No. 12 Douglas defeats Siuslaw, 61-35


Tuesday was the night the rich got richer in Far West League girls basketball as the top three teams all won on the road.

Douglas beat Siuslaw, 61-35; North Bend held off Brookings-Harbor, 49-42, and Marshfield doubled up South Umpqua, 60-30.

Siuslaw fell to 1-3 in league and 6-11 overall. Douglas is 3-1 and 9-6. Douglas entered the game ranked No. 12 in Class 4A by the Oregon School Activities Association.

Marshfield is atop the league at 4-0, while Douglas shares second place with North Bend.

Friday, Siuslaw completes the first half of league play with a game at North Bend.

Tuesday, senior Destinie Tatum led the Vikings with 9 points, while senior Brittany Long added 7 and freshman Mia Collins 6.

Junior Marika White had a team-high 8 rebounds.

Siuslaw hit 27.7 percent of its field goals (13 of 47) and 50 percent of its free throws, 8 of 16.

Vikings scoring:
Destinie Tatum 2 5-8 9, Brittany Long 3 0-0 7, Mia Collins 3 0-0 6, Claire Waggoner 1 2-4 4, Madison Reynolds 2 0-0 4, Marika White 1 0-2 2, Nikki Launius 1 0-0 2, Abby Watkins 0 1-2 1, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Hailie Edgerly 0 0-0 0 Zoe Leech 0 0-0 0.
Totals 13 8-16 35.
3-point goals — Siuslaw 1 (Long 1).
Rebounds — Siuslaw 20 (White 8, Tatum 4, Waggoner 3, Collins 2, Reynolds 1, Greenburg 1, Leech 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 6 (Tatum 2, Long 1, Waggoner 1, Reynolds 1, White 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 2 (Tatum 1, White 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 4 (Tatum 1, Long 1, Waggoner 1, Leech 1).
Statistics courtesy of Nathan Lowder

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 6-11 overall, 1-3 in Far West League
Home games in bold
Nonleague
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, canceled, 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
Jan. 10 — Siuslaw 39, Junction City 38, OT
Far West League
Jan. 13 — Siuslaw 47, South Umpqua 31
Jan. 17 — Marshfield 79, Siuslaw 28
Jan. 21 — Brookings-Harbor 70, Siuslaw 53
Jan 24 — Douglas 61, Siuslaw 35
Friday, Jan. 27 — at North Bend, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3 — at South Umpqua, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7 — Marshfield, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10 — at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 — at Douglas, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17 — North Bend, 6 p.m.