Vikings eye first place after beating Douglas


Siuslaw juniors Kyle King, Trent Reavis and Jared Brandt combined for 38 points Tuesday as the Vikings defeated the visiting Douglas Trojans, 45-36, in a Far West League boys basketball game at Glenn Butler Court.

The victory sets up a showdown Friday at North Bend between the second-place Vikings (3-1) and the first-place Bulldogs (4-0).

Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.

King had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Reavis 13 points and 6 rebounds and Brandt 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Siuslaw improved to 8-9 for the season, with 7 wins in its past 11 games.

Vikings scoring:
Kyle King 6 3-4 15, Trent Reavis 5 3-6 13, Jared Brandt 2 6-8 10, Jake Hickson 2 0-0 4, Brogan Cornish 1 1-2 3, Marcos Reyna-Ayala 0 0-0 0, Sam Myers 0 0-0 0.
Totals 16 13-20 45.
3-point goals — Siuslaw none.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 35 (Brandt 10, King 7, Reavis 6, Hickson 6, Cornish 3, Myers 2, Reyna-Ayala 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 5 (King 2, Brandt 1 Hickson 1, Myers 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw none.
Assists — Siuslaw 1 (Brandt 1).
Statistics courtesy of Donna Cornish

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 8-9 overall, 3-1 in Far West League
Home games in bold
Nonleague
Nov. 30 — Siuslaw 65, Creswell 48
Dec. 2 — Elmira 51, Siuslaw 44
Dec. 6 — Newport 62, Siuslaw 53
Dec. 9 — Junction City 52, Siuslaw 35
Dec. 10 — Harrisburg 59, Siuslaw 55
Dec. 13 — Cottage Grove 52, Siuslaw 45
Dec. 16 — Cascade, canceled, weather
Dec. 19 — Siuslaw 49, Sweet Home 46
Dec. 20 — Sutherlin 50, Siuslaw 34
Dec. 30 — Siuslaw 57, Corbett 40
Jan. 3 — Siuslaw 52, Waldport 38
Jan. 6 — Siuslaw 51, Hidden Valley 37
Jan. 7 — Henley 48, Siuslaw 42
Jan. 10 — Junction City 54, Siuslaw 44
Far West League
Jan. 13 — Siuslaw 39, South Umpqua 32
Jan. 17 — Marshfield 50, Siuslaw 42
Jan. 21 — Siuslaw 42, Brookings-Harbor 39
Jan 24 — Siuslaw 45, Douglas 36
Friday, Jan. 27 — at North Bend, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3 — at South Umpqua, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7 — Marshfield, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10 — at Brookings-Harbor, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 — at Douglas, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17 — North Bend, 7:30 p.m.