Wichita ? Veritas Christian’s girls basketball team used a strong second-half transition game to hold off Derby Christian, 53-38 on Thursday.

The third seed in the KCAA state tournament, Veritas will play second-seeded Wichita Christian today.

Wichita Christian 56, Veritas boys 46

Wichita – A huge height advantage was too much for the Eagles to overcome.

“They have five guys on their roster between 6-foot-4 and 6-7,” Veritas coach Doug Bennett said.

Michael Kay led Veritas with 14 points.