FIRST TEAM
Jossilyn Blackman, sr., Battle Ground
Alyssa Blankenship, jr., Washougal
Ashlee Comastro, soph., Skyview
Nikki Corbett, sr., Camas
Katie Whitten, sr., La Center
SECOND TEAM
Hannahjoy Adams, sr., Skyview
Lindsay Asplund, sr., Prairie
Megan Bloom, sr., Col. River
Jessica Flanagan, jr., Woodland
Hailey Hartney, jr., Mountain View
Brenna Khaw, sr., Camas
Cherita Daugherty got her first real taste of basketball in the fifth grade.
Her life changed.
“I just loved it. I could never get enough of basketball,” Daugherty said. “I could never see myself getting burned out from basketball. I love it so much. I could do it all year round, every day.
“Some people love candy. I love basketball.”
It shows on the court.
Daugherty, now a junior at Prairie High School, did so much of everything for the Falcons this season. A guard, she led the team in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and also was first in, what? Blocked shots? Yes.
The Falcons won another league title, another district crown, and for the first time since 2012, the Falcons returned to the Tacoma Dome, reaching the Class 3A state quarterfinals.
For her performance, Daugherty is The Columbian’s All-Region girls basketball player of the year.