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Putnam City rolls past Yukon
It took a quarter for No. 1 Putnam City to shake off a pesky Yukon team in the opening round of the Class 6A state basketball championships on Friday evening at Putnam City.
The Millers never led in the game, but tied the Pirates on three occasions in the first four minutes.
After that is was a rout. Putnam City scored inside on dunks and on the outside with three-pointers.
But more impressively, they played great defense. The Pirates used their feet to go belly button to belly button against Yukon. It was obviously something the Millers were unaccustomed to dealing with.
As usual, it was Xavier Henry led the way for the powerful Pirates with 29 points. His capable sidekick, Garen Wright, added 12.
Yukon's Chris Mustain impressed everyone with his outside shooting as he tallied 14 points. He is just a sophomore.
The loss eliminates the Millers from further competition in the tournament.
The Pirates will host Mustang tonight at 7:00 for the Regional championship.