Pagosa Springs fell eight points shy of the CHSAA Class 3A Girls Basketball State Championships.
The postseason accolades begin now.
Wes Lewis was named the All-Intermountain League Coach of the Year this week, and star senior Taylor Strohecker was named the All-IML Player of the Year.
Pagosa Springs, which lost the 3A championship 52-45 to Holy Family last weekend, placed five girls on the All-IML team.
Emily Bryant, Anissa Lucero, Payton Shahan and Strohecker were named to the All-IML first team, while Madison Lewis was named honorable mention.
Bayfield High School had two representatives on the All-IML team – senior Jaida Ross was named to the first team and senior Haley Clarke was named honorable mention.
BHS finished its season 7-13 overall and 1-7 in the IML after a loss to Centauri in the third-place game of the IML Tournament.
Centauri placed four girls on the All-IML team: Tori Fringer, Kendra Garcia and Marissa Quinlan were named first team, and Jasmine Gallegos was named honorable mention.
Nicole Broyles, Marissa Manzanares and Elisa Tolley of Alamosa were named All-IML first team, while Brooke Trujillo of Alamosa was named honorable mention.
Terrise Sanchez of Monte Vista was first team and Shelby Hindes of Monte Vista honorable mention.
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All-IML
Intermountain League
All-IML First Team
Alamosa
Nicole Broyles, senior
Marissa Manzanares, senior
Elisa Tolley, sophomore
Bayfield
Jaida Ross, senior
Centauri
Tori Fringer, senior
Kendra Garcia, senior
Marissa Quinlan, senior
Monte Vista
Terrise Sanchez, sophomore
Pagosa Springs
Emily Bryant, senior
Anissa Lucero, senior
Payton Shahan, junior
Taylor Strohecker, senior
Coach of the Year: Wes Lewis, Pagosa Springs
Player of the Year: Taylor Strohecker, Pagosa Springs
Honorable Mention
Haley Clarke, senior, BHS
Jasmine Gallegos, senior, Centauri
Shelby Hindes, junior, Monte Vista
Madison Lewis, sophomore, Pagosa Springs
Brooke Trujillo, sophomore, Alamosa
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