Prep Girls Basketball Roundup: Scores and Reports from The Blast Zone

Playing Nice: Kalama knocks off Castle Rock; and the rest of the area action

Kalama’s Aubrey Doerty (middle) looks for an opportunity to score during a 1A Trico League game at Castle Rock, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Doerty scored 10 points in a 45-36 win. — Candy Durgeloh / Cdurgeloh Photography

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It’s been a busy week in the Blast Zone so we’re playing from behind in order to catch up with all the action you might have missed while a series of Civil Wars in Longview stole away our attention here at the BZM headquarters. But other important league games and renewed rivalries were underway elsewhere and we’ve got all the details fit to publish below.

Johnson leads ‘Nooks over ‘Octopus’ Rockets

Kalama’a Hannah Johnson puts up a shot from the block while Castle Rock’s Valerie Shetler gives chase during a 1A Trico League game at Castle Rock, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Johnson scored a game-high 22 points in a 45-36 win for the Chinooks. — Candy Durgeloh / Cdurgeloh Photography

CASTLE ROCK — The Rockets opened the doors to LeBaron Court with a clear objective on Wednesday, when they welcomed Kalama for a 1A Trico League girls basketball game — Don’t let Aubrey Doerty beat you. And to that end Castle Rock was successful. The only problem for The Rock is that Hannah Johnson was there to carry the load for the Chinooks in a 45-36 win on the road.

“It was great to get that road win in Castle Rock,” Kalama coach Amber Doerty said. “They really hung on Aubrey, like an octopus to a crab pot. Without many fouls being called, she did a great job of finding Hannah Johnson to finish with a team-high of 23.”