It was a scene reminiscent of ³Friday Night Lights² and
³Remember the Titans.² The electricity generated at the varsity
home football opener between the Jaguars and visiting Maria
Carrillo Pumas lit up the town of Windsor on Friday, as the Jaguars
kicked off the 2006 campaign with a dominant, 30-0 victory.
The game was played in front of one of the largest local crowds
ever and served as a coming out party for the fired-up Jags and
their loyal fans, stamping Windsor as perhaps the team to beat this
year in the Sonoma County League.
Windsor¹s high-octane, spread offense churned up 452 total yards
on the night, led by senior all-league quarterback Kevin Cramer,
running back Erik Hernandez and wide-out Brandyn Reed. The trio was
almost unstoppable, accounting for most of Windsor¹s 24 points
scored in the first half.
³We¹ve got a lot of weapons on offense, but we couldn¹t have
done a thing without the great job of our offensive line,² said
Windsor head coach Jason Fayter, who notched his 16th career win on
Friday. ³Our line was the difference tonight.²
The defense, led by run stopping seniors Matt ³Bubbles²
Lamberson, Mike Bogdanovich, James Jewett, junior Kyle Kellough and
sophomore Leroy Green, throttled the Puma running game all night.
In addition, the Jags got a superb effort from junior cornerback
Danny Hardisty, who did a little bit of everything in his varsity
debut.
Windsor struck with precision and speed on Friday, as Cramer
found Reed on the third play from scrimmage with a 49-yard
completion. The quick strike was followed by a 43-yard touchdown
scamper by Hernandez for a 6-0 Jaguar lead.
Moments later, Lamberson pounced on a Puma fumble, setting up a
27-yard scoring jaunt from Hernandez