Siuslaw to host Junction City at 7 tonight


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Claire Waggoner gathers team-high 11 rebounds against Brookings-Harbor

The Brookings-Harbor Bruins defeated the Siuslaw Vikings, 51-29, in a nonleague girls basketball game Saturday at South Umpqua High School in Tri City.

The game substituted for a match with a Skyline Conference opponent that was scrapped because of weather. The Vikings originally were scheduled to play North Valley.

Siuslaw fell to 4-8 for the season. Brookings-Harbor improved to 8-5.

Senior Destinie Tatum led the Vikings in scoring with 12 points. She also had 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

Sophomore Alyssa Richards added 6 points and 2 blocked shots.

Senior Claire Waggoner had a team-high 11 rebounds and scored 4 points.

Senior Brittany Long had team highs of 5 steals and 3 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds.

Abby Farmer had 29 points to lead the Bruins.

The Vikings hit 25 percent of their shots from the field (10 of 40) and 60 percent of their free throws (9 of 15).

Siuslaw hosts Junction City (5-7) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Glenn Butler Court.

The Vikings open Far West League play at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, hosting South Umpqua.

Viking scoring:
Destinie Tatum 3 6-8 12, Alyssa Richards 3 0-0 6, Claire Waggoner 1 2-2 4, Brittany Long 1 1-4 3, Abby Watkins 1 0-0 2, Madison Reynolds 1 0-1 2, Annabell Tupua 0 0-0 0, Marika White 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launius 0 0-0 0, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Zoe Leech 0 0-0 0.
Totals 10 9-15 29.
3-point goals — Siuslaw none.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 30 (Waggoner 11, Long 7, Tatum 5, Tupua 3, Richards 1, Watkins 1, Reynolds 1, Greenburg 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 8 (Long 5, Tatum 1, Watkins 1, White 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 8 (Tatum 2, Richards 2, White 2, Waggoner 1, Watkins 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 4 (Long 3, Tatum 1).
Statistics courtesy of Kerri Tatum

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 4 wins, 8 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
Jan. 6 — Klamath Union 39, Siuslaw 35
Jan. 7 — Brookings-Harbor 51, Siuslaw 29
Schedule
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.