Marion Local's Rachael Puthoff, left, shoots over Becca Saine, 12, of St. John's during their game on Thursday. Puthoff scored a team-high 13 points to lead the Flyers to a 46-44 victory over the Blue Jays.

MARIA STEIN - It wasn't exactly the textbook way to put a basketball game away, but considering the circumstances, the Marion Local Flyers will take it. The Flyers suffered a rash of missed free throws down the stretch, but had . . .