No. 1 Pirates roll past Lady Vikings, 60-24


Siuslaw sophomore Lindsey Long

Siuslaw's Lady Vikings don't need any convincing that Marshfield is the best team in Class 4A girls basketball.

The top-ranked Pirates, the defending state champions, rolled to a 60-24 victory Friday over Siuslaw in a Sky-Em League game at Glenn Butler Court.

Marshfield improved to 20-1 overall and 8-0 in league, while Siuslaw fell to 4-18 and 0-8.

The Lady Vikings have two dates remaining this season, hosting Elmira on Tuesday on senior recognition night and visiting Junction City to close the season on Thursday, Valentine's Day.

Seniors on the Siuslaw roster include Hailee Edgerly, Madison Reynolds, Alyssa Richards and Lillian Wenham.

Sophomores Lindsey Long and Gracie Freudenthal led the Lady Vikings with 6 points and 13 rebounds, respectively. Both fouled out.

Senior Tess Garrett had a game-high 15 points for the Pirates, with senior McKayla Myrand adding 11.

Garrett scored 9 points in the first quarter as Marshfield built a 21-8 lead. The Pirates outscored Siuslaw 17-2 in the second quarter for a 38-10 halftime lead.

Marshfield scored 12 of the first 14 points after the break for a 50-12 lead, then let the reserves play the rest of the game.

In other league games Friday, Cottage Grove won 52-29 at Elmira and Marist beat visiting Junction City, 56-44.

Marshfield leads the Sky-Em at 8-0. Marist is 6-2, Cottage Grove 5-3, Junction City 4-4, Elmira 1-7 and Siuslaw 0-8.

LADY VIKINGS ROSTER (from OSAA website)
  0 Nina 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: 0-8 in Sky-Em League, 4-18 overall
Sky-Em League
Friday, Jan. 11 — Cottage Grove 39, at Siuslaw 34 (Collins 15)
Tuesday, Jan. 15 — at Marist 51, Siuslaw 45, OT (Long 17)
Friday, Jan. 18 — at Marshfield 77, Siuslaw 29 (Freudenthal 10)
Tuesday, Jan. 22 — at Elmira 36, Siuslaw 34 (Freudenthal 10, Long 10)
Friday, Jan. 25 — Junction City 65, at Siuslaw 27 (Freudenthal 10)
Friday, Feb. 1 — at Cottage Grove 64, Siuslaw 31
Tuesday, Feb. 5 — Marist 44, at Siuslaw 19 (Long 6)
Friday, Feb. 8 — Marshfield 60, at Siuslaw 24 (Long 6)
Tuesday, Feb. 12 — Elmira, 5:45 p.m., senior recognition night
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)