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The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against West Delaware (Manchester, IA) by a score of 54-51.

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West Delaware----51
Benton----54
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Iowa High School Basketball - Benton edges West Delaware

December 8, 2023: Van Horne, IA 52346

The Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) basketball nipped the visiting West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA), 54-51 in Friday's non-league test.

The Bobcats (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, IA). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Mt. Pleasant was tipped by Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa, IA), 55-17, in a non-league test.

The Hawks now own a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Vinton-Shellsburg for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. West Delaware will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 58-52 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-3.

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    Rankings & Records

    West Delaware (23-24)

    IAClass
    8618
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    10-131-45-54-71-1.435.2001,0911,085

    Benton (23-24)

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

    Team Scoring Averages

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    West Delaware
    ----47.4
    Benton
    ----53.1

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    West Delaware7-10Benton13-5
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/21/23MonticelloWest Delaware(L) 47-422/17/24MonticelloBenton(W) 42-35
    12/1/23West DelawareSouth Tama County(W) 58-131/19/24BentonSouth Tama County(W) 75-24
    2/6/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 68-9
    2/10/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 57-19
    12/5/23West DelawareGrinnell(W) 62-231/16/24GrinnellBenton(W) 50-29
    2/2/24GrinnellBenton(W) 56-31
    12/12/23Vinton-ShellsburgWest Delaware(W) 57-491/18/24BentonVinton-Shellsburg(W) 49-32
    1/30/24Vinton-ShellsburgBenton(W) 56-23
    12/15/23West DelawareIndependence(W) 62-321/15/24BentonIndependence(W) 58-32
    1/23/24IndependenceWest Delaware(W) 53-25
    12/19/23West DelawareMarion(L) 65-5812/12/23MarionBenton(L) 71-69
    1/26/24MarionWest Delaware(L) 55-45
    1/5/24West DelawareClear Creek-Amana(L) 64-3412/19/23BentonClear Creek-Amana(L) 67-42
    1/26/24Clear Creek-AmanaBenton(L) 60-37
    1/9/24WilliamsburgWest Delaware12/15/23WilliamsburgBenton(W) 60-58
    1/18/24WilliamsburgWest Delaware(W) 50-401/23/24BentonWilliamsburg(W) 47-34
    2/14/24WilliamsburgBenton(W) 52-46
    1/12/24SolonWest Delaware1/4/24SolonBenton(L) 36-33
    1/13/24SolonWest Delaware
    1/30/24West DelawareSolon(L) 70-41
    2/3/24SolonWest Delaware(L) 72-36
    1/16/24Center Point-UrbanaWest Delaware(W) 53-4511/21/23BentonCenter Point-Urbana(W) 45-44
    2/2/24West DelawareCenter Point-Urbana(L) 53-45
    2/14/24West DelawareCenter Point-Urbana(L) 58-44
    1/19/24West DelawareMt. Vernon(L) 52-2112/5/23BentonMt. Vernon(L) 53-45
    2/6/24Mt. VernonWest Delaware(L) 53-34

    Record Breakdown

    West Delaware (23-24)

    Benton (23-24)

    10-13
    Overall
    18-7
    1-4
    League
    9-3
    9-8
    Non-League
    7-3
    0-1
    Head to Head
    1-0
    7-10
    Common Opponent
    13-5
    5-5
    Home
    8-5
    4-7
    Away
    7-2
    1-1
    Neutral
    3-0
    0-1
    Playoff
    2-1
    10-13
    In-State
    18-7
    0-0
    Out-of-State
    0-0