Flory leads Veritas in season opening win

Tucker Flory scored 22 points and Veritas Christian’s boys basketball team cruised to a 63-36 victory over Heritage Christian in its season opener Friday in Olathe.

The Eagles (1-0) snagged 17 steals, including five from Flory, to help their offense. Kammal Dowdell added 14 points while Kyle Weinhold scored eight.

Veritas 15 14 20 14 — 63

Heritage 15 8 4 9 — 36

Veritas — Quinton Donohoe 7, Trey Huslig 6, Kammal Dowdell 14, Scott Weinhold 4, Rondre Diederich 2, Tucker Flory 22, Kyle Weinhold 8.