TACOMA — The reigning All-Region girls basketball player of the year took her time getting out of the locker after she helped the Prairie Falcons to another milestone victory Saturday afternoon at Franklin Pierce High School.
By design, it has taken Cherita Daugherty some time this season to show the real Cherita Daugherty.
It’s playoff time now, though, so the wait is over.
Daugherty scored 16 points, leading three Falcons in double figures, and Prairie cruised to a 71-31 victory over Bonney Lake in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A bi-district girls basketball tournament. Prairie will play two more games in this tournament but Saturday’s win clinched its 19th consecutive appearance in the state round of 16.
Prairie coach Brett Johnson was cautious with Daugherty’s playing time early in the season as she struggled through a shoulder injury.