Vikings roll to 29-point win at Sweet Home


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brittany Long

Siuslaw senior Brittany Long had a team-high 16 points to go with 7 rebounds and 5 steals Monday to lead the Vikings' girls basketball team to a 60-31 nonleague victory at Sweet Home.

Siuslaw, 2-5, plays at Reedsport on Tuesday. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m.

The Vikings also got a season-high 11 points from sophomore Annabell Tupua as well as 9 points and 7 steals from senior Abby Watkins.

Senior Claire Waggoner had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals while sophomore Alyssa Richards had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

Siuslaw employed 11 players and nine scored in the rout. The Vikings had 20 steals and 37 rebounds for the game.

Sweet Home fell to 0-7 for the season.

After Tuesday's game, Siuslaw does not play again until Friday, Dec. 30, when the Vikings travel to Corbett.

Vikings scoring
Brittany Long 6 3-8 16, Annabell Tupua 4 3-7 11, Abby Watkins 3 3-4 9, Alyssa Richards 3 0-0 6, Claire Waggoner 3 0-0 6, Destinie Tatum 2 0-2 4, Carreina Greenburg 2 0-2 4, Nikki Launius 0 2-2 2, Marika White 1 0-0 2, Madison Reynolds 0 0-2 0, Zoe Leech 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 11-27 60.
3-point goals — Siuslaw 1 (Long). Total fouls — Siuslaw 27. Fouled out — Tatum.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 37 (Long 7, Waggoner 7, Richards 6, Tatum 6, Tapua 4, Reynolds 3, White 2, Greenburg 1, Launius 1). Steals — Siuslaw 20 (Watkins 7, Long 5, Tapua 3, Waggoner 3, Richards 1, Reynolds 1). Blocks — Siuslaw 6 (Richards 2, Launius 2, Long 1, Reynolds 1). Assists — Siuslaw 7 (Watkins 3, Long 1, Waggoner 1, Greenburg 1, Reynolds 1).
Statistics courtesy of Kerri Tatum

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 2 wins, 5 losses
Home games in bold
Results
Nov. 30 — Creswell 39, Siuslaw 29

Dec. 2 — Elmira 51, Siuslaw 44
Dec. 6— Newport 46, Siuslaw 39
Dec. 9 — Junction City 52, Siuslaw 38
Dec. 10 — Siuslaw 54, Harrisburg 36
Dec. 13 — Cottage Grove 45, Siuslaw 39
Dec. 16 — Cascade, cancelled, weather
Dec. 19 — Siuslaw 60, Sweet Home 31
Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 20 — at Reedsport, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30 — at Corbett, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan 3 — at Waldport, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6 — Sky-West Crossover Tournament, North Valley High School (Grants Pass), to be announced
Saturday, Jan. 7 — Sky-West Crossover Tournament, North Valley High School (Grants Pass), to be announced
Tuesday, Jan. 10 — Junction City, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13 — South Umpqua, 6 p.m. (Far West League opener)
Tuesday, Jan. 17 — at Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 20 — Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan 24 — Douglas, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27 — at North Bend, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 — at South Umpqua, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7 — Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 14 — at Douglas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 — North Bend, 6 p.m.