Vikings get home play-in game despite loss


The Siuslaw Vikings' boys basketball team has clinched a home play-in game to the Oregon School Activities Association's Class 4A state tournament, despite losing its regular-season finale Friday to North Bend.

Siuslaw finished in a tie for second place in the Far West League with Douglas. The Vikings  earned the No. 2 league seed by virtue of their two wins over the Trojans in league play.

Senior guard Garrett Curtis scored 24 points as No. 5-ranked North Bend held off the Vikings, 47-41, at Glenn Butler Court.

The league-champion Bulldogs finished 10-0 in league and 19-4 overall and will draw a bye next week as the OSAA Class 4A postseason opens with eight play-in games.

Quinden Parsons hit a corner 3 as time ran out in overtime as Douglas upended Marshfield in Coos Bay, 58-55.

If Marshfield had won, the Pirates would have been at home next week and the Vikings would have a play-in game on the road.

Marshfield still could make the playoffs depending on the Pirates' final state ranking.

State rankings will be frozen at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Should Siuslaw win next Friday, the Vikings likely would play at Seaside, the state's top-ranked team, in the first round of the playoffs March 3.

North Bend  8  17    9   13  —   47
Siuslaw      11  10   10  10  —   41

NOTE

The online web site oregonprepsports.net projected Siuslaw would host Newport. ...

Siuslaw lost at Newport in the third game of the season, 62-53. ...

Friday was senior recognition night, with the school saluting Brogan Cornish and Marcos Reyna-Ayala.

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 10-12 overall, 5-4 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
Feb. 14 — Siuslaw 59, Douglas 48
Feb. 17 — North Bend 47, Siuslaw 41