No. 1 Vikings host Blanchet in first round


The Siuslaw Vikings are the No. 1 seed and the Oregon School Activities Association Class 3A football bracket is set.

The Vikings (8-0) will host Blanchet Catholic (3-5) of Salem on Friday at Hans Petersen Memorial Field, one of eight first-round games.

All eight first-round games are tentatively scheduled for Friday, but any of them could move to Saturday.

Beat the Cavaliers and the Vikings will be looking for a vengeful quarterfinal opponent, also at home.

The opponent? Junction City or Cascade Christian, two teams that will be looking for payback after dropping regular-season games to the Vikings.

Siuslaw mounted an epic comeback to win Friday at Junction City, rallying from a 40-14 second-half deficit for a 41-40 win.

The Vikings defeated Cascade Christian, the defending 3A state champion, in Florence on Oct. 1, 38-34, also rallying in the fourth quarter.

OSAA CLASS 3A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

First round
Friday, Nov. 5
No. 16 Blanchet Catholic (Salem) (3-5) at No. 1 at Siuslaw (8-0)
No. 15 Nyssa/Harper Charter (3-5) at No. 2 Rainier (9-1)
No. 14 Yamhill-Carlton (4-4) at No. 3 South Umpqua (8-1)
No. 13 Philomath (6-3) at No. 4 Warrenton (6-2)
No. 12 Amity (5-4) at No. 5 La Pine (5-3)
No. 11 Santiam Christian (4-4) at No. 6 Dayton (8-1)
No. 10 Sutherlin (5-3) at No. 7 Vale (8-1)
No. 9 Junction City (5-2) at No. 8 Cascade Christian (4-3)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 12 or Saturday, Nov. 13
Winner Siuslaw-Blanchet vs. winner Junction City-Cascade Christian
Winner Amity-La Pine vs. winner Philomath Warrenton
Winner Yamhill Carlton-South Umpqua vs. winner Santiam Christian-Dayton
Winner Sutherlin-Vale vs. winner Nyssa/Harper Charter-Rainier

Qualifiers
Special District 1 East (top 2) — No. 2 Rainier, No. 4 Warrenton
Special District 1 West (top 2) — No. 6 Dayton, No. 12 Amity
Next 2 — No 13 Philomath, No. 14 Yamhill-Carlton
Special District North (top 2) — No. 1 Siuslaw, No. 5 La Pine
Special District South (top 2) — No. 3 South Umpqua, No. 8 Cascade Christian
Next 2 — No. 9 Junction City, No. 10 Sutherlin
Special District 3 (top 2) — No. 7 Vale, No. 15 Nyssa
2 at large — No. 11 Santiam Christian, No. 16 Blanchet Catholic