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BentonMt. Vernon

Bobcats
45
Mustangs
53

The Mt. Vernon (IA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 53-45.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benton----45
Mt. Vernon----53
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Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Mt. Vernon over Benton

December 5, 2023: Mt. Vernon, IA 52314

Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) and the visiting Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), saw Mt. Vernon's basketball squad overcome Benton by a tally of 53-45.

With the victory, Mt. Vernon improves its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 8. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Vinton-Shellsburg lost 61-20 in their recent non-league challenge against Solon (Solon, IA)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 8. Benton will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 62-23 non-league win over Grinnell (Grinnell, IA).

Benton @ Mt. Vernon Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 5, 2023 @ 7:15p
The Mt. Vernon (IA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 53-45.

Rankings & Records

Benton (23-24)

IAClass
349
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
18-79-38-57-23-0.720.7501,328995

Mt. Vernon (23-24)

IAClass
121
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-44-17-212-13-1.846.8001,531962

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benton		----53.1
Mt. Vernon		----58.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Benton14-4Mt. Vernon14-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23BentonCenter Point-Urbana(W) 45-4412/15/23Mt. VernonCenter Point-Urbana(W) 47-34
1/23/24Center Point-UrbanaMt. Vernon(W) 63-35
11/30/23ReginaBenton(W) 49-4612/21/23Mt. VernonRegina(W) 78-37
12/8/23West DelawareBenton(W) 54-511/19/24West DelawareMt. Vernon(W) 52-21
2/6/24Mt. VernonWest Delaware(W) 53-34
12/12/23MarionBenton(L) 71-691/12/24MarionMt. Vernon(W) 44-36
1/20/24MarionMt. Vernon
1/30/24Mt. VernonMarion(W) 46-32
12/15/23WilliamsburgBenton(W) 60-581/5/24WilliamsburgMt. Vernon(W) 52-39
1/23/24BentonWilliamsburg(W) 47-34
2/14/24WilliamsburgBenton(W) 52-46
12/19/23BentonClear Creek-Amana(L) 67-421/9/24Clear Creek-AmanaMt. Vernon(L) 50-47
1/26/24Clear Creek-AmanaBenton(L) 60-37
1/4/24SolonBenton(L) 36-331/16/24Mt. VernonSolon(W) 44-37
2/2/24SolonMt. Vernon(L) 55-54
1/15/24BentonIndependence(W) 58-3212/19/23IndependenceMt. Vernon(W) 88-28
1/26/24Mt. VernonIndependence(W) 58-20
1/16/24GrinnellBenton(W) 50-2912/1/23Mt. VernonGrinnell(W) 65-22
2/2/24GrinnellBenton(W) 56-31
1/18/24BentonVinton-Shellsburg(W) 49-3212/8/23Mt. VernonVinton-Shellsburg(W) 58-52
1/30/24Vinton-ShellsburgBenton(W) 56-23
1/19/24BentonSouth Tama County(W) 75-2412/12/23Mt. VernonSouth Tama County(W) 100-15
2/6/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 68-9
2/10/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 57-19

Record Breakdown

Benton (23-24)

Mt. Vernon (23-24)
18-7
Overall
22-4
9-3
League
4-1
7-3
Non-League
15-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
14-4
Common Opponent
14-2
8-5
Home
7-2
7-2
Away
12-1
3-0
Neutral
3-1
2-1
Playoff
3-1
18-7
In-State
22-4
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0