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The Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 58-36.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benton----58
Vinton-Shellsburg----36
Final score provided by K. Lucas.
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Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Benton crushes Vinton-Shellsburg

January 18, 2024: Vinton, IA 52349

Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the host Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), 58-36 in a league bout.

With the win, Benton upgrades its record to 5-6 on the season. The Bobcats travel to South Tama County (Tama, IA) to clash with the Trojans in a WAMAC - West bout on Friday, January 19. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 3-7. South Tama County lost 53-48 in their recent league bout against Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, IA)

Next up, the Vikings clash with the Grinnell Tigers (Grinnell, IA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 19. Vinton-Shellsburg will attempt to upgrade on its 2-8 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 9-3 record after their 50-49 non-league loss to Marion (Marion, IA).

Rankings & Records

Benton (23-24)

IAClass
22352
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
7-154-74-73-8.318.3641,1191,355

Vinton-Shellsburg (23-24)

IAClass
30763
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
2-201-112-90-11.091.0831,0241,484

Team Scoring Averages

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Benton
----50.9
Vinton-Shellsburg
----46.5

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Head-to-Head

  • 1/12/2024 results not reported

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  • Benton won on 1/18/2024
    1/18Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Benton----58
    VSHS----36

    The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) by a score of 58-36.

  • Benton won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    VSHS----40
    Benton----48

    The Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 48-40.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Benton3-12Vinton-Shellsburg1-15
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/5/23Mt. VernonBenton(L) 55-4512/8/23Vinton-ShellsburgMt. Vernon(L) 64-42
12/8/23BentonWest Delaware(W) 55-482/13/24West DelawareVinton-Shellsburg(L) 59-55
12/12/23MarionBenton(L) 77-711/5/24Vinton-ShellsburgMarion(L) 58-52
12/15/23BentonWilliamsburg(L) 62-461/16/24Vinton-ShellsburgWilliamsburg(L) 67-52
1/23/24WilliamsburgBenton(L) 71-542/2/24Vinton-ShellsburgWilliamsburg(L) 70-45
12/21/23Clear Creek-AmanaBenton(W) 76-7412/15/23Vinton-ShellsburgClear Creek-Amana(L) 80-41
1/26/24BentonClear Creek-Amana(L) 72-411/23/24Clear Creek-AmanaVinton-Shellsburg(L) 80-44
1/5/24BentonSolon(L) 77-3712/5/23SolonVinton-Shellsburg(L) 77-38
1/9/24IndependenceBenton12/1/23IndependenceVinton-Shellsburg(W) 84-74
2/15/24IndependenceBenton(W) 65-592/9/24Vinton-ShellsburgIndependence(L) 74-45
1/16/24GrinnellBenton(L) 73-411/19/24Vinton-ShellsburgGrinnell(L) 62-34
2/2/24BentonGrinnell(L) 43-412/6/24GrinnellVinton-Shellsburg(L) 78-41
1/19/24BentonSouth Tama County(L) 57-4612/19/23South Tama CountyVinton-Shellsburg
2/6/24South Tama CountyBenton(L) 44-4312/21/23South Tama CountyVinton-Shellsburg(L) 53-47
1/26/24Vinton-ShellsburgSouth Tama County(L) 55-33
1/20/24Waverly-Shell RockBenton(L) 89-602/19/24Waverly-Shell RockVinton-Shellsburg(L) 80-30
2/13/24BentonCenter Point-Urbana(L) 49-461/9/24Center Point-UrbanaVinton-Shellsburg
2/15/24Center Point-UrbanaVinton-Shellsburg(L) 68-46

Record Breakdown

Benton (23-24)

Vinton-Shellsburg (23-24)

7-15
Overall
2-20
4-7
League
1-11
3-8
Non-League
1-9
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
3-12
Common Opponent
1-15
4-7
Home
2-9
3-8
Away
0-11
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
7-15
In-State
2-20
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0