Now the question is: Who will Vikings play?


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The question no longer is if the Siuslaw Vikings will make the playoffs.

The question now is who they will play. And when. And where.

The Vikings remained at No. 12 Saturday in the Oregon School Activities Association Class 3A rankings after clinching a playoff berth Friday with a 32-0 victory over La Pine.

League members Santiam Christian and Sutherlin also have clinched playoff berths, with No. 2-ranked Santiam Christian the Special District 2 North's top seed.

Siuslaw travels to Sutherlin this coming Friday, with the winner earning the league's No. 2 seed and the loser assured the No. 3 seed.

If the season ended today, the Vikings would be heading to No. 5 Amity (6-2), a Special District 1 West team located just south of McMinnville.

The 16-team state playoff is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, with the top eight-ranked teams hosting games.

Rankings freeze at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.

Current rankings are online at http://www.osaa.org/activities/fbl/rankings

TRIVIA QUESTION: Before Friday, when was the last shutout by a Siuslaw Vikings football team? (Answer below)

Possible first-round pairings, based on current rankings

  • No. 18 Scio at No. 1 Hidden Valley
  • No. 16 Nyssa at No. 2 Santiam Christian
  • No. 14 Umatilla at No. 3 Clatskanie
  • No. 13 Madras at No. 4 Yamhill-Carlton
  • No. 12 Siuslaw at No. 5 Amity
  • No. 11 St. Mary's, Medford at No. 6 Burns
  • No. 10 Sutherlin at No. 7 Rainier
  • No. 9 Cascade Christian at No. 8 Vale

3A FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GLANCE
Rank as of 10 p.m. Monday (Oct. 28), team, season record (Nov. 1 opponent)
Special District 1
Top 2 from each division plus next 2 highest ranked
East
No. 4 Yamhill-Carlton, 8-0 (vs. Blanchet Catholic)
No. 13 Madras, 5-3 (at Salem Academy)
West
No. 3 Clatskanie, 6-2 (at Willamina)
No. 5 Amity, 6-2 (vs. Dayton)
Next 2
No. 7 Rainier, 6-2 (vs. Taft)
No. 18 Scio, 4-4 (at Corbett)
Special District 2
Top 3 from each division
North
No. 2 Santiam Christian, 8-0 (at La Pine)
No. 10 Sutherlin, 6-2 (vs. Siuslaw)
No. 12 Siuslaw, 6-2 (at Sutherlin)
South
No. 1 Hidden Valley, 7-0 (vs. Brookings-Harbor)
No. 9 Cascade Christian, 7-1 (vs. St. Mary's, Medford)
No. 11 St. Mary's, Medford 6-2 (at Cascade Christian)
Special District 3
Top 3
No. 6 Burns, 8-0 (vs. Vale)
No. 8 Vale, 5-3 (at Burns)
No. 16 Nyssa, 5-3 (finished regular season)
At-large qualifier
Highest-ranking remaining team
No. 14 Umatilla, 4-3 (vs. Irrigon)
Outside looking in
No. 15 Brookings-Harbor, 6-2 (at Hidden-Valley)
No. 17 Pleasant Hill, 3-5 (at Harrisburg)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Five years ago. Siuslaw beat Marshfield 14-0 in a state 4A play-in game at Coos Bay on Oct. 31 (yes, Halloween!), 2014.