Veritas boys second at state

? Chad Stieben scored 19 points to lead four Veritas players in double figures, but the Eagles fell to Wichita Sunrise Christian, 69-64, on Saturday night in the championship game of the KCAA boys basketball tournament.

The Eagles also received 16 points from Miles Dressler, 12 from Trey Huslig and 10 from Michael Rask.

“We played a team that’s been beating everybody in our league by 20,” Veritas coach Carl Huslig said. “I’m extremely proud. It was a fun, fun night, win or lose.”

Veritas finished with an 18-15 record.

“We know going into the season we were a little bit of a veteran team,” Huslig said. “We challenged our team all year long, and they grew as a team.”

Veritas 13 21 13 17 — 64

Sunrise 17 23 15 14 — 69

Veritas — Weston Flory 1, Trey Huslig 12, Chad Stieben 19, Miles Dressler 16, Michael Rask, 10, Peyton Donohoe 2, Mark Weinhold 4.

Sunrise Christian — Alex Wyatt 10, J. Dunn 5, Brett Howie 8, Cody Linstead 2, C. Payne 13, Marcus Fager 31.