Basketball roundup: Veritas boys end losing streak against Baldwin

Veritas Christian edged Baldwin, 69-65, behind a 26-point effort from sophomore Trey Husling. The win marked the Eagles’ first victory since Dec. 13, snapping a streak of seven consecutive losses.

Peyton Donohoe and Tucker Flory, each notched 10 points to join Husling in double figures. Meanwhile, four Bulldogs reached double digits in a losing effort, as Kyle Norris paced the team with 19 points.

“This was a pretty big win for our program, beating a 4A school,” Veritas coach Carl Huslig said.

Veritas (4-8) will play Lawrence High’s junior varsity team Thursday at LHS.

Veritas 18 15 17 19 — 69

Baldwin 18 19 18 10 — 65

Veritas — Weston Flory 9, Trey Huslig 26, Kammal Dowdell 1, Quinton Donohoe 7, Michael Rask 8, Tucker Flory 10, Peyton Donohoe 10.

Baldwin — Jeremy Williams 5, Hunter Ramirez 5, Josh Craig 1, Luke Laskowski 14, Kyle Norris 19, Jayce Dighans 11, Tanner Jackman 10.

Bishop Seabury boys 75, Cair Paravel 45

Playing without two starters, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team rolled to a 75-45 victory over Cair Paravel on Tuesday at Seabury.

Max Easter led the Seahawks with 20 points, scoring all of his points in the first half. Seabury was without Mikey Wycoff and Zach McDermott because of “very minor injuries,” according to coach Ashley Battles.

Cair Paravel 13 10 10 12 — 45

Seabury 24 24 20 7 — 75

Cair Paravel — Peyton Smith 6, Hunter Anderson 13, Drew Will 2, Matthew Will 2, Freeman Green 10, Stephen Anderson 15, Mitchell Hess 2.

Seabury — Thomas DiZerega 8, Max Easter 20, Dawson Chindamo 3, Bansi King 13, Austin Gaumer 6, Chris Green 11, Luke Hornberger 6, Cobe Green 8.

Veritas girls 58, Topeka Heritage 31

Behind a 24-point performance from Tori Husling, the Veritas girls basketball team cruised past Topeka Heritage, 58-31, at home Tuesday.

The Eagles (9-3) scored 14-or-more points in all but one quarter, while holding their opponent under that mark in each period. Titi Shepherd, the team’s lone other double-digit scorer, added 12 points.

Veritas will travel to St. Joe Christian at 6 p.m. Friday.

Topeka Heritage 11 2 11 7 — 31

Veritas 23 4 14 17 — 58

Topeka Heritage — McKenna Ward 8, Jodi Krantz 6, Abeni Feuerbacher 10, Dakota Vigney 2, Tori Eubanks 2, Jenna Eubanks 3.

Veritas — Titi Shepherd 12, Holly Scott 4, Alyssa Krestan 6, Maria Stieben 5, Merav Edmondson 4, Delaeny Shelton 3, Tori Husling 24.

Nemaha Central 53, Perry-Lecompton boys 48

Despite a 22-point effort by junior Canaan Daniels, Perry Lecompton fell to Nemaha Central, 53-48, at home Tuesday. The loss dropped the Kaws (6-6) back to the .500 benchmark, while the Thunder improved to 10-3 on the season.

Three players notched double figures for Nemaha Central, with Mitch Henry and Nate Beck netting 19 and 15 points, respectively. Daniels knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and went 7-of-8 at the free throw line in a losing effort. Connor Anderson (11 points) was the only other player to reach double digits for the Kaws.

Perry Lecompton will play host to Jefferson West at 7:30 p.m Friday.

Nemaha Central 20 8 13 12 — 53

Perry Lecompton 20 12 7 15 — 48

Nemaha Central — Nate Beck 15, Mitchell Henry 19, Corey Heiman 3, Dylan Enneking 3, Matthew Baumgartner 1, Caleb Henry 12.

Perry Lecompton — Dalton Kellum 8, Cam Christman 5, Canaan Daniels 22, Connor Anderson 11, Isaac Christman 2.

Eudora boys 59, Atchison 32

Mitchell Ballock scored 24 points and Eudora’s boys basketball team rolled to a 59-32 victory over Atchison on Tuesday at Atchison.

Eudora 15 14 12 18 — 59

Atchison 8 3 11 10 — 32

Eudora — Mitchell Ballock 24, Hayden Brown 7, Jayden Pierce 6, Zimmerman 6, Ryan Verbanic 3, David Hornberger 3, Rock Jerome 3, Gavin Elston 2, Noah Katzenmeier 2.

Atchison — Batemon 9, Downing 9, Smith 6, Birch 6, Helms 2.

Atchison 56, Eudora 52 (OT)

Eudora High’s girls basketball fell, 56-52, in overtime on the road against Atchison on Tuesday.

Eudora 10 15 14 8 5 — 52

Atchison 9 13 15 10 9 — 56

Eudora — Howe 16, Watson 12, Grosdidier 8, Hiebert 6, Hiebert 5, Pearson 2, Ormsby 2, Purcell 1.

Atchison — Downing 32, Dougherty 8, McCoole 6, Anderson 4, Ross 4, Harris 2.

Baldwin girls 67, Lansing 37

With a big second half, Baldwin’s girls basketball team cruised to a 67-37 victory over Lansing on Tuesday.

Baldwin 12 19 16 20 — 67

Lansing 6 15 8 8 — 37

Baldwin — Kurtz 22, Lindenmeyer 11, Markley 10, Cawley 9, Ogle 9, Ogle 6.

Lansing — Ernzen 10, Gatson 10, Sommerla 9, Fay 4, Robinson 2, Smith 2.

Valley Falls 54, Perry-Lecompton girls 40

Perry-Lecompton’s girls basketball team trailed by 10 points at halftime and couldn’t recover in a 54-40 loss to Valley Falls on Tuesday.

Perry-Lecompton 9 14 9 8 — 40

Valley Falls 15 18 14 7– 54

Perry-Lecompton — Folks 14, Keller 8, Folks 7, Jamison 6, Roberton 3, Fast 2.

Valley Falls — Kirkwood 16, Burns 9, DeLong 9, Frakes 8, Kearney 5, Jepson 3, Wildeman 3, Hawk 1.