Visiting Spartans vanquish Vikings, 81-37


Thursday will be a significant senior moment for the Siuslaw Vikings and Marshfield Pirates boys basketball teams at Glenn Butler Court.

Of the 23 players on the two teams' rosters, 20 are seniors — 9 of 12 Vikings and all 11 Pirates.

Tip-off is 5:45 p.m.

The two schools, league mates for more than a decade in the Far West League and Sky-Em, may be facing off for the last time as members of the same league.

The Vikings will be playing their fourth game in as many nights. Siuslaw completes its season and its five-game-in-five-nights schedule Friday at Cottage Grove.

Siuslaw will enter Thursday's game with a 7-13 overall record, 1-7 in the Sky-Em, following a 81-37 loss Wednesday on Senior Night to visiting Marist.

Marshfield is 19-4 and 7-1 and ranked No. 2 in the OSAAtoday 4A coaches poll and No. 3 in the OSAA computer rankings.

Siuslaw heads to the 3A Mountain Valley Conference next fall, while Marshfield will remain in a reconfigured 4A Sky-Em League.

SIUSLAW BOYS
Record: 7-13 overall, 1-7 Sky-Em League
Sky-Em League
Jan. 14 — at Marist 58, Siuslaw 52
Jan. 18 — at Marshfield 83, Siuslaw 47
Jan. 29 — Cottage Grove 54, at Siuslaw 37
Feb. 1 — Elmira 53, at Siuslaw 45
Feb. 12 — at Junction City 75, Siuslaw 36
Feb. 14 — Siuslaw 47, at Elmira 42
Feb. 15 — Junction City 58, at Siuslaw 26
Feb. 16  Marist 81, at Siuslaw 37
Thursday, Feb. 17 — Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 18 — at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.
Preleague
Dec. 1 — at Siuslaw 55, Bandon 47
Dec. 3 — Siuslaw 60, at Newport 43
Dec. 6 — at North Bend 47, Siuslaw 35
Dec. 14 — at Siuslaw 63, Newport 61
Dec. 17 — Siuslaw 61, Sutherlin 27, at Bulldog Invitational, Creswell
Dec. 18 — Creswell 64, Siuslaw 58, at Bulldog Invitational, Creswell
Dec. 21 — Pleasant Hill 64, at Siuslaw 62
Dec. 30 — Siuslaw 58, South Umpqua 47, at Newport Tournament
Dec. 31 — Newport 56, Siuslaw 41, at Newport Tournament
Jan. 4 — Siuslaw 47, at Sutherlin 20
Jan. 7 — Hidden Valley 45, Siuslaw 40, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, Hidden Valley High School, Grants Pass
Jan. 8 — Mazama 67, Siuslaw 58, Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, North Valley High School, Grants Pass

ROSTER
  0 Kyle Hughes, junior, forward, 6-5
  1 Chad Hughes, senior, forward, 6-6
  2 Braydon Thornton, senior, guard, 6-2
  3 Izaac Mattson, senior, guard, 6-2
  4 Sam Ulrich, junior, guard, 5-10
  5 Beau Erickson, senior, guard, 5-11
11 Camp Lacouture, senior, guard, 6-0
13 Brody Terry, senior, guard, 5-11
14 Andrew Jensen-Norman, sophomore, forward, 6-3
21 Aiden Jefferis, senior, forward, 6-1
22 Jimmy Allen, junior, guard, 6-2
23 Joe Slaughter, senior, guard 6-0
34 Avery Hart, senior, forward, 6-5
Coach: Dylan Perry
Assistants: Brian Carmer, Nick Johnson, Skyler Mattson