Oregon High School Basketball - South Salem can't hold off North Salem
January 6, 2009: Salem, OR 97302 The North Salem Vikings basketball team scored 59 points and held the host South Salem Saxons to 58 in the Vikings league triumph on Tuesday.
The Vikings now sport a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Salem for a 6A Central Valley contest on Friday, January 9. North Salem will meet a Titans team coming off a 52-33 league loss to McNary (Keizer, OR). The Titans record now stands at 2-8.
The Saxons (3-4) will now prepare for their contest against Redmond (Redmond, OR). The Panthers enter the 6A Central Valley contest with a 2-5 record. In their last contest, Redmond was nudged by Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, OR), 42-33, in a non-league contest.