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Viks
from 1B
has had less time to build
its chemistry in the pre-
season.
They have only had a
couple of weeks to prac-
tice as a full team. Ac-
cording to senior running
back Skyler Loomis, “Go-
ing into the game, I think
we all felt pretty confident
about how we were going
to do and were really ex-
cited to get back out there
and play after 16 months
of not being able to do
anything football-wise.”
However, La Pine came
out with hopes just as
high, which was reflected
in the Hawks’ game play.
Said Lacouture, “First
quarter, they came out
with some fire. I'm not
going to say it surprised
us, but it's been a while
since we've played with
that intensity,” he said.
Fishing
from 1B
is typically the peak for
Siletz steelheading.
The 4-mile bridge (aka
Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is open to motorized
vehicles on the weekends
only. Anglers can walk/
bike in the road during
the weekdays. There is a
parking area located at the
1-mile gate where anglers
can walk/bike upstream
“It's been over a year since
we played a football game.
So, we had to get locked
in, do it pretty fast — and
it took us a second.”
The Viks pushed back,
finding their groove by
the end of the first quar-
ter and continuing to
gain momentum later in
the first half — including
Loomis grabbing a pick
just before halftime.
But unfortunately, the
break may have forced
the Vikings to lose a bit of
their momentum.
“Going into the second
half, we didn't come out
strong; we kind of just
came out flat,” Loomis
said. “I think that's why
we didn't play as well in
the second half.”
Lacouture agreed, say-
ing that the third quarter
is what really changed the
game for La Pine, with the
Hawks retaining posses-
sion for nearly eight min-
utes of the period.
“Our defense was on
the field for a long time,
getting really tired,” La-
couture said.
It was a clear challenge
for the Vikings, roster
is in large part made up
with players contributing
on both offense and de-
fense.
“So, we were definitely
all really tired,” said La-
couture. “[When] we got
back to offense — being
tired mentally and phys-
ically — things started to
not really line up for us
late in the third, and into
the fourth quarter.”
But with five minutes
left in the game, the Vi-
kings had a flash of hope.
In a third-and-20 sit-
uation, Siuslaw earned a
first down, then scored
on the next play before
grabbing a two-point con-
version that put the Viks
ahead by four.
“That gave us a little bit
of light there,” said Blan-
kenship.
However, the Hawks re-
sponded by driving down-
field and ending up with-
in five yards of the end
zone with 1:30 remaining.
But on the next play, the
Hawks were called on a
hands-to-the-face penal-
ty, pushing them back an-
other 15 yards.
It was a lucky break for
the Viks which, unfortu-
nately, didn’t pan out.
On the next play, La
Pine drove into the end
zone to score and take
a two-point, 26-24 lead
that proved to be the final
score.
“We ran the ball pretty
good,” said Junior line-
man Henry Rankin, “but
our passing game need-
ed a little work. Our of-
fensive line needs a little
more work on blocking.
As a team, I feel like we
from there.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead
The Wilson dropped
into shape late last week
and actually had decent
fishing Thursday and
Friday. The bite slowed
over the weekend but has
been slow to fair the last
couple days.
It will fish through the
weekend. Conditions
won’t be the best the next
week, but there are fish
and the opportunity to
catch them throughout the
basin.
COOS RIVER BASIN: Marine
perch species, steelhead
Fishing for rockfish and
lingcod in lower Coos Bay
estuary has been good for
anglers along the jetty.
stayed together, and we
rallied and didn't bicker
at each other.”
The
Vikings
did
have some clutch plays
throughout. Aside from
Loomis’s pick before half-
time, junior Isaac Gar-
za had a pick early on,
Blankenship scored on
a one-yard QB sneak on
the second drive, Braydon
Thornton had a touch-
down on a 15-yard fly
sweep, and Loomis had a
touchdown from 10-yard
run. Loomis also scored
three 2-point conversions
for the Viks.
Despite the loss, Siu-
slaw seems to know exact-
ly what needs to be done
to improve its game play.
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