Sailor boys fall to Eagle Valley in regular season finale
The Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team will not share a piece of the Western Slope title, as Eagle Valley defeated the Sailors at home 52-44 on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Steamboat jumped out to a small lead in the first quarter. With 1 minute, 37 seconds left in the first half, Devils senior Erich Petersen scored to tie the game at 20.
Eagle Valley scored the next six points and led 26-22 going into the locker rooms.
The Devils pushed that lead to almost double digits, 42-33, over the third quarter.
Steamboat shifted gears and started to execute a comeback late in the game as Sailors senior Parker Lindquist went off. He used a 3-pointer to make it 42-39 with 6:21 left to play. He scored a team-high 14 points.
A few minutes later, senior Kellen Adams cut the deficit to 43-40 and junior Ethan Hoy kept it close, 45-42, with a jump shot and Lindquist shrunk the gap with a layup. With less than a minute to play, Steamboat trailed 46-44.
The Sailors proceeded to foul the Devils, who made their free throws. Meanwhile, Steamboat couldn’t score, and Eagle Valley pulled ahead 52-44.
Steamboat ended regular season play with a 9-3 league record.
Meanwhile, the Sailor girls fell to Eagle Valley 60-49, ending their regular season with a 7-5 record against Western Slope teams.
Shelby Reardon is the assistant editor at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach her, call 970-871-4253, email sreardon@SteamboatPilot.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.
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