Tatum powers Vikings past Waldport, 56-31


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Destinie Tatum

Senior Destinie Tatum had team highs of 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 steals Tuesday to lead the Siuslaw Vikings girls basketball team to a 56-31 nonleague victory at Waldport.

Siuslaw improved to 4-6 for the season, winning for the third time in its past four games. Waldport fell to 1-9.

Senior Brittany Long had 12 points and 5 steals and senior Abby Watkins 9 points and 5 steals for the Vikings.

Siuslaw had 29 steals and 33 rebounds in the game.

The Vikings have two games in the Far West/Skyline Crossover Tournament this weekend at North Valley High School in Grants Pass.

Siuslaw is scheduled to play Phoenix at 10:30 a.m. Friday and North Valley at 11:15 a.m. Saturday.

Vikings scoring:
Destinie Tatum 8 0-2 16, Brittany Long 4 4-4 12, Abby Watkins 3 3-5 9, Madison Reynolds 3 0-3 6, Claire Waggoner 1 1-2 3, Nikki Launius 1 0-0 3, Alyssa Richards 1 0-2 2, Annabell Tupua 1 0-3 2, Zoe Leech 1 0-0 2, Hailee Edgerly 0 1-2 1, Marika White 0 0-0 0, Mia Collins 0 0-0 0.
Totals 23 9-23 56.
3-point goals — Siuslaw 1 (Launius).
Rebounds — Siuslaw 33 (Tatum 9, Tupua 5, Waggoner 4, Richards 4, Long 3, Reynolds 3, Watkins 1, Launius 1, Leech 1, White 1, Collins 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 29 (Tatum 6, Long 5, Watkins 5, Reynolds 5, Waggoner 4, Launius 3, Richards 1).
Blocks — Siuslaw 5 (Reynolds 2, Watkins 1, Waggoner 1, Richards 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 5 (Long 2, Tatum 1, Watkins 1, Tupua 1).
Statistics courtesy of Kerri Tatum

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 4 wins, 6 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
Dec. 20 — Siuslaw 52, Reedsport 26
Dec. 30 — Corbett 54, Siuslaw 38
Jan. 3 — Siuslaw 56, Waldport 31
Schedule
Friday, Jan. 6 — vs. Phoenix, 10:30 a.m., Far West/Skyline Crossover Tournament, North Valley High School, Grants Pass
Saturday, Jan. 7 — vs. North Valley, 11:15 a.m., Far West/Skyline Crossover Tournament, North Valley High School, Grants Pass
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.