The Siuslaw Vikings (11-0) and South Umpqua Lancers (11-1) are going back to the future with a state football title on the line Saturday, matching the schools who battled to a scoreless tie in the OSAA AA football final in 1981.

Kickoff for the OSAA Class 3A title is 11 a.m. at Cottage Grove.

Saturday, the Vikings eliminated La Pine at Cottage Grove, 28-26, and the Lancers ousted Vale at Bend, 24-21, in the semifinals.

Siuslaw senior running back Camp Lacouture rushed for four touchdowns Saturday, a pair of 1-yard dives in the first half, a 15-yard run in the third quarter and a 30-yard gallop in the fourth quarter. He finished with 168 yards on 21 carries.

The Hawks did not go easily, pulling within two points with a TD pass with 3:41 to play. The Vikings stopped the 2-point conversion pass, then ran out the clock for the win.

Siuslaw had with 424 yards in total offense to 270 for La Pine. Vikings senior quarterback Beau Erickson was 7 of 10 for 141 yards.

German exchange student Juri Moros hit a 28-yard field goal with 18 seconds to play to lift South Umpqua to victory.

NOTES

The Vikings will be in their fifth state final ... Siuslaw lost to Pleasant Hill in the 1974 AA final, 22-13; tied South Umpqua for a share of the 1981 AA title, 0-0; beat Sisters in the 2006 4A final, 21-14 in overtime, and lost to La Salle in the 2011 4A final, 45-40. ...

South Umpqua also will be playing in their fifth state final, but first since the Lancers game with Siuslaw ... South Umpqua lost to Vale in the 1975 AA final, 24-20; tied Gold Beach for a share of the 1976 AA title, 8-8, and beat Tillamook in the 1977 AA final, 35-7. ...

If you listen to a replay of the Coast Radio broadcast, catch Bob Sneddon's pregame interview with Vikings legend Tim Dodson and halftime chat with Vikings football historian Don Hunt … Dodson was the quarterback of the 1981 Vikings team, and also won a state title as a coach of the Vikings in 2006. ...

Siuslaw is now 7-2 all-time against La Pine, according to Hunt. ...

Oddly enough, Siuslaw and South Umpqua were scheduled to open the season against each other, but the game was canceled when the Vikings entered a covid protocol. ...

South Umpqua's lone loss this season was to state of Washington prep power Kalama, 40-0 ....

Scoring from Coast Radio broadcast:

LA PINE     0   8  12   6 — 26
SIUSLAW   8   8    6   6 — 28
First quarter
Siuslaw — Camp Lacouture 1-yard run (Beau Erickson run), 1:59
Second quarter
Siuslaw — Camp Lacouture 1-yard (Braydon Thornton run), 1:16
La Pine — Mike Brown 55-yard interception return (Colton Campbell run), :17
Third quarter
La Pine — Colton Campbell 15-yard run (pass failed), 10:38
Siuslaw — Camp Lacouture 21-yard run (run failed), 6:42
La Pine — Adrian Boysha 19-yard run (run failed), 1:49
Fourth quarter
Siuslaw — Camp Lacouture 30-yard run (kick failed), 8:21
La Pine — Mike Brown 13-yard pass from Colton Campbell (pass failed), 3:41