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The St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) by a score of 70-42.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Veritas Christian	12	8	15	7	42
St. Mary's Academy	23	10	25	12	70

Final score provided by C. Huslig.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

St. Mary's Academy (23-24)

Veritas Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	42	17	32	53	58
2	J. Alvarez (So)	2	0	1	0	0
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	4	1	4	25	38
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	5	2	2	100	125
15	Max McCleary (So)	0	0	1	0	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	9	3	4	75	88
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	10	5	6	83	83
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	10	5	9	56	56
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25

St. Mary's Academy

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	70	26	59	44	54
2	Henry Harpe (So)	0	0	1	0	0
3	Ben Peeters (So)	3	1	1	100	150
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3	1	1	100	150
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	32	11	23	48	61
11	Ben Merz (So)	0	0	4	0	0
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	2	1	3	33	33
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	4	7	57	57
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	13	4	9	44	61
31	Ken Moats (So)	2	1	2	50	50

Veritas Christian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	42	3	7	43	5	14	36	14	25	56
2	J. Alvarez (So)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	1	0
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	4	1	4	25	1	4	25	0	0	0
12	Caleb May (So)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	5	1	1	100	0	0	0	1	1	100
15	Max McCleary (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	9	1	1	100	2	2	100	2	3	67
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	83
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	10	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	9	56
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25

St. Mary's Academy

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	70	12	27	44	6	6	100	14	32	44
2	Henry Harpe (So)	0	0	1	0				0	0	0
3	Ben Peeters (So)	3	1	1	100				0	0	0
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3	1	1	100				0	0	0
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	32	6	15	40	4	4	100	5	8	63
11	Ben Merz (So)	0	0	2	0				0	2	0
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	2	0	0	0				1	3	33
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	0	0	0				4	7	57
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	13	3	4	75	2	2	100	1	5	20
31	Ken Moats (So)	2	0	1	0				1	1	100

Veritas Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	42	18	18	4	5	1	17	8
2	J. Alvarez (So)	2	1	1	1	2	0	6	1
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	4
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1
15	Max McCleary (So)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	Vaughn Heck (Sr)	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	10	5	5	0	0	0	1	0
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	10	8	8	3	0	1	3	1
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
44	Hunter Welch (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Mary's Academy

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	70	7	13	20	18	17	4	4
2	Henry Harpe (So)	0				2
3	Ben Peeters (So)	3	2	2	4			1
4	Andrew Moats (So)	3				1			1
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	32	0	3	3	6	6	0	0
11	Ben Merz (So)	0	1	1	2	3	1	2	2
14	A. Rutledge (Sr)	2	1	1	2		1	1
21	Josh Knueper (Jr)	8	2	1	3		3
23	Thomas Garland (Jr)	13	1	3	4	4	5
31	Ken Moats (So)	2					1

Veritas Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.24	0.29	0.63	0.13	3
2	J. Alvarez (So)	0.17	0.33	2.00	0.00	0
3	Abel Ney (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0
13	Nolan McGuire (So)	0.00	0.33	1.00	0.00	0
20	Josh Nadvornik (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
24	Gavin Oberzan (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0
30	Jordan Stewart (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2

St. Mary's Academy

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	4.50	4.25
4	Andrew Moats (So)	1.00
5	N. Whitehead (Sr)	6.00	6.00
11	Ben Merz (So)	1.50	0.50

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

Game Story

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

December 15, 2023: St. Marys, KS 66536

The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders routed the visiting Veritas Christian Eagles basketball team by a final score of 70-42 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Bishop Seabury Academy Seahawks (Lawrence, KS) in a non-league game, on Monday, December 18. St. Mary's Academy will attempt to move on its 1-2 season record. The Seahawks enter the game with a 3-0 record after their 66-41 non-league win over Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool (Topeka, KS).

With the defeat, Veritas Christian moves to 2-3 on the year. The Eagles travel to Flint Hills Christian (Manhattan, KS) to face the Warriors in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 2. The Warriors enter the game with a record of 1-2. Flint Hills Christian lost 61-31 in their recent non-league game against Axtell (Axtell, KS)

Players of the Game

Veritas Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #20 Josh Nadvornik for being selected the Veritas Christian Basketball Player of the Game.

St. Mary's Academy (23-24)

St. Mary's Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

VCHS @ SMA Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 15, 2023 @ 7:30p

The St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys, KS) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Veritas Christian (Lawrence, KS) by a score of 70-42.

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