Stieben’s 3 TDs spark Veritas

Chad Stieben scored three special-teams touchdowns, and Veritas Christian School also took advantage of a fumble-return touchdown to upend Kansas City East, 42-32, in high school football on Friday at the Eagle’s Nest.

Michael Rask rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown for Veritas.

Rask completed just three of 13 passes for 33 yards, but the Eagles bolted to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter and held on.

Stieben returned three kickoffs for 155 yards and two touchdowns, a 70-yarder on the opening kickoff and a 67-yarder.

Stieben returned a punt 59 yards for another touchdown.

Hayden Pine returned a fumble 31 yards for another.

Veritas (3-1) will host St. John’s Military on Friday.

KC East 6 12 6 8 — 32

Veritas 28 8 6 0 — 42

V — Chad Stieben 70 kickoff return (Kalim Dowdell run)

V — Stieben 59 punt return (run failed)

KCE — Trevon Utsey 35 run (run failed)

V — Michael Rask 5 run (pass failed)

V — Hayden Pine 31 fumble return (Mark Weinhold run)

KCE — Utsey 50 run (run failed)

V — Stieben 67 kickoff return (Dowdell run)

KCE — Utsey 11 run (run failed)

KCE — Ben Vance 32 run (run failed)

V — Weinhold 14 pass from Rask (run failed)

KCE — Joseph Miller 14 pass from Vance (Adam Dandimere pass from Vance)