Taft weathers rally by Lady Vikings, 43-32


The Taft Tigers tossed a first-quarter shutout, built a 19-point lead midway through the third quarter and rolled to a 43-32 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings in a nonleague girls basketball game Tuesday at Glenn Butler Court.

Siuslaw, 1-11, wraps up preleague play Friday and Saturday at the Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Phoenix.

The Lady Vikings play Phoenix at 7 p.m. Friday and North Valley at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Tuesday, the Lady Vikings slashed the deficit to 4 points midway through the fourth quarter at 31-27, but Taft took advantage of turnovers to rebuild the lead to 14.

Lindsey Long and Kelsey Larson had 8 points each to lead the Lady Vikings. Mia Collins added 7, Brea Blankenship 5 and Savannah Morris and Lizbeth Garcia 2 each.

Taft took a 5-0 lead after the first quarter, led 19-8 at halftime and 29-15 after three quarters.

The Lady Tigers are 7-4.

NOTES

The Lady Vikings played without injured starter Gracie Freudenthal. ...

Siuslaw senior Mia Collins was named to the all-tournament team Saturday at the Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational. ...

SKY-EM/SKYLINE CROSSOVER
Girls, at Phoenix
Friday, Jan. 10
Siuslaw vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Elmira vs. North Valley, 4 p.m.
Marshfield 37, Klamath Union 33
Junction City vs. Hidden Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Mazama 43, Marist Cathoiic 39, OT
Cottage Grove vs. Henley, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11
Siuslaw vs. North Valley, 11 a.m.
Marshfield vs. Mazama, 11 a.m.
Junction City vs. Henley, 12:30 p.m.
Marist Catholic vs. Klamath Union, 12:30 p.m.
Elmira vs. Phoenix, 2 p.m.
Cottage Grove vs. Hidden Valley, 2 p.m.

SIUSLAW GIRLS 2019-20 SCHEDULE
Record: 1-11 overall, 0-0 Sky-Em League
Nonleague
Wednesday, Dec. 4 — Newport 51, at Siuslaw 37 (Gracie Freudenthal 12, Mia Collins 10)
Friday, Dec. 6 — at Pleasant Hill 48, Siuslaw 20 (Gracie Freudenthal 8, Mia Collins 6)
Tuesday, Dec. 10 — Sutherlin 64, at Siuslaw 29 (Brea Blankenship 10, Savannah Morris 9)
Thursday, Dec. 12 — at Harrisburg 52, Siuslaw 33, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational
Friday, Dec. 13 — Sweet Home 60, Siuslaw 55, at Harrisburg, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 14 — South Eugene 59, Siuslaw 26, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational at Harrisburg/ Junction City
Wednesday, Dec. 18 — at Stayton 43, Siuslaw 18 (Mia Collins 12)
Friday, Dec. 20 — at South Umpqua 48, Siuslaw 32 (Mia Collins 11, Brea Blankenship 9)
Friday, Dec. 27 — Douglas 51, at Siuslaw 25 (Brea Blankenship 8, Mia Collins 8)
Friday, Jan. 3 — Siuslaw 37, East Linn Christian Academy (Lebanon, Ore.) 26, Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 4 — Bandon 51, Siuslaw 24, Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational
Tuesday, Jan. 7 — Taft 43, at Siuslaw 32 (Lindsey Long 8, Kelsey Larson 8)
Friday, Jan. 10 — vs. Phoenix, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11 — vs. North Valley, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Phoenix, 11 a.m.
Sky-Em League
Friday, Jan. 17 — at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 — Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 24 — Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28 — Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31 — at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 — Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7 — at Marist Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11 — at Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 14 — at Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18 — Junction City, 5:45 p.m.

SIUSLAW GIRLS VARSITY ROSTER
Number, athlete, height, grade
  0 Lindsey Long, 5-3, junior
  2 Savannah Morris, 5-5, senior
  4 Brea Blankenship, 5-3, junior
  5 Mia Collins, 6-1, senior
11 Kelsey Larson, 5-4, senior
12 Brooklyn Cahoon, 5-2, senior
13 Maggie Manning, 5-6, sophomore
14 Gracie Freudenthal, 5-8, junior
21 Maisie Jones, 5-8, sophomore
23 Lizbeth Garcia, 5-2, junior
25 Gracie Perkins, 5-5, sophomore
33 Brittany Rodriguez, 5-7, senior
Coach: Ashlee Cole (first year)

SIUSLAW GIRLS JV ROSTER
Number, athlete, height, grade
  2 Gabriella Jarman, 5-4, freshman
  3 Kassandra Dietrich, 5-2, sophomore
  4 Faith Lumadue, 5-4, freshman
  5 Ava GÅ‚owacki, 5-5, freshman
11 Denali Sleeper, 5-6, freshman
12 Bethanee Fontenot, 5-2, junior
13 Maggie Manning, 5-6, sophomore
14 Paige Prociw, 5-7, freshman
21 Maisie Jones, 5-8, sophomore
22 Mary Fontenot, 5-5, sophomore
23 Haylee Cole, 5-5, freshman
24 Gillian Norton, 5-11, freshman
25 Gracie Perkins, 5-5, freshman
30 Faith Coday, 5-10, junior
33 Jasmine Bledsoe, 5-9, freshman
Coach: Sara Truax