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The St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) by a score of 55-24.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Veritas Christian	7	4	8	5	24
St. Mary's Academy	25	17	9	4	55

Final score provided by E. Quain.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

St. Mary's Academy (23-24)

Veritas Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	24	5	23	22	26
2	J. Alvarez (So)	0	0	1	0	0
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	1	0	5	0	0
11	M. Tiegreen (Fr)	3	1	2	50	75
12	Caleb May (So)	1	0	1	0	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	3	1	3	33	50
15	Max McCleary (So)	2	0	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	2	0	1	0	0
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	8	1	4	25	25
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	4	2	2	100	100

St. Mary's Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	55	22	56	39	44
1	Titus Varnado (Fr)	3	1	3	33	50
2	Henry Harpe (So)	2	1	5	20	20
3	Ben Peeters (So)	0	0	2	0	0
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3	1	3	33	33
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	11	3	7	43	57
10	A. Rutledge (So)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Ben Merz (So)	2	1	3	33	33
13	Luke Pederson (So)	0	0	5	0	0
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	7	2	7	29	36
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	4	5	80	80
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	4	2	4	50	50
24	Bob Awerkamp (So)	2	1	4	25	25
31	Ken Moats (So)	2	1	1	100	100
35	Isaac Engholm (Jr)	11	5	6	83	92

Veritas Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	24	2	10	20	12	18	67	3	13	23
2	J. Alvarez (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	1	0	3	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
11	M. Tiegreen (Fr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Caleb May (So)	1	0	1	0	1	2	50	0	0	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	3	1	1	100	0	2	0	0	2	0
15	Max McCleary (So)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	2	0	1	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	8	0	1	0	6	8	75	1	3	33
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100

St. Mary's Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	55	5	22	23	6	10	60	17	34	50
1	Titus Varnado (Fr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Henry Harpe (So)	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	3	33
3	Ben Peeters (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3	0	1	0	1	1	100	1	2	50
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	11	2	5	40	3	4	75	1	2	50
10	A. Rutledge (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Ben Merz (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
13	Luke Pederson (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	7	1	3	33	2	2	100	1	4	25
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	80
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
24	Bob Awerkamp (So)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	50
31	Ken Moats (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
35	Isaac Engholm (Jr)	11	1	2	50	0	1	0	4	4	100

Veritas Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	24	4	19	23	2	4	6	30	11
2	J. Alvarez (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	1	0	3	3	0	2	1	6	5
11	M. Tiegreen (Fr)	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	Caleb May (So)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	3	0	2	2	0	2	2	4	2
15	Max McCleary (So)	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	8	1	7	8	1	0	3	2	1
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
32	Will Banz (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Mary's Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	55	10	12	22	16	19	1	7	13
1	Titus Varnado (Fr)	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0
2	Henry Harpe (So)	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
3	Ben Peeters (So)	0	1	1	2	1		0	0	1
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
10	A. Rutledge (So)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Ben Merz (So)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	3
13	Luke Pederson (So)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	7	4	3	7	2	1	0	1	1
20	Steve Moats (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	0	4	4	0	3	1	0	2
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	4	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0
24	Bob Awerkamp (So)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	Ken Moats (So)	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
35	Isaac Engholm (Jr)	11	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	0

Veritas Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.07	0.13	0.36	0.55	2
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	0.00	0.33	0.40	0.20	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	0.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	3.00	1

St. Mary's Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	2.29	2.71	1.46	0.08
1	Titus Varnado (Fr)	4.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
2	Henry Harpe (So)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
3	Ben Peeters (So)	1.00			0.00
4	Andrew Moats (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
10	A. Rutledge (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
11	Ben Merz (So)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0.00
13	Luke Pederson (So)	0.00	1.00	2.00	0.00
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	0.00	3.00	1.50	0.50
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
24	Bob Awerkamp (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
31	Ken Moats (So)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
35	Isaac Engholm (Jr)	2.00	4.00	4.00	0.00

Veritas Christian's stats are presented by iScore Basketball ScorekeeperiScore Sports

Game Story

Kansas High School Basketball - St. Mary's Academy crushes Veritas Christian

March 2, 2024: Lawrence, KS 66044

St. Mary's Academy Crusaders (St. Marys, KS) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the host Veritas Christian Eagles (Lawrence, KS), 55-24 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Mary's Academy upgrades its record to 12-15 on the season. The Crusaders travel to Christ Prep Academy (Lenexa, KS) to confront the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 2. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 8-12. Christ Prep Academy lost 57-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Wichita HomeSchool (Wichita, KS)

VCHS vs SMA Basketball Game Info

Sat., Mar. 2, 2024 @ 9a

KASC Tournament

The St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) by a score of 55-24.

