Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
On the Pac-12 basketball court…
Hallice (Hollis) Cooke scored 14 of his season-high 20 points in the second half yesterday and Oregon State beat UCLA 71-67. The win leaves the Beavs with their best record at the mid-point in the conference season since 1999… five-and-four.
In Eugene Saturday, Joseph Young scored 21 points, including a key 3-pointer that touched off a 12-nothing Oregon run midway through the second half and the Ducks defeated USC 78-66. It was the first conference home win of the season for Oregon… they’re three-and-six in Pac-12 play.
Prep Basketball
For the girls Friday night… Three Siuslaw Vikings scored in double digits as they downed the South Umpqua Lancers 59-48 in Myrtle Creek. Ashlee Cole led the way with 18 points; Halee Richards had 11 points and eight rebounds; Alexandra Opitz had ten points. Sophomores Mikaela Siegel and Meghan Pickell contributed eight points each. In other Far West Girls Basketball contests… number one Sutherlin ran over Brookings-Harbor 50 -33; Marshfield beat Douglas 52 -32.
| 4A-3 Far West League – Girls | League | Overall | Points Scored | Points Allowed | Ranking | RPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherlin | 7-0 | 18-0 | 980 | 513 | 1 | 778.573 |
| Brookings-Harbor | 5-2 | 15-2 | 1025 | 686 | 5 | 685.721 |
| Marshfield | 4-3 | 13-6 | 779 | 695 | 17 | 563.509 |
| Douglas | 4-3 | 8-8 | 643 | 682 | 24 | 468.161 |
| Siuslaw | 3-4 | 5-12 | 635 | 760 | 30 | 436.259 |
| South Umpqua | 1-6 | 2-16 | 628 | 953 | 37 | 367.674 |
| North Bend / Oregon Coast Technology | 0-6 | 2-13 | 494 | 760 | 40 | 352.760 |
Reedsport beat Myrtle Point 39 – 33; Lowell beat Mapleton 62-34.
For the boys…Siuslaw managed only five points in the first quarter Friday night and the South Umpqua Lancers cruised to a 60 -33 Far West League win in Myrtle Creek. Marshfield took sole possession of first place in the Far West with a 56-33 win over Douglas and Sutherlin edged Brookings-Harbor 64 – 61.
| 4A-3 Far West League – Boys | League | Overall | Points Scored | Points Allowed | Ranking | RPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | 6-1 | 10-9 | 949 | 881 | 17 | 527.684 |
| North Bend / Oregon Coast Technology | 5-1 | 12-5 | 964 | 835 | 9 | 604.389 |
| Sutherlin | 5-2 | 13-5 | 969 | 881 | 3 | 650.379 |
| Brookings-Harbor | 4-3 | 11-6 | 1000 | 911 | 5 | 635.038 |
| South Umpqua | 3-4 | 10-7 | 941 | 884 | 29 | 454.336 |
| Siuslaw | 1-6 | 5-12 | 746 | 909 | 31 | 434.255 |
| Douglas | 0-7 | 1-15 | 623 | 873 | 41 | 324.520 |
In Reedsport the Myrtle Point Bobcats downed the Braves 60 -37; Lowell doubled Mapleton 61 – 29.
Prep Wrestling
Two Siuslaw grapplers fared well at what turned into a four-way meet at Newport over the weekend. Andrew Tupua won the championship at 145 pounds with two-points on a take-down with one second remaining in the title match. Isaiah Burkhalter fell in the title round at 126 pounds 9-6 to finish in 2nd.
The meet had initially been intended to be a “double-dual” between Siuslaw and opponents Newport and Santiam, but due to a scarcity of wrestlers across the weight classes, it turned in to a four-way including Reedsport.
Siuslaw will host a Far West Tri-Meet Thursday at four pm, then wrap up the regular season on the road Saturday at the Cottage Grove Invitational.