Siuslaw hosts Newport in state play-in game
First-year coach Dylan Perry led the Vikings to a second-place finish in the Far West League and a state play-in home game. The Newport Cubs will visit the Siuslaw Vikings in the play-in round of the Oregon School Activities Association Class 4A boys basketball playoffs.
The game will be played 7 p.m. Friday at Glenn Butler Court, Siuslaw athletic director Chris Johnson confirmed Wednesday morning.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Coast Radio (106.9 FM) will broadcast the game beginning at 6:45 p.m.
The game is a rematch of the third game of the season for the Vikings, who dropped a 62-53 decision to the Cubs at Newport last Dec. 6.
The game was a missed opportunity for the young Vikings, who made only 9 of 27 free throws. Juniors Trent Reavis and Jake Hickson led the Vikings with 25 and 12 points, respectively.
Play-in games (last revised 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23)
Friday
- C1 Newport (13-10) at B8 Siuslaw (10-13), 7 p.m.
- C4 Marshfield (10-14) at B5 Mazama (16-6), 6 p.m.
- C5 Klamath Union (13-11) at B4 Sutherlin (15-8), 6 p.m.
- C6 Douglas (9-13) at B3 North Marion (15-6), 7 p.m.
- C7 Stayton (10-13) at B2 Banks (15-6), 7 p.m.
- C8 Madras (10-11) at B1 Sisters (16-7), 7 p.m.
Saturday
- C3 Tillamook (9-16) at B6 Ontario (11-9), 2 p.m. Mountain time
- C2 Cascade (10-9) at B7 Estacada (15-7), 7 p.m.
Newport improved to 4-1 at the time and was ranked No. 4 in the state. In their next game, the Cubs beat Far West League champion North Bend, 60-50.
The Cubs, the fourth-place team from the Oregon West Conference, finished the regular season Tuesday with a 56-52 victory at Stayton
Newport was No. 15 in the final Class 4A rankings, which were frozen at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Siuslaw was No. 29 in the final rankings. Only Madras, at No. 31, is ranked below the Vikings among the 24 teams in the Class 4A postseason.
Should the Vikings win their play-in game, they likely will play at top-ranked Seaside.
Seaside beat Valley Catholic in overtime Tuesday, 71-59, to clinch the Cowapa League's No. 1 seed.
Other teams drawing byes into the first round include league champions La Grande, Philomath, North Bend, Henley, Cottage Grove and Gladstone.
The seven league champions and Valley Catholic will host first-round games March 3.
The state quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game are March 9-10-11 at Forest Grove, with games at Forest Grove High School and Pacific University.
NOTES
Siuslaw will have a full 12-player roster for the playoffs, adding four from the junior varsity. The Vikings roster is at http://www.osaa.org/teams/16498 ...
There are only two seniors on the Vikings' roster, co-captains Brogan Cornish and Marcos Reyna-Ayala ...
Final rankings are at http://www.osaa.org/activities/bbx/rankings ...
An explanation of the playoff qualifications is at http://www.osaa.org/activities/bbx/qualifications ...
Final league standings are at http://www.osaa.org/activities/bbx/teams-leagues ...
In the girls playoffs, Far West League champion Marshfield drew a bye, while Douglas hosts North Valley, Brookings-Harbor is at Gladstone and North Bend at LaGrande in the play-in round.
