Cornerstone boys 76,

Veritas 73, OT

Veritas Christian School committed a whopping 29 fouls, and Cornerstone Family took advantage.

Boosted by a huge edge in free-throw points, Cornerstone escaped with a 76-73 overtime victory in high school boys basketball on Friday at the Corpus Christi gym.

Cornerstone outscored Veritas 25-7 from the line.

The Eagles trailed by 16 points late in the third quarter but took a one-point lead with a minute left in regulation.

Miles Dressler led the Eagles with 18 points. He was joined in double figures by Chad Stieben (15), Trey Huslig (12) and Michael Rask and Kalim Dowdell (10 apiece).

Noah Frederick went 6-for-7 from three-point range to lead Cornerstone with 34 points.

The Eagles (3-1) will play today at Topeka Heritage.

Cornerstone 11 17 24 13 11 — 76

Veritas 13 11 16 25 8 — 73

Cornerstone — Noah Frederick 34, Matthew Hochuli 20, Cody Heiland 11, Caleb Powell 7, Andrew Mercer 4.

Veritas — Miles Dressler 18, Chad Stieben 15, Trey Huslig 12, Michael Rask 10, Kalim Dowdell 10, Mark Weinhold 4.

Veritas girls 51,

Topeka Cornerstone 32

Chloe Holland scored 15 points, and Veritas Christian rolled to a 51-32 girls basketball victory over Topeka Cornerstone on Friday night.

“It was probably the best we’ve looked overall in the early season,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said, “both defensively and offensively.”

Emma Wilson scored 10 points and Tori Huslig added nine point for the Eagles.

Veritas (2-1) will play today at Topeka Heritage.

Cornerstone 9 9 7 5 — 32

Veritas 16 14 15 6 — 51

Cornerstone — Allison Holloway 2, Cydnee Birtell 2, Anna Holloway 5, Olivia Hamilton 21, Michaela Bryant 1, Eryon Birtell 1.

Veritas — Alyssa Krestan 4, Holly Scott 5, Titi Shepherd 8, Tori Huslig 9, Emma Wilson 10, Chloe Holland 15.