4B | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Like the girls’ game, Siuslaw
kept things close in the opening
period, never trailing by more
than 5 points thanks to shoot-
ing from senior Dylan Wynn,
sophomores Jacob Foskett and
Liam McClellan, and Th ornton.
Th e Billies held a 24-17 lead
to start the second quarter, ex-
tending it to 15 points by half-
time despite solid eff ort from
sophomore Skyler Loomis at
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point guard and rebounding
from Foskett and junior Caleb
Hennessee.
Siuslaw remained behind by
at least 11 points throughout
the third period, with Pleasant
Hill rubbing salt in the wound
on a 3-pointer at the buzzer to
end the quarter with a 65-43
lead.
Th e Billies (6-1), ranked No.
8 in the 3A, went on to win it,
74-53.
Last night, Siuslaw hosted
Stayton in a non-league match-
up (aft er press deadlines) at
Glenn Butler Court.
Th ursday, both Siuslaw
teams will kick off the Bandon
Dunes Holiday Invitational,
which runs through Friday.
Th e Vikings will return to
the home hardwood on Dec. 27
to host Reedsport.
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Siuslaw senior Nick Swift drives into the paint against Pleasant Hill last Friday night.
Siuslaw
from 1B
to the Lady Billies a week earlier
at the Les Schwab Eagle Boost-
er Club Classic, where Pleasant
Hill narrowly beat Siuslaw on a
3-point buzzer beater, 50-48.
But Friday night was anoth-
er story, due in large part to
Pleasant Hill sophomores An-
geni Yeo and Alexa Ellis, who
combined for 44 of the Billies'
71 points.
Siuslaw kept things relatively
close in the fi rst period, getting
a late start off ensively but stay-
ing within 4 points for much of
the quarter.
Sophomore point guard
Lindsey Long sank the fi rst Siu-
slaw bucket, off the glass, to cut
the Billies' lead to 3 points, 5-2.
Pleasant Hill sank a free
throw, but sophomore post
Gracie Freudenthal drove for
a lay-up to ut Siuslaw within a
basket, 6-4.
Th e Billies sank a long
3-pointer against the Vikings'
zone, with the two teams trad-
ing baskets for the rest of the
period as Pleasant Hill held a
13-7 lead.
Siuslaw scored eight points
in the second period with re-
bounding from senior Alys-
sa Richards, Freudenthal and
Long, but turnovers — along
with Pleasant Hill free throws
— extended the Vikings defi cit,
37-15, entering the half.
In the second half, Pleasant
Hill built on its lead and went
on to secure a 71-35 win.
Th e boys were next on the
fl oor, where Siuslaw fresh-
man Braydon Th ornton was
hot from both sides of the arc,
claiming a team-high 16 points
against the Billies.
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returns and conservation con-
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the Siuslaw remains closed
upstream of the Tiernan boat
ramp (downstream of
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each rise in the river level from
now through April. Bobber
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all effective ways to catch these
hard fighting fish.
Reminder: Winter steelhead
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areas closed to Chinook.
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