The Taft Tigers will need to buckle down on defense Friday against the league’s highest-scoring team
Taft and Newport high schools will meet Oregon’s top-ranked boys basketball teams in their respective classes when the Class 3A Tigers host No. 1-rated Dayton tonight and the Class 4A Cubs entertain No. 1 Seaside on Saturday.
Newport Cubs
Taft Tigers
The 13th-rated Tigers (8-3, 1-0 West Valley) will meet the unbeaten Pirates (11-0, 1-0 West Valley) at 7:30 p.m. in a conference showdown at Taft on First Responders Night with fans requested to wear white (first responders admitted free).
Meanwhile, the fifth-ranked Cubs (9-2, 0-0 Oregon West) will host the undefeated Seagulls (8-0, 0-0 Cowapa) at 6 p.m. Saturday in a game moved from Seaside following its postponement Thursday due to inclement weather.
Friday’s Taft-Dayton matchup features the two highest-scoring teams in the West Valley League. The Pirates (71.4 points per game) are coming off a 20-point home victory Tuesday over second-ranked Horizon Christian (9-1, 0-1). Taft (66.4 ppg) won its league opener Tuesday over Sheridan (4-6, 0-1), 69-52.
Dayton and Taft have both played fourth-ranked Blanchet Catholic (6-3, 1-0 PacWest) this season, with the Pirates winning 59-46 Dec. 6 in Salem, and the Tigers falling 60-55 on the road in their Nov. 30 season opener.
The Lady Tigers (3-7, 0-1 West Valley) will host the second-ranked Dayton girls (11-1, 1-0) in league play at 6 p.m. Friday.
Class 2A Toledo returns to boys (4-8, 0-0 Sunset) and girls (3-9, 0-0) action at home Saturday against 2A Tri-River League member St. Paul (4-6, 0-0 boys; 7-3, 0-0 girls).
Taft photos by SportsLincolnCounty.com contributing photographer Eric DeMello
Newport photos by SportsLincolnCounty.com photographer Robert William Smith
Friday’s Games
Boys
Dayton @ Taft, 7:30 p.m.
Siletz Valley @ Lowell, 7 p.m.
‘Girls
Newport @ Seaside, 6 p.m.
Dayton @ Taft, 6 p.m.
Siletz Valley @ Lowell, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Boys
Seaside @ Newport, 6 p.m.
St. Paul @ Toledo, 3 p.m.
Girls
St. Paul @ Toledo, 1:30 p.m.
West Valley Boys
| Team | League | Overall | Points Scored | Points Allowed | OSAA Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 1-0 | 11-0 | 785 | 559 | 1 |
| Amity | 1-0 | 8-2 | 678 | 559 | 6 |
| Willamina | 1-0 | 8-2 | 554 | 417 | 15 |
Taft |
1-0 | 8-3 | 730 | 601 | 13 |
| Horizon Christian | 0-1 | 9-1 | 655 | 489 | 2 |
| Westside Christian | 0-1 | 6-5 | 606 | 576 | 25 |
| Santiam Christian | 0-1 | 4-4 | 315 | 365 | 19 |
| Sheridan | 0-1 | 4-6 | 475 | 561 | 30 |
Taft Boys
| No. | Name | Position | Grade | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Caleb King | F | 11 | 6-0 |
| 1 | Mike Zacarias | F | 12 | 5-8 |
| 2 | Chance Haun | G | 12 | 5-9 |
| 3 | Josh Salsbery | G | 11 | 5-8 |
| 5 | Christian Chase | F | 12 | 6-2 |
| 10 | Eli DeMello | G | 9 | 5-9 |
| 11 | Nathan Hertz | F | 12 | 6-0 |
| 12 | Jack Stempel | F | 11 | 6-1 |
| 15 | Triston Colhour | F | 12 | 6-0 |
| 20 | Lucas Hindman | F | 9 | 5-11 |
| 22 | Tyee Fisher | P | 10 | 6-3 |
| 23 | James Brandes | F | 12 | 5-9 |
| 24 | Zach Tweedie | P | 12 | 6-1 |
| 32 | Preston Nightingale | P | 11 | 6-1 |
| 34 | Everett Thomas | P | 12 | 6-2 |
It is now deemed an ordinary occurrence when rain causes raw sewage to spill onto public beaches. Public works stated the last time a few months back they spent millions to fix the issue yet this November/December another nasty spill took place. The city needs to be held accountable for these spills. Devils Lake is always being used by the city to dump raw sewage also. Wake up and smell the scat. Dump the city manager and his legal hack. Facebook… Friends of Devils Lake… come check it out.
