The Windsor varsity football team put an emphatic stamp on a
dominant pre-season on Friday with a 62-0 romp over the visiting
Elsie Allen Lobos.
It was Windsor¹s third straight shutout victory in the
pre-season, with the Jags having outscored their opponents, 120-0
in running their record to a perfect 3-0 on the year.
The game got out of hand early, as the Jags exploded for 27
points in the first quarter and never looked back. The big home
crowd witnessed a new Windsor scoring record with nine touchdowns,
including seven on offense. The Jags also scored on an interception
return and found pay dirt on a punt return.
³There¹s not a lot you can say about the game, we had our second
team in the second half and they did a great job,² Windsor head
coach Jason Fayter said. ³Our first and second team on the
offensive line had a great game.²
The third consecutive blowout for Windsor was the team¹s final
pre-season tune-up before a scheduled league-opening showdown with
visiting Healdsburg on Friday, Oct. 6. The annual ³Grape Bowl²
between the North Bay rivals will also serve as the Homecoming Game
for Windsor.
³We¹re expecting the league to be very tough this year and we
know the level of play will be a lot better than we¹ve seen in the
pre-season,² noted Fayter. ³Fortunately we didn¹t sustain any
injuries this week and now we¹ll start thinking about
Healdsburg.²
Sophomore linebacker Leroy Green got the party started early on
Friday, as he picked off a Lobo pass and returned it 14 yards for
the touchdown. Erik Hernandez added the first of his eventual eight
PAT boots for a 7-0 lead.
The combination of Windsor quarterback Kevin Cramer and receiver
Brandyn Reed took over the game a short time later, as the duo
joined forces on touchdown strikes of 44, 70 and 17-yards for an
insurmountable, 27-0 bulge by the end of the first quarter.
Meanwhile, the Jags were throwing up a brick wall on defense,
giving Windsor great field position throughout the first half. The
Jags added scoring runs by Cramer (15 yards) and Green (9 yards) in
the second quarter to grab a 41-0 lead at the break.
Windsor emptied its bench in the second half, but reserve
quarterback Roy Edwards joined the party with a three-yard
touchdown burst. Later in the third period, Jamal Russell Black
returned a punt 50 yards to the house for a 55-0 lead at the end of
three. The Jags added a 15-yard touchdown run from Andrew Jones in
the fourth quarter to cap the 62-0 rout.
Offensive leaders in limited duty included: Cramer (4-5, 144
yards, 3 TDs passing, 5-66 yards, TD rushing), Green (10-87 yards,
TD rushing), Hernandez (4-43 yards rushing), Edwards (4-55 yards,
rushing, TD), Jones (2-30 yards rushing, TD) and Reed (4-144 yards,
3 TDs receiving).
Leading defenders were: Green (5 tackles, 3 assists, INT, TD),
Tom Walton (7 tackles, 2 assists), Mike Bruner (5 tackles, assist),
Mike Bogdanovich (3 tackles, 4 assists), Matt Pepper (assist,
sack), Jones (tackle, 4 assists) and Kyle Kellough (tackle, 3
assists).
The Windsor JV squad posted a 7-0 win over Elsie Allen.
The JV and varsity squads have a bye this week and will
entertain Healdsburg on Oct. 6.
