Siuslaw senior Brittany Long had her best game of the season Friday but it wasn't enough to keep the Vikings girls basketball team from falling to 0-4.

Junction City pulled out a 52-38 win in the opening round of the Les Schwab Eagle Booster Winter Classic at Harrisburg High School.

Long had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocked shots, while connecting on two of the Vikings' three 3-point goals.

Siuslaw is scheduled to play Saturday in a second tournament game against an opponent to be determined.

Sophomore Alyssa Richards and senior Abby Watkins contributed 4 points each for the Vikings, while senior Destinie Tatum had 3 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots.

Junction City improved to 2-2 on the season.

Siuslaw will follow the tournament with a game Tuesday at Cottage Grove and a game at home Friday against Cascade.

In other games Friday involving Far West League schools, North Bend beat Newport 59-41 and Marshfield beat Elmira 51-27.

Vikings scoring


Brittany Long 7 2-6 18, Alyssa Richards 2 0-0 4, Abby Watkins 2 0-2 4, Destinie Tatum 1 1-6 3, Claire Waggoner 1 1-3 3, Madison Reynolds 1 1-2 3, Zoe Leech 1 0-0 3, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Annabell Tupua 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launius 0 0-0 0, Marika White 0 0-2 0, Hailee Edgerly 0 0-0 0, Lainey Goss 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-21 38.
3-point goals—Siuslaw 3 (Long 2, Leech). Total fouls—Siuslaw 17. Fouled out—None.

Leaders: Rebounds—Tatum 9, Richards 7, Reynolds 7, Long 6. Steals—Long 5, Tatum 3. Blocks—Tatum 3, Long 2. Assists—Tatum 2.

Statistics courtesy of Kerri Tatum

Vikings log — result (Siuslaw leading scorers)

Game 1 — Creswell 39, at Siuslaw 29 (Destinie Tatum 9)

Game 2 — Elmira 51, at Siuslaw 44 (Destinie Tatum 9)

Game 2 — Newport 46, at Siuslaw 39 (Destinie Tatum 20)
Game 4 — Junction City 52, Siuslaw 38 at Harrisburg (Brittany Long 18)