Vikings beat Bulldogs 64-34, improve to 2-0


Juniors Braydon Thornton (2) and Brody Terry (13) led the Vikings with 16 and 11 points, respectively.

The Siuslaw Vikings boys basketball team is getting a double dose of Class 5 competition this week, playing old rival North Bend.

The aggressive Vikings got in the first jab Wednesday, rolling to a 64-34 nonleague victory at Glenn Butler Court.

It marked the first meeting between the two teams in more than three years, when the Vikings pulled out a 58-55 Far West League victory over the Bulldogs at North Bend in the next-to-last game of the season.

It was Feb. 13, 2018, the last time they met. That was 1,191 days between games for the long-time coast rivals.

The two teams won't wait that long to play again. North Bend hosts a rematch Friday, scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. tipoff.

Juniors Braydon Thornton and Brody Terry once again led the Vikings scoring, Thornton a team-high 16 and Terry 11.

Ten of the 11 Vikings who played scored and six had at least one 3-point goal.

Brady Messner, who hit three 3-pointers, led the Bulldogs with 13 points.

Siuslaw, 2-0, opens Sky-Em League play Tuesday at Marist. Tipoff is 5:45 p.m.

Elsewhere Wednesday, Pleasant Hill took out its frustration from an overtime loss to Siuslaw to beat Sky-Em League member Elmira, 55-9. (Yes, 55-9, according to OSAA website.)

NORTH BEND  6  6 15   7 — 34
SIUSLAW       14 24 13 13 — 64
Siuslaw — Braydon Thornton 6 3-4 16, Brody Terry 4 1-1 11, Avery Hart 4 0-0 9, Aiden Jefferis 3 1-3 7, Isacc Mattson 1 3-4 5, Skyler Mattson 2 0-0 5, Tyrone Krohn 2 0-0 5, Liam McClellan 1 0-0 3, Clay Kramer 0 2-2 2, Harrison Hubner 1 0-2 2, Jacob Foskett 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-16 64.
3-point goals — Brody Terry 2, Liam McClellan 1, Braydon Thornton 1, Skyler Mattson 1, Tyrone Krohn 1, Avery Hart 1.
North Bend — Brady Meisner 4 2-3 13, Landon Rinderle 3 0-0 6, Dakota Gaul 2 1-2 5, Kevin Jones 2 0-0 4, Jason Padgett 1 2-2 4, Sam Mickelson 1 0-0 2, Bryant Wicks 0 0-0 0, Craig Edera 0 0-0 0, David Roberts 0 0-0 0, Brandan Wirth 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-7 34.
3-point goals — Brady Messner 3.

ROSTER

  0 Jacob Foskett, senior
  1 Liam McClellan, senior
  2 Braydon Thornton, junior
  3 Isacc Mattson, junior
  4 Odin Smith, sophomore
  5 Skyler Mattson, senior
10 Clay Kramer, senior
11 Jimmy Allen, sophomore
12 Harrison Hubner, junior
13 Brody Terry, junior
14 Tyrone Krohn, senior
21 Aiden Jefferis, junior
34 Avery Hart, junior

SCHEDULE
Record: 0-0 in Sky-Em League, 2-0 overall

May 18 — Siuslaw 72, Pleasant Hill 71, OT
May 19 — Siuslaw 64, North Bend 34
Friday, May 21 — at North Bend, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 25 — at Marist Catholic, 5:45 p.m., Sky-Em League opener
Thursday, May 27 — Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 — at Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 1 — Junction City, 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, June 3 — at Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, June 5 — Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 8 — at Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 10 — Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, June 15 — at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 17 — Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, June 18 — Bandon, 7:15 p.m.
Coach: Dylan Perry
Assistants: Brian Carmer, Nick Johnson, Sam Johnson