Juneau-Douglas High School senior Caitlin Pusich is an all-state talent.
Pusich was named to the Knight’s Taxidermy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State team, announced last Wednesday. The multi-year starter tallied over 1,000 points in her career as a Crimson Bear, which included a 29-point outing at this year’s Region V Basketball Tournament.
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Knight’s Taxidermy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State
4A Boys
Player of the Year: Sullivan Menard, Colony
Coach of the Year: Chuck Martin, East Anchorage
First team: Sullivan Menard, Colony; Daniel Headdings, Wasilla; Kaeleb Johnson, East Anchorage; Patrick McMahon, Colony; Isaiah Moses, Dimond.
Second team: Diques Esaw, West Anchorage; Evan Hoosier, Dimond; Chris Lee, Ketchikan; Marcus Lee, Ketchikan; Jaron Williams, East Anchorage.
Third team: Jeremiah Hersrud, Colony; Rashad King, Bartlett; Jamari Lawrence, West Anchorage; Bishop Tosi, Bartlett; Jersey Truesdell, Soldotna.
4A Girls
Player of the Year: Alissa Pili, Dimond
Coach of the Year: Clarence Smith, Bartlett
First team: Alissa Pili, Dimond; Chasity Horn, Chugiak; Sierra Tate, West Valley; Ituau Tuisaula, Soldotna;
Amelia Uhila, Bartlett.
Second team: Bella Hays, Wasilla; Nyeniea John, West Anchorage; Skye Miller, East Anchorage; Eva Palmer, Chugiak; Ellen Silva, West Valley.
Third team: Brittani Blossom, Soldotna; Arianna Camacho-Villafuerte, Dimond; Olivia Davies, Wasilla; Caitlin Pusich, Juneau-Douglas; Ella Roberts, Lathrop.