BASKETBALL: War Eagles open region play with back-to-back wins

  • Strong defense against Zy’Quan Grant of Butler came from Putnam’s Eren Banks (left), Keyni Crawford (4) and Payton Ellison (0). ARELLA CASH/Staff
    Strong defense against Zy’Quan Grant of Butler came from Putnam’s Eren Banks (left), Keyni Crawford (4) and Payton Ellison (0). ARELLA CASH/Staff
  • Eren Banks (4) drives the baseline against Butler. ARELLA CASH/Staff
    Eren Banks (4) drives the baseline against Butler. ARELLA CASH/Staff
  • Eren Banks (4) drains a fade-away. ARELLA CASH/Staff
    Eren Banks (4) drains a fade-away. ARELLA CASH/Staff
  • Keyni Crawford (4) passes to open shooter. ARELLA CASH/Staff
    Keyni Crawford (4) passes to open shooter. ARELLA CASH/Staff
  • Brixton Woodall (13) with rebound and put back adds 2 points for the War Eagle. ARELLA CASH/Staff
    Brixton Woodall (13) with rebound and put back adds 2 points for the War Eagle. ARELLA CASH/Staff

    Class 2A’s sixth-ranked Putnam County War Eagles (7-2, 2-0) knocked off Laney and Butler last week to open its Region 4-AA play.

    Putnam traveled to Augusta for a road test against Laney last Tuesday and came away with a 77-62 win.

    “That’s probably been our most complete game against a quality opponent that we’ve had all season,” War Eagles’ head coach LaPatrick Marshall said. “Our guys came out, got…