Lady Vikings fall 48-32 at South Umpqua


South Umpqua senior Kyla Pires scored 23 points Friday to lead the Lady Lancers to a 48-32 victory over the visiting Siuslaw Vikings in a nonleague girls basketball game.

Siuslaw, 0-8, returns home this coming Friday to play Douglas in an endowment game. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:45 p.m.

South Umpqua, ranked No. 13 in OSAA Class 3A, improved to 7-0.

Siuslaw senior Mia Collins had a team-high 11 points, 9 coming in the fourth quarter after junior Gracie Freudenthal injured an ankle.

Freudenthal, who had 10 rebounds, missed the remainder of the game.

Collins also had 6 rebounds, 6 blocks and a steal.

Junior Brea Blankenship had 9 points for Siuslaw and senior Savannah Morris 6.

South Umpqua led 15-3 after the first quarter, the Lady Vikings failing to make a field goal while going 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.

The Lady Lancers increased their lead to 29-13 at halftime and led 35-20 after three quarters.

ENDOWMENT GAME

Siuslaw hosts Douglas in an endowment game Friday, Dec. 27, at Glenn Butler Court. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students. No passes will be accepted, including Siuslaw-issued season and family packages, ASB Cards, Gold Cards, OSAA VIP and league. ...

THIS WEEK'S 4A COACHES' POLL

1. Philomath. 2 Astoria. 3. Baker. 4. Hidden Valley. 5. La Grande. 6. Phoenix, 7 North Marion. 8. (tie) Madras and Valley Catholic. 10. (tie) Marist Catholic and Cascade.

SIUSLAW GIRLS 2019-20 SCHEDULE
Record: 0-8 overall, 0-0 Sky-Em League
Nonleague
Wednesday, Dec. 4 — Newport 51, at Siuslaw 37 (Gracie Freudenthal 12, Mia Collins 10)
Friday, Dec. 6 — at Pleasant Hill 48, Siuslaw 20 (Gracie Freudenthal 8, Mia Collins 6)
Tuesday, Dec. 10 — Sutherlin 64, at Siuslaw 29 (Brea Blankenship 10, Savannah Morris 9)
Thursday, Dec. 12 — at Harrisburg 52, Siuslaw 33, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational
Friday, Dec. 13 — Sweet Home 60, Siuslaw 55, at Harrisburg, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 14 — South Eugene 59, Siuslaw 26, Les Schwab Eagle Booster Club Invitational at Harrisburg/ Junction City
Wednesday, Dec. 18 — at Stayton 43, Siuslaw 18 (Mia Collins 12)
Friday, Dec. 20 — at South Umpqua 48, Siuslaw 32 (Mia Collins 11, Brea Blankenship 9)
Friday, Dec. 27 — Douglas, 5:45 p.m., endowment game
Friday, Jan. 3 — East Linn Christian Academy (Lebanon, Ore.), 6 p.m., Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 4 — To be determined, Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational
Tuesday, Jan. 7 — Taft, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 10 — To be determined, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Phoenix
Saturday, Jan. 11 — To be determined, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Phoenix
Sky-Em League
Friday, Jan. 17 — at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 — Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 24 — Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28 — Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31 — at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 — Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7 — at Marist Catholic, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11 — at Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 14 — at Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18 — Junction City, 5:45 p.m.

SIUSLAW GIRLS VARSITY ROSTER
Number, athlete, height, grade
  0 Lindsey Long, 5-3, junior
  2 Savannah Morris, 5-5, senior
  4 Brea Blankenship, 5-3, junior
  5 Mia Collins, 6-1, senior
11 Kelsey Larson, 5-4, senior
12 Brooklyn Cahoon, 5-2, senior
13 Maggie Manning, 5-6, sophomore
14 Gracie Freudenthal, 5-8, junior
21 Maisie Jones, 5-8, sophomore
23 Lizbeth Garcia, 5-2, junior
25 Gracie Perkins, 5-5, sophomore
33 Brittany Rodriguez, 5-7, senior
Coach: Ashlee Cole (first year)

SIUSLAW GIRLS JV ROSTER
Number, athlete, height, grade
  2 Gabriella Jarman, 5-4, freshman
  3 Kassandra Dietrich, 5-2, sophomore
  4 Faith Lumadue, 5-4, freshman
  5 Ava GÅ‚owacki, 5-5, freshman
11 Denali Sleeper, 5-6, freshman
12 Bethanee Fontenot, 5-2, junior
13 Maggie Manning, 5-6, sophomore
14 Paige Prociw, 5-7, freshman
21 Maisie Jones, 5-8, sophomore
22 Mary Fontenot, 5-5, sophomore
23 Haylee Cole, 5-5, freshman
24 Gillian Norton, 5-11, freshman
25 Gracie Perkins, 5-5, freshman
30 Faith Coday, 5-10, junior
33 Jasmine Bledsoe, 5-9, freshman
Coach: Sara Truax