Bulldogs' big second half thwarts Vikings


The North Bend Bulldogs opened up a two-game lead in Far West League boys basketball Friday with a 68-39 victory over the visiting Siuslaw Vikings.

The Bulldogs, 14-4 overall, finished the first half of league play 5-0. Siuslaw shares second place at 3-2 with Douglas and Marshfield.

The Vikings are 8-10 overall.

Siuslaw's Trent Reavis led all scorers with 20 points as Vikings juniors accounted for 37 of the team's 39 points. Jake Hickson had 8 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Kyle King had 6 and Jared Brandt 3.

Brandt also had a team-high 7 rebounds.

Five Bulldogs were in double figures, including Jayden Frank with 17, Tyler Brown with 12, Garrett Curtis with 11 and Tanner Hanneman and Brody Lucero with 10 each.

North Bend held only a 29-21 halftime lead, but outscored the Vikings 39-17 in the second half.

Siuslaw next plays Friday at South Umpqua to open second-half play.

The Vikings' next home game is Tuesday, Feb. 7, against Marshfield.

NOTES

South Umpqua is winless in the Far West League at 0-5 yet No. 24 in the Class 4A Oregon School Activities Association rankings. ... Siuslaw is 3-2 in league, tied for second place, yet ranked No. 31. ...

Vikings scoring:
Trent Reavis 8 4-12 20, Jake Hickson 3 0-2 8, Kyle King 3 0-1 6, Jared Brandt 1 1-2 3, Sam Myers 1 0-0 2, Brogan Cornish 0 0-0 0, Marcos Reyna-Ayala 0 0-0 0.
Totals 16 5-17 39.
3-point goals — Siuslaw 2 (Hickson 2).
Rebounds — Siuslaw 17 (Brandt 7, Reavis 5, Cornish 2, Hickson 1, King 1, Myers 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 8 (Reavis 3, King 2, Reyna-Ayala 2, Hickson 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 2 (Reavis 1, Brandt 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 4 (Reavis 1, King 1, Myers 1, Reyna-Ayala 1).

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 8-10 overall, 3-2 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
Jan. 27 — North Bend 68, Siuslaw 39
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.