Benton High School (Missouri)

Benton High School is a Class 4 public high school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Athletics

Football

The football team has won the Class 4 District 16 Title every year since 2004. They have made the quarterfinals the last 2 years and the semifinals in 2004.

Basketball

The boys and girls basketball team won the Class 4 District 16 Title in 2006. The boys basketball team made it to the quarterfinals. The girls basketball team won the state championship going undefeated throughout the 06 season, compiling a 30-0 record.

Baseball

The Benton Baseball team has been successful over the past few years. Over the last three years, the Benton squad, under the coaching of Mike Musser, has composed a 61-7 record. These teams include a 23-3 4th place team in 2005, a 24-1 2006 team who went undefeated during the regular, however falling in the district championship game, and in 2007 a 24-3 state championship team.

Theater

Benton's theater department puts on two plays a year, one in the fall, and one in the spring. In the past some plays have been "Dracula", "Our Town", "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood", and "Big Boys Don't Cry". The Theater Department also holds a variety show each year raising money for scholarships, and the PTSA.

Notable alumni

*Mike Rucker '93 - Defensive end for the Carolina Panthers
*Martin Rucker '03 - Tight End for the Cleveland Browns
*Jim Wright - Kansas City Royals pitcher