Veritas girls overwhelmed

Eudora ? Top-seeded Manhattan Chief proved to be too physical for Veritas Christian’s girls basketball team.

The Eagles fell to Manhattan Chief, 44-18, in the semifinals of the KCAA State Tournament on Friday at the Eudora Community Center.

No. 5 seed Veritas will play in the third-place game at 3 p.m. today against WAHAA.

“Although we were disappointed, we still have something to shoot for,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said. “We wanted to win, and it was a difficult loss, but third place would be a great accomplishment for us.”

Manhattan Chief beat Veritas for the fourth time this season.

Kayli Farley led the Eagles (13-10) with eight points.

Box score

Veritas 6 5 2 5 — 18

Manhattan Chief 10 9 9 16 — 44

Veritas — Kayli Farley 8, Allison Dover 2, Ellen Phillips 2, Kristen Finger 4, Sarah McDermott 2.

Manhattan Chief — Naomi Hawkinson 5, Miranda Brouk 5, Jayden Jackson 10, Jordyn Moldrup 8, Campbell Ditto 9, Jodi Connell 5, Morgan Brouk 2.