Vikings grab share of second place, 55-39


The Siuslaw Vikings are still alive for a postseason spot in Class 4A boys basketball.

Kyle King, Brogan Cornish and Jake Hickson combined for 32 points Friday to help lead the Vikings to a 55-39 victory Friday over the host Brookings-Harbor Bruins in Far West League play.

Siuslaw now shares second place at 4-4 with Marshfield and Douglas with two games to play in the regular season.

Siuslaw, 9-12 overall, plays at Douglas on Tuesday, then returns home Friday for senior recognition night against league-champion North Bend.

North Bend clinched the league title Tuesday with a victory over Marshfield to move to 8-0 in league.

King led the Vikings on Tuesday with 12 points, while Cornish and Hickson had 10 each.

Jared Brandt pulled down 13 rebounds, 10 on the defensive end, and had a 6 assists to lead Siuslaw.

Vikings scoring:
Kyle King 3 6-10 12, Brogan Cornish 3 4-7 10, Jake Hickson 4 1-2 10, Sam Myers 3 3-4 9, Jared Brandt 2 2-2 6, Trent Reavis 2 1-2 5, Marcos Reyna-Ayala 1 0-2 3, Dylan McGallion 0 0-0 0.
Totals 18 17-29 55.
3-point goals — Siuslaw 2 (Hickson 1, Reyna-Ayala 1).
Rebounds — Siuslaw 40 (Brandt 13, King 8, Reavis 5, Hickson 4, Myers 4, Cornish 3, Reyna-Ayala 3).
Steals — Siuslaw 5 (Reavis 3, Myers 1, Brandt 1).
Blocked shots — Siuslaw 1 (Myers 1).
Assists — Siuslaw 13 (Brandt 6, Cornish 3, Reavis 3, Myers 1).

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 9-12 overall, 4-4 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
Feb. 3 — South Umpqua 62, Siuslaw 51
Feb. 7 — Marshfield 46, Siuslaw 43
Feb. 10 — Siuslaw 55, Brookings-Harbor 39
Tuesday, Feb. 14 — at Douglas, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17 — North Bend, 7:30 p.m.