Veritas boys hoops wins, 59-39

? Ejijah Penny scored 16 points, and Veritas defeated Center Place, 59-39, in high school boys basketball Thursday night.

Nate Scott added 13 points, Ethan Scott 10 points and Thomas Bachert eight points for the Eagles, who shot 49 percent to Center Place’s 29 percent.

“We played a full game of not having any big letdowns,” Veritas coach Gary Hammer said. We played a good, solid full game,”

Veritas (11-10) will play Flint Hills Christian at 7:30 tonight in Eudora.