South Umpqua defeats Vikings, 51-37


Freshman Shalyn Gray scored 28 points Friday to lead the South Umpqua Lancers to a 51-37 victory over the visiting Siuslaw Vikings in a Far West League girls basketball game at Tri City.

Siuslaw fell to  6-13 for the season and 1-5 in league. South Umpqua is 5-15 and 1-5.

Sophomore Alyssa Richards had team highs of 10 points and 8 rebounds for the Vikings.

Junior Marika White had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots and senior Claire Waggoner 8 points and 4 rebounds.

Senior Destinie Tatum, the Vikings' leading scorer, was held to 5 points before fouling out.

Siuslaw hosts Marshfield at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Vikings' next-to-last home game of the season.

In other league games Friday, Marshfield beat Brookings-Harbor, 46-29, and Douglas defeated North Bend, 60-36.

Vikings' scoring:
Alyssa Richards 5 0-0 10, Marika White 3 2-2 8, Claire Waggoner 3 2-2 8, Destinie Tatum 2 1-3 5, Abby Watkins 2 0-0 4, Mia Collins 1 0-0 2, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launius 0 0-0 0.
Totals 16 5-7 37.
3-point goals — Siuslaw none.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 28 (Richards 8, White 7, Waggoner 4, Tatum 3, Collins 3, Watkins 1, Greenburg 1, Launius 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 5 (Richards 2, Tatum 2, Launius 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 9 (White 4, Richards 2, Watkins 2, Collins 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 4 (Tatum 4).

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 6-13 overall, 1-5 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
Jan. 27 — North Bend 59, Siuslaw 27
Feb. 3 — South Umpqua 51, Siuslaw 37
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.