Puxico fans cheer from the stands as Indians face down South Iron in quarterfinal

The Puxico Indians left if all on the court Friday, and it was enough. The team beat Class 2 rival South Iron 61-43 as fans in the stands cheered them on.

Puxico led 19-16 in the first quarter. They widened the gap by 10 points at the beginning of the second quarter and finished it with the score at 35-22. South Iron only grabbed six more points in the third as Puxico climbed to 50, but got within 20 points of the Indians by the end of the game.

Story updated at 7:46 p.m. March 7.

The Puxico Indians leaving their all on the court against South Iron, with fans in the stands cheering them on.

As of 7:02 p.m. they led 50-28 in the third quarter.

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