Tiger season ends in semi finals

Hunter Joiner stands off with two Elgin defenders during Friday’s semi-final game at Putnam City. Photo by Sylvia Danyele
Hunter Joiner stands off with two Elgin defenders during Friday’s semi-final game at Putnam City. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

PUTNAM CITY — The final score in Putnam City sat there, blunt and unmoving: Elgin 52, Cushing 6. Elgin, the defending state champions, had just won their 27th straight game — W’s dating back to November of 2024 — they were the better team Friday — everybody saw that. Somebody had to lose. And last Friday night, it was the Cushing Tigers, but what will linger more than the score is the fact that th…