Veritas girls take 5th place

? Chloe Holland and Tori Huslig each scored 22 points, and Veritas Christian School’s girls basketball team wrapped up fifth place in the KCAA state tournament with a 68-56 victory over Manhattan CHIEF on Saturday.

“I’m proud of how we ended the season,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said of the 14-13 Eagles. “It was a good, hard-fought win.”

Veritas 10 12 23 23 — 68

Manhattan 16 9 16 15 — 56

Veritas — Tari Shepherd 1, Titi Shepherd 13, Holly Scott 3, Allie Swisher 2, Emma Wilson 2, Chloe Holland 22, Alison Tichenor 3, Tori Huslig 22.

Manhattan — Laurel S. 5, Jaydrian Jackson 9, Marissa B. 12, Bri Blankley 4, Elyse P. 9, Kiel Ditto 17.