Rankings & Records

Veritas Christian (23-24)

KS	Class
304	5

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-22	0-3	1-9	3-8	1-5	.185	.000	1,088	1,611

St. Mary's Academy (23-24)

KS	Class
187	4

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
12-15	0-2	6-7	3-5	3-3	.444	.000	1,268	1,218

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Veritas Christian	10.7	11.6	10.0	8.0	40.3
St. Mary's Academy	17.8	11.2	12.8	7.3	47.0

Head-to-Head

St. Mary's Academy won on 12/15/2023

12/15 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

VCHS 12 8 15 7 42
SMA 23 10 25 12 70

The Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) by a score of 70-42.
Box score
St. Mary's Academy won on 2/8/2024

2/8 @ 8p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

SMA 18 28 24 6 76
VCHS 8 14 17 12 51

The St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) by a score of 76-51.
Box score
St. Mary's Academy won on 3/2/2024

3/2 @ 9a Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

VCHS 7 4 8 5 24
SMA 25 17 9 4 55

The Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) by a score of 55-24.
Box score

12/15 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
VCHS	12	8	15	7	42
SMA	23	10	25	12	70

2/8 @ 8p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
SMA	18	28	24	6	76
VCHS	8	14	17	12	51

3/2 @ 9a	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
VCHS	7	4	8	5	24
SMA	25	17	9	4	55

Team Stat Comparison

Veritas Christian		St. Mary's Academy
40.3	Points Per Game	47.0
23.5	Rebounds Per Game	24.1
6.6	Assists Per Game	12.8
5.6	Steals Per Game	13.3
3.8	Blocks Per Game	1.3

Team Leaders

Veritas Christian		St. Mary's Academy	National Avg.
#24 Gavin Oberzan9.9	Points Per Game	#5 Nick Whitehead 13.5	4.9
#24 Gavin Oberzan7.3	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Josh Knueper5.0	2.6
#24 Gavin Oberzan1.3	Assists Per Game	#23 Thomas Garland 2.7	1.0
#3 Abel Ney1.6	Steals Per Game	#35 Isaac Engholm2.5	0.8
#24 Gavin Oberzan2.4	Blocks Per Game	#5 Nick Whitehead 0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Veritas Christian	2-11		St. Mary's Academy	6-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/7/23	Veritas Christian	Bishop Seabury Academy	(L) 74-18	12/18/23	St. Mary's Academy	Bishop Seabury Academy	(L) 59-42
1/5/24	Veritas Christian	Bishop Seabury Academy	(L) 81-46
2/20/24	Bishop Seabury Academy	Veritas Christian	(L) 70-39
12/12/23	Varsity Opponent	Veritas Christian	(W) 39-29	12/22/23	St. Mary's Academy	Varsity Opponent	(W) 65-30
1/19/24	Veritas Christian	Varsity Opponent	(W) 47-38	2/20/24	Varsity Opponent	St. Mary's Academy	(W) 60-29
1/6/24	Omaha Roadrunners	Veritas Christian	(L) 68-62	1/5/24	Omaha Roadrunners	St. Mary's Academy	(W) 57-27
1/13/24	Veritas Christian	Wichita HomeSchool	(L) 74-29	1/25/24	St. Mary's Academy	Wichita HomeSchool	(L) 51-47
2/10/24	Wichita HomeSchool	Veritas Christian	(L) 71-29	2/22/24	Wichita HomeSchool	St. Mary's Academy	(W) 51-44
1/20/24	Wichita Defenders HomeSchool	Veritas Christian	(L) 42-40	1/23/24	Wichita Defenders HomeSchool	St. Mary's Academy	(W) 56-36
1/27/24	Veritas Christian	Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF	(L) 69-30	12/12/23	Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF	St. Mary's Academy	(L) 46-37
				2/6/24	St. Mary's Academy	Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF	(L) 47-37
2/13/24	Veritas Christian	Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool	(L) 70-29	1/22/24	Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool	St. Mary's Academy	(L) 43-37
2/27/24	Christ Prep Academy	Veritas Christian	(L) 59-46	3/2/24	Christ Prep Academy	St. Mary's Academy	(W) 49-43
2/29/24	Veritas Christian	Sunrise Christian Academy Elite Basketball	(L) 77-38	1/26/24	Sunrise Christian Academy Elite Basketball	St. Mary's Academy	(L) 50-38
				3/1/24	Sunrise Christian Academy Elite Basketball	St. Mary's Academy	(L) 56-33

Record Breakdown

Veritas Christian (23-24)		St. Mary's Academy (23-24)
5-22	Overall	12-15
0-3	League	0-2
4-14	Non-League	9-10
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
2-11	Common Opponent	6-7
1-9	Home	6-7
3-8	Away	3-5
1-5	Neutral	3-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
3-17	In-State	7-13
0-5	Out-of-State	3-2