5, Zach Twedt 3, Levi Montague 2, Matt Petrzelka 1, Drew Trumbull 1
Steals: Alex Weekly 3, Levi Montague 2, Toney Stenberg 2, Drew Trumbull 1, Willie Hennings 1, Andrew Berger 1
Blocks: Levi Montague 3
Rebounds (O-D): Dew Trumbull 3-1, Willie Hennings 1-0, Levi Montague 6-10, Andrew Berger 1-1, Matt Petrzelka 2-2, Zach Twedt 1-5
F 14 15 14 23 (66)
BC 19 28 13 14 (74)
BC scoring: Levi Montague 20, Drew Trumbull 14, Zach Twedt 14, Alex Weekly 11, Matt Petrzelka 9, Joel Allman 4, Garret Albers 2, Willie Hennings 1
Assists: Alex Weekly 11, Andrew Berger 8, Zach Twedt 3, Willie Hennings 2, Joel Allman 1, Levi Montague 1
Steals: Alex Weekly 2, Zach Twedt 1, Willie Hennings 1, Drew Trumbull 1
Blocks: Levi Montague 1, Zach Twedt 1
Rebounds (O-D): Drew Trumbull 0-1, Joel Allman 0-1, Levi Montague 2-10, Andrew Berger 0-1, Matt Petrzelka 4-1, Alex Weekly 0-3, Zach Twedt 3-3
BC 65, Columbus 58
The second half was the difference for the Benton Community lady Bobcats, as they outscored Waterloo Columbus last Tuesday in Waterloo, 44-32, for a 65-58 win in WaMaC girls’ basketball action.
Coach Laurie Donald said, “The girls did a great job of not getting down on themselves when things didn’t go their way. They battled back in the second half and won the game at the free throw line and on the boards.”
Benton was 22 of 59 from the field for 37.29 percent, and 1 of 10 for three-pointers. Benton was 17 of 23 from the line for 73.91 percent. The team had 39 rebounds and 16 turnovers.
Kari Goodchild had 18 points and 17 rebounds, plus four blocks and eight steals. Becca Fisher had 10 points and six assists. Heather Schulte added 16 points.
BC 8 13 21 23 (65)
WC 14 12 18 14 (58)
BC scoring: Kari Goodchild 18, Heather Schulte 16, Becca Fisher 10, Kaitlin Kromminga 8, Malea Schulte 7, Rachael Prusha 2, Chelsea Snitker 2, Molly Rinderknecht 1
Assists: Becca Fisher 6, Heather Schulte 4, Kaitlin Kromminga 2, Kari Goodchild 1, Callan Jacobson 1
Steals: Kari Goodchild 8, Becca Fisher 4, Chelsea Snitker 2, Malea Schulte 1, Kaitlin Kromminga 1, Callan Jacobson 1, Heather Schulte 1
Blocks: Kari Goodchild 4, Kaitlin Kromminga 1
Rebounds (O-D): Kari Goodchild 4-7; Becca Fisher 2-4; Kaitlin Kromminga 4-4; Callan Jacobson 1-0; Chelsea Snitker 0-2; Heather Schulte 2-1
BC sophomore girls
Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Waterloo
BC 56, Columbus 38
BC 14 15 20 7 (56)
WC 10 8 4 16 (38)
BC scoring: Hannah Pickart 14, Megan Renfer 14, Kelsey Kuester 10, Val Reinberg 6, Erica Kaloupek 4, Rachel Karsten 3, Jess Petersen 2, Abby Moser 2
Assists: Kelsey Kuester 5, Megan Renfer 3, Jess Petersen 3, Hannah Pickart 2, Val Reinberg 1, Erica Kaloupek 1
Steals: Megan Renfer 5, Jess Petersen 3, Rachel Karsten 3, Abby Moser 2, Kelsey Kuester 2, Hannah Pickart 1
Blocks: Kelsey Kuester 2, Rachel Karsten 1, Megan Renfer 1, Jess Petersen 1
Rebounds (O-D): Hannah Pickart 0-4, Kelsey Kuester 1-3, Rachael Karsten 2-1, Megan Renfer 4-2, Val Reinberg 2-1, Jess Petersen 2-2, Erica Kaloupek 1-0, Abby Moser 2-2
Friday, Jan. 11 at Maquoketa
BC 38, Maquoketa 28
BC 9 5 9 15 38
M 2 6 8 12 28
BC scoring: Abby Moser 9, Hannah Pickart 7, Megan Renfer 7, Kelsey Kuester 6, Val Reinberg 4, Jess Petersen 2, Abby Moser 2, Rachel Karsten 1
Assists: Hannah Pickart 2, Val Reinberg 2, Kelsey Kuester 1, Rachel Karsten 1, Megan Renfer 1, Abby Moser 1
Steals: Megan Renfer 7, Kelsey Kuester 4, Va Reinberg 3, Hannah Pickart 2, Jess Petersen 1, Erica Kaloupek 1, Abby Moser 1
Blocks: Kelsey Kuester 3, Erica Kaloupek 1, Abby Moser 1
Rebounds (O-D): Hannah Pickart 0-4; Kelsey Kuester 2-2, Rachel Karsten 1-2, Megan Renfer 2-0, Jess Petersen 1-5, Abby Moser 0-7