Lady Vikings fall in tuneup for league, 42-25


standings through Saturday, Jan. 5

The Siuslaw Vikings' girls basketball team enters stage two of its season Friday when it hosts Cottage Grove in the Sky-Em League opener for both schools.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at Glenn Butler Court. Coast Radio will air the game, as it will all league games.

The Lady Vikings wrapped up their nonleague schedule Saturday with a 42-25 loss to Phoenix in a Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover game at Mazama High School in Klamath Falls.

Siuslaw is now 4-10 for the season, while Phoenix is 6-8.

Cottage Grove improved to 7-6 Saturday with a 51-32 victory over Henley. The Lions have a final nonleague game Tuesday at Crook County.

>> Game summaries, courtesy of Siuslaw coach Chad Smith:

Siuslaw vs. Phoenix
SIUSLAW   3- 6-  7-  9—25
PHOENIX   9- 0-14-19—42
Siuslaw — Alyssa Richards 5 0-1 10, Mia Collins 2 2-6 6, Gracie Freudenthal 2 1-3 5, Madison Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Long 0 1-5 1, Liz Garcia 0 1-2 1, Nina Aaron 0 0-0 0, Savannah Morris 0 0-3 0, Brea Blankenship 0 0-1 0, Kelsey Larson 0 0-0 0, Hailee Edgerly 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 5-21 25.
3-point goals — None.
Rebounds (35) — Blankenship 8, Collins 6, Richards 6, Freudenthal 6, Reynolds 5, Long 3, Morris 1.
Assists (6) — Long 5, Reynolds 1.
Steals (8) — Long 3, Blankenship 3, Morris 1, Richards 1.
Blocks (2) — Collins 1, Richards 1.

Siuslaw vs. North Valley
SIUSLAW             14-  8-  8- 6—36
NORTH VALLEY  10-20-11- 9—50
Siuslaw — Gracie Freudenthal 3 6-7 12, Alyssa Richards 5 0-0 10, Brea Blankenship 2 0-1 5, Savannah Morris 2 0-2 4, Lindsey Long 1 1-2 3, Mia Collins 1 0-2 2, Hailee Edgerly 0 0-0 0, Madison Reynolds 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 7-16 36.
3-point goals — Blankenship 1.
Rebounds (44) — Blankenship 10, Richards 10, Collins 8, Freudenthal 7, Reynolds 4, Morris 3, Long 2.
Assists (5) — Blankenship 3, Long 1, Richards 1.
Steals (12) — Long 3, Blankenship 2, Collins 2, Reynolds 2, Morris 1, Richards 1, Freudenthal 1.
Blocks (2) — Collins 2.

CROSSOVER RESULTS

All games at Klamath Falls
Friday, Jan. 4
North Valley 50, Siuslaw 36, at Mazama
Hidden Valley 53, Marist 27, at Henley
Phoenix 51, Elmira 36, at Mazama
Marshfield 70, Klamath Union 24, at Henley
Junction City 47, Henley 40, at Henley
Cottage Grove 45, Mazama 37 at Mazama
Saturday, Jan. 5
Phoenix 42, Siuslaw 25, at Mazama
Junction City 46, Mazama 32, at Mazama
North Valley 54, Elmira 35, at Mazama
Marshfield 62, Hidden Valley 33, at Henley
Cottage Grove 51, Henley 32, at Henley
Marist 51, Klamath Union 27, at Henley

LADY VIKINGS ROSTER (from OSAA website)
  0 Nine Aaron, junior, post, 5-8
  2 Savannah Morris, sophomore, wing, 5-5
  3 Lindsey Long, sophomore, wing, 5-5
  4 Brea Blankenship, sophomore, wing, 5-3
  5 Mia Collins, junior, post, 6-0
11 Kelsey Larson, junior, wing, 5-4
12 Alyssa Richards, senior, post, 5-11
13 Lizbeth Garcia-Galvin, sophomore, wing, 5-3
14 Gracie Freudenthal, sophomore, wing, 5-9
21 Hailee Edgerly, senior, post, 5-8
23 Lillian Wenham, senior, post, 5-8
24 Madison Reynolds, senior, post, 5-8
Coach: Chad Smith, first season

LADY VIKINGS SCHEDULE
Record: 0-0 in Sky-Em League, 4-10 overall
Sky-Em League
Friday, Jan. 11 — Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 — at Marist, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18 — at Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22 — at Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25 — Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1 — at Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5 — Marist, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8 — Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12 — Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 14 — at Junction City, 5:45 p.m.
Nonleague
Wednesday, Nov. 28 — Siuslaw 75, at Mapleton 21 (Collins 20 points, Long 10, McClellan 10)
Friday, Nov. 30 — Tillamook 47, at Siuslaw 41 (Long 15 points, Freudenthal 12)
Tuesday Dec. 4 — at Newport 67, Siuslaw 27 (Blankenship 9, Richards 9)
Thursday, Dec. 6 — Pleasant Hill 50, Siuslaw 48, Les Schwab tournament at Harrisburg (Freudenthal 11, Blankenship 10, Collins 10)
Friday, Dec. 7 — Siuslaw 67, Samuel Robertson (B.C.) 53, Les Schwab tournament at Harrisburg (Richards 23, Long 13, Blankenship 10)
Saturday, Dec. 8 — at Harrisburg 52, Siuslaw 34, Les Schwab tournament (Long 10)
Tuesday, Dec. 11 — at Sutherlin 58, Siuslaw 40
Friday, Dec. 14 — Pleasant Hill 71, at Siuslaw 35
Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Stayton 43, at Siuslaw 22
Thursday, Dec. 20 — Douglas 33, Siuslaw 20, at Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational
Friday, Dec. 21 — Siuslaw 30, Bandon 8, at Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational (Richards 17)
Thursday, Dec. 27 — at Siuslaw 50, Reedsport 14
Friday, Jan. 4 — North Valley 50, Siuslaw 36, at Mazama (Klamath Falls), Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover (Richards 10)
Saturday, Jan. 5 — Phoenix 42, Siuslaw 25, at Mazama (Klamath Falls), Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover (Freudenthal 12, Richards 10)