2B | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Community invited to show Viking football spirit
the short 6-week season.
The first home Siuslaw
football game is Friday,
March 12, and Viking
supporters want to show
Viking Pride and commu-
nity spirit.
Spectators are not per-
mitted at games during
Sailors
from 1B
whose pass on the third
down was deflected by
Neece. The ball was
snatched up by Sailor se-
nior Jeremy Bender, who
returned it for 32 yards
before he was taken down.
Once the defense had
propelled Mapleton’s mo-
mentum forward, it was
time for offense to catch
up.
Greene said his offense
struggled at first because
they couldn't get the snap
going. After a timeout, the
Sailors brought in Emily
Neece at center — and the
offense came together.
“[Emily] came in and
it was the first time she's
ever played. She snapped
the ball and it was per-
fect,” Greene said. “You
have so many different
emotions when you come
in for the first time, espe-
cially [at] center. She's go-
ing up against a boy. She
came in and she did well.”
As soon as the Sailors
got the snap, JJ Neece
scored on a 40-yard run
and, before they knew it,
the Panthers were down
Soccer
from 1B
Defensively,
junior
goalkeeper Kayden Lane
made 12 saves over the
course of the game,
including five in the first
half and seven in the sec-
ond. “He played a great
game,” said Tomaro.
In addition to Lane
holding the Pirates on
defense, the Viks’ offense
pushed through the
Marshfield defense with
several attacks, especially
toward the end of the
game. Compared to the
first half, during which
Siuslaw only took one shot
at the goal, the Vikings got
off seven attempts in the
second half.
“Some were very nearly
goals,” Tomaro said.
Of the 10 shots taken on
offense, junior Daniel
Paasch had two, sopho-
“So, it is even more im-
portant than ever for our
football team to feel the
support of the commu-
nity,” said Jennifer Wag-
goner, who is organizing
14 to 0.
Mapleton picked up
one more touchdown and
two-point conversion be-
fore Chiloquin was able to
score its first eight points,
bringing the score to 22-8.
At this point, the Sailors
first snapped the ball to
run a pass play, and senior
AJ Moso ran a post-route
to receive from JJ Neece.
“JJ threw it about 45
yards in the air,” said
Greene, “and right in
stride AJ caught it and ran
the rest of the way for a
touchdown.”
Mapleton then scored
another touchdown on
another pass from Neece
to Moso, along with the
two-point conversion.
“AJ made a pretty spec-
tacular catch. It was the
last play before the half,
and that kind of sealed it,”
Greene said.
At halftime, Maple-
ton led 44-8, prompting
the “mercy rule” running
clock for the remainder of
the game due to the Sail-
ors’ more than 35-point
lead.
The whole team con-
tributed to the success of
the Sailors. Senior Phillip
more Dez Anderson had
four, senior Jaxson Jensen
had three, and sophomore
Yoskar De La Mora had
one.
On the whole, Tomaro
said she was pleased with
her squad’s tenacity in its
first match at the varsity
level.
“We have some things
to work on, as any team
does. But overall, I am
proud of our team's
efforts,” said Tomaro. “I’m
looking forward to con-
tinuing to grow and
improve together as a
team — and I'm excited to
see how the rest of the
season goes.”
The Vikings play at
home against Elmira this
Thursday (March 11),
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
As with all sporting
events this season, no
spectators are allowed to
attend the game.
a way for community
members to show their
spirit and help support
the team.
Starting this week,
community
members
are encouraged to place
a sign in their yard or at
their business. Fans can
host a Viking football
sign in their yard for $25.
Request one by emailing
Waggoner at jwaggoner@
peak.org or text her at
541-520-1255. There are
a limited number of signs
available.
Also starting this week,
the community is in-
vited to deck out their
businesses with Blue and
Gold and as much Viking
spirit as they can. A pan-
el of judges will pick the
winning business, which
will receive a supply of
Siuslaw football shirts and
a cookie variety basket
from Glitter and Sprinkles
Sweetery.
Judging will take place
this Thursday, March 11.
Burnett caught a ball on a
counter and ran it for 42
yards to score a touch-
down. Junior Joe Shep-
ard had two two-point
conversions, one rushing,
and one caught in the end
zone.
One proud moment
for Greene was watching
sophomore Mason Flans-
berg catch his first-ever
pass in game, on a throw
from Moso.
“[Flansberg] ran for 12
yards, and he was so ex-
cited when he caught it.
It made his day,” Greene
said. “I thought it was
pretty thrilling to see that;
you always remember the
first time you catch a ball,
so I thought it was pretty
cool.”
The bulk of Mapleton’s
touchdowns came from
JJ Neece, who had six in
total.
“He’s just a phenomenal
athlete,” Greene said of
Neece, who had a pick six,
threw for a touchdown
and ran for four touch-
downs. He finished with
two touchdown catches
for 100 yards, had sev-
en carries for 159 yards,
four sacks and three
cause-fumbles in the
game.
“JJ was a wrecking ball,
he plays at a high level.
He’s just bigger, faster
and stronger than most of
these kids. And when he
comes in there, it's fun to
watch.”
On defense, sophomore
Jeff Bernhardt had a cou-
ple of sacks at defensive
end. Senior Jesse Hughes
had a sack on the quar-
terback, and seniors Ryan
Bernhardt and Moso each
had a sack as well.
Greene was delighted
with his team’s efforts.
“I was really proud. It's
a good team win with ev-
erything that went down,
and they had so much
fun. They’re creating
memories,” said Greene.
“The bus ride there, and
going to McDonald's on
a Friday night after the
game and having fun.
That's what you remem-
ber about team sports —
the camaraderie with each
other, the relationships
you have, and how much
fun you have on the road.”
Mapleton’s next game
is a non-league game
this Friday (March 12) at
Lost River (Hidden Valley
High School) at 2:30 p.m.
As with all sporting
events this season, no
spectators are allowed to
attend the game.
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