Eudora ? Chad Stieben went 4-for-6 on three-point tries and scored a game-high 24 points as Veritas Christian School upended Marais des Cygnes Valley, 45-37, in boys high school basketball on Friday.

Drake Napier added nine points for Veritas (20-4).

Marais des Cygnes 11 10 12 4 — 37

Veritas Christian 7 7 17 14 — 45

Marais des Cygnes Valley — Patterson 17, Cannon 11, Goodrich 4, Allen 3, Sowers 2.

Veritas — Chad Stieben 24, Drake Napier 9, Miles Dressler 5, Kalim Dowdell 4, Mark Weinhold 3.

Girls

Marais des Cygnes 62, Veritas 55

Tori Huslig scored a game-high 27 points, but Veirtas couldn’t quite catch Marais des Cygnes Valley.

Alyssa Krestan added nine points for the Eagles, whose press helped turn a 10-point deficit to just four with 39 seconds to go.

Veritas will open play in the KCAA state tournament on Thursday.

Marais des Cygnes 18 13 13 18 — 62

Veritas 18 9 6 22 — 55

Veritas — Tori Huslig 27, Alyssa Krestan 9, Emma Wilson 8, Maci Dressler 6, Holly Scott 3, Delaeny Shelton 2.