The Siuslaw Vikings have advanced to the semifinals of the OSAA 3A football playoffs.

The No. 1-seeded Vikings ran their record to 10-0 Friday with a 28-23 victory over the No. 8-seeded Cascade Christian Challengers of Medford at Hans Petersen Memorial Field.

Cascade Christian won the unofficial 3A title last spring with a 13-10 win over Santiam Christian at Cottage Grove.

Siuslaw will play the winner of the La Pine-Warrenton game next weekend at a neutral field, likely Hillsboro if against Warrenton or Cottage Grove if against La Pine.

Warrenton hosts La Pine at CMH Field in Astoria on Saturday. Kickoff is 1 p.m.

Siuslaw senior Braydon Thornton apparrently found yet another way to score Friday, plopping on a loose ball in the end zone with 7:42 to play as the Vikings built a 28-17 lead.

Vikings running back Ian Sissel appeared to lose the ball just short of the end zone, trying to score from the 6. The TD ended an eight-play, 50-yard drive. The conversion run failed.

The Challengers, who lost 38-34 at Siuslaw earlier in the season, fought back with an eight-play, 60-yard drive to make it 28-23, junior running back Triston Wallace scoring from the 9.

Going for two points, Challengers junior quarterback Keith Reed was sacked before he could launch a pass.

Cascade Christian attempted an on-side kick, but the Vikings took over on their own 49 and ran out the final 3 minutes and 15 seconds of the game.

The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter, Siuslaw opening the second half with an 11-play, 65-yard drive.

Vikings senior running back Camp Lacouture scored on a 4-yard run and senior quarterback Beau Erickson ran in the 2-point conversion for a 22-10 lead.

The Challengers matched that with an 11-play, 78-yard drive, with Reed punching it in from the 1. Junior place-kicker JT Knobloch-Scott converted the kick to make it 22-17 Siuslaw through three quarters.

The Vikings took a 14-10 lead at halftime after Erickson scored on a 5-yard run at 4:47 of the second quarter. The score completed a 15-play, 62-yard drive. The 2-point conversion pass failed.

Cascade Christian took a 10-8 lead early in the second quarter on a 3-yard run by Wallace at 11:13. The TD came on a nine-play, 70-yard drive. Knobloch-Scott converted the extra-point kick.

Siuslaw had the ball only 30 seconds of the first quarter but led 8-3 on a 53-yard touchdown run by Erickson. Erickson bulled into the end zone for a 2-point conversion with 4:05 left in the quarter.

It took the Vikings two plays to go 75 yards, Erickson's TD set up on a 22-yard run by Lacouture.

The Challengers opened the game with a 14-play, 58-yard drive capped by a 30-yard field goal by Knobloch-Scott at the 4:35 mark.

NOTES

Junior quarterback Jace Johnson tossed three TD passes and ran for a fourth as South Umpqua beat Santiam Christian 28-8 at Tri City in the other 3A quarterfinal game Friday. ...

Coast Radio's Randy Paredes credited the Vikings with 329 yards of offense, 281 on the ground on a rainy night. ... The Challengers had 276 yards, including 166 rushing. ...

Siuslaw is seeking its third state football title. The Vikings were Class AA co-champions in 1981, when they tied fought South Umpqua to a scoreless tie in the final, and Class 4A champions in 2006, when they finished 12-0 and beat Sisters in overtime in the final, 21-14. ...

In the 4A quarterfinals, Marshfield beat Henley, 42-7, and Marist mauled Cascade, 62-35. ... Marshfield will play the winner of Saturday's Banks-Mazama game in the semifinals, while Marist will play Estacada. ...

The Siuslaw Vikings boys and girls cross country teams were honored at halftime for their recent state championship titles. …

Scoring from Coast Radio broadcast:

CASCADE CHRISTIAN  3  7  7  6 — 23
SIUSLAW                        8  6  8  6 — 28
First quarter
Cascade Christian — FG JT Knobloch-Scott 30, 4:35, 14 plays, 58 yards
Siuslaw — Beau Erickson 53-yard run (Beau Erickson run), 4:05, 2 plays, 75 yards
Second quarter
Cascade Christian — Triston Wallace 3-yard run (JT Knobloch-Scott kick), 11:13, 9 plays, 70 yards
Siuslaw — Beau Erickson 5-yard run (pass failed), 4:17, 15 plays, 62 yards
Third quarter
Siuslaw — Camp Lacouture 4-yard run (Beau Erickson run), 5:52, 11 plays, 65 yards
Cascade Christian — Keith Reed 1-yard run (Jt Knobloch-Scott kick), :17, 11 plays, 78 yards
Fourth quarter
Siuslaw — Braydon Thornton recovered ball in end zone (run failed), 7:42, 8 plays, 50 yards
Cascade Christian — Triston Wallace 9-yard run (pass failed), 3:15, 8 plays, 60 yards

3A PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 12
at Siuslaw 28, Cascade Christian 23
at South Umpqua 28, Santiam Christian 8
Saturday, Nov. 13
La Pine vs. Warrenton at Astoria
Vale at Rainier at Kelso, Wash.

SIUSLAW SCHEDULE
Record: 10-0 overall, 5-0 in 3A Special District 2 North, 2-0 in playoffs
Sept. 3 — South Umpqua, canceled
Sept 10 — at Siuslaw 48, North Valley (Grants Pass) 14
Sept. 17 — Siuslaw 50, Sisters 0, at Bend
Sept. 24 — Siuslaw 15, at Gladstone 7
Oct. 1 — at Siuslaw 38, Cascade Christian (Medford) 34
Oct. 8 — at Siuslaw 34, La Pine 26
Oct. 14 — at Siuslaw 66, Pleasant Hill 19
Oct. 22 — Siuslaw 21, at Santiam Christian (Adair Village) 14
Oct. 29 — Siuslaw 41, at Junction City 40
Nov. 5 — at Siuslaw 45, Blanchet Catholic 6, OSAA 3A first round
Nov. 12 —at Siuslaw 28, Cascade Christian 23, OSAA 3A quarterfinals
Friday or Saturday, Nov. 19-20 — Siuslaw vs. La Pine or Warrenton, TBA