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Sailors face tough squad from Eaton in homecoming football game

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Tom Skulski
  

Decked out in Steamboat Springs Sailors gear, students at the high school cheer on the football team during its homecoming game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The Sailors lost 50-7.
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Sailors fans packed the stands at Gardner Field on Friday night for Steamboat Springs’ homecoming football game against Eaton. 

The Sailors were first to make some noise in the game with an early interception from sophomore Luke Jordan, but it was the visiting Reds who would prevail 50-7, dealing Steamboat its first loss of the season in league play.

Despite a handful of quality offensive drives, the Sailors were unable to find the end zone until the final minutes of the fourth quarter with a five-yard carry from sophomore runningback Thomas Krupp. Turnovers in the air and on the ground cost the Sailors and led to Eaton often finding itself in good field position. 

At halftime, the homecoming court was celebrated on the field, led by seniors king and queen Rowan Tolstedt and Sophie Cowman, followed by juniors Angus Frithsen  and Violet O’Connell, sophomores Sawyer Vietanen and Lucia del Haya, and freshmen Teddy Torello and Mia Goodson-Cutler. 

The loss pins Steamboat below .500 for the first time this season with a 2-3 record. Steamboat is up against a short road stretch with games against The Academy in Westminster on Thursday and Forge Christian in Arvada on Oct. 13.

Eaton 50, Steamboat Springs 7
E:   6 24 13 7
SS: 0  0  0  7

Steamboat’s Luke Jordan picks off the Eaton quarterback early in the game to halt a Reds’ offensive drive Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Steamboat Springs senior Ryan Schott celebrates with teammate Luke Jordan after Jordan’s interception in the first quarter of the Sailors’ homecoming football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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The Steamboat football team ran an early trick play with quarterbacks swapping out to confuse the Eaton defense, but it was unsuccessful on Friday, Sept. 30, 2023.
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Steamboat sophomore quarterback Tanner Cobb watches as he waits for his opportunity to get back on the field with the offense in a football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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The Steamboat Springs dance team performs at halftime of the Sailors’ homecoming football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Sailors senior Charlie Reisman punts the ball deep down field in a football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Steamboat sophomore quarterback Tanner Cobb fakes one handoff while feeding the ball to running back Thomas Krupp during a football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Seniors Rowan Tolstedt and Sophie Cowman were crowned homecoming king and queen and celebrated on the field at halftime of a Steamboat Springs football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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The Steamboat Springs football team huddles to discuss its defensive approach for the next play in a game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Steamboat Springs students celebrate the start of the second half of the Steamboat football homecoming game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Steamboat Springs sophomore Luke Jordan attempts to tackle the Eaton ball carrier during a football game Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Thomas Krupp, a sophomore on the Steamboat football team, receives a kickoff down the left sideline and returns it for a 40-yard gain in a game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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The Steamboat Springs student section keeps the energy high during the Sailors’ homecoming football game against Eaton on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Steamboat sophomore Blu Wills takes down the Eaton ball carrier during a football game on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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To reach Tom Skulski, call 970-871-4240, email tskulski@SteamboatPilot.com.

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