Veritas boys win 3rd-place game

? Chad Stieben scored 20 points, and Micah Edmondson added 15 points to lead Veritas Christian’s boys basketball team past Ludlow (Mo.) Southwest, 51-39, on Saturday for third place in the Braymer tournament.

“I just thought we played really well as a team tonight,” Veritas coach Blake Mudd said. “We definitely got a lot better by playing this weekend. We really buckled down this week and got better in practice.”

Miles Dressler added seven points for the Eagles.

Veritas (6-8) will host Manhattan CHIEF on Tuesday in Eudora.

Veritas 12 11 12 16 — 51

Southwest 8 7 3 21 — 39

Veritas: Micah Edmondson 15, Chad Stieben 20, Drake Napier 4, Michael Rask 3, Mark Weinhold 2, Miles Dressler 7.

Southwest: Upton 14, L. Crowe 2, Brady Bothwell 4, Brandon Bothwell 10, E. Crowe 5, Konopasek 4.