![]() ![]() ![]() “We knew they would run the ball and our kids responded,” said Steinert coach Dan Caruso. There was no doubt Steinert’s strength was on defense this year and the Spartans were certainly primed for the big effort against their arch rivals. It’s a great feeling to end the season like this.” We also had lost to Hamilton three straight times. “We only won three games in (each of) the past three years. “We knew what they were going to do running the ball and we were ready for it,” said Lambert, who was in on one tackle after another. This capped an outstanding game for a Steinert defensive front that consisted of James, Jack Lambert, Dream Hemmingway, Mike Rizzo and Hasn Nafai. Led by a twisting 21-yard run by quarterback Rob Chatham, Hamilton then moved the ball for only the second time all game to set up a first and goal at the Spartans’ 5 yard line. Potentially the biggest one came when Steinert fumbled the ball away on its own 43 late in the fourth quarter. In addition to missing a short field goal early in the second quarter after taking over at the Hamilton 9 yard line following a bad punt snap, Steinert turned the ball over three times on fumbles. ![]() Playing in front of the usual large Thanksgiving Day crowd at Spartan Field, Steinert should probably have won this game in a more comfortable fashion than it did. We felt we could run the ball right at them and our offensive line did a good job of pushing them around.” “I’m feeling great, ” said senior running back Ryan Belford after he had sparked the Steinert offense with some power running to set up the game’s only score in the second quarter. ![]() Rarely did anything come easily for the Spartans in a year in which its offense often struggled, but it was all positive in the end as they won the game they want to win more than any other to finish with a 6-4 record. HAMILTON - You could say the Steinert High football team’s 7-0 victory over Hamilton on Thursday pretty much represented a microcosm of its season as a whole. ![]()
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