Vikings take their best shot at Marshfield


Jake Miles scored 20 points Tuesday to lead the top-ranked Marshfield Pirates to a 53-43 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings' in a Far West League boys basketball game at Siuslaw High School.

Senior Preston Mitchell led the Vikings in scoring with 18 points. Siuslaw trailed by only two at halftime, 21-19, but were outscored by 11 in the third quarter as the Pirates cruised to their 14th victory in 16 games this season.

The Vikings, 0-2 in league and 0-13 overall, play at Brookings-Harbor on Friday, Jan. 22. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.