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Young IHS team learning on the fly

Getting a friendly, sympathetic laugh out of field referee Larry Conrads, senior Krissy Velasquez's second-half scream of a request for Ignacio's defenders to clear the ball from just outside her goal box summarized how things were going last Saturday. That scream also aptly captured the essence of inexperience-14 players listed as either freshmen or sophomores-filling the IHS 2015 roster.

For a perpetually-fledgling program that graduated a near-starting lineup's worth of seniors last spring, that isn't necessarily worrying to Coach Oscar Cosio and new assistant Nikki Pearson.

Pagosa sophomore Hayley Mitchell booked the first and match-winning goal in just the eighth minute and added another in the 26th to help PSHS prevail 10-0 on the Bobcats' fast turf pitch.

Between denying shots and making other essential stops, Velasquez finished with 27 total saves unofficially.

Telluride (2-2, 2-2 SWL as of Wednesday) then also blanked IHS two days later, 7-nil in a rare Monday match.

Heading into a Wednesday afternoon trip to Ridgway, the Demons (2-4, 1-3) prevailed 5-0, dropping Ignacio to 0-4, 0-4.

The Bobcats' lone goal of the season is a penalty kick in a 5-1 season-opening home loss on March 12 to Center. That goal was made by IHS junior Tristan Boone.