No. 6 Marshfield defeats Siuslaw, 65-33


The No. 6-ranked Marshfield Pirates kept their share of first place in Far West League girls basketball Tuesday with a 65-33 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings at Glenn Butler Court.

Marshfield is 6-1 in league, tied with Douglas with three games to play. The Pirates are 15-6 overall.

Siuslaw fell to 1-6 in league and 6-14 overall.

Senior Destinie Tatum had 11 points and sophomore Madison Reynolds a season-high 10 to lead the Vikings.

Tatum also had team highs of 7 rebound, 3 steals and 3 assists. Senior Marika White had 6 rebounds, while sophomore Alyssa Richards had a team-high 2 blocked shots.

Elsewhere, Douglas won at Brookings-Harbor, 67-50, and North Bend won at South Umpqua, 53-34.

Siuslaw plays its next two games on the road, Friday at Brookings-Harbor and next Tuesday at Douglas.

The Vikings complete their season on Friday, Feb. 17, hosting North Bend on senior recognition night.

Senior players include Tatum, Nikki Launius, Brittany Long, Claire Waggoner and Abby Watkins.

Viking scoring:
Destiny Tatum 4 3-4 11, Madison Reynolds 4 2-6 10, Claire Waggoner 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Richards 1 0-0 2, Abby Watkins 1 0-0 2, Marika White 1 0-0 2, Mia Collins 1 0-0 2, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launius 0 0-0 0, Zoe Leech 0 0-0 0, Hailee Edgerly 0 0-0 0.
Totals 14 5-10 33.
3-point goals — Siuslaw none.
Rebounds — Siuslaw 26 (Tatum 7, White 6, Waggoner 3, Collins 3, Greenburg 3, Richards 2, Reynolds 1, Leech 1).
Steals — Siuslaw 11 (Tatum 3, Richards 2, Launius 2, Watkins 1, White 1, Collins 1, Greenburg 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 5 (Richards 2, Tatum 1, Collins 1, Greenburg 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 5 (Tatum 3, Launius 1, Leech 1).

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 6-14 overall, 1-6 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
Feb. 7 — Marshfield 65, Siuslaw 33
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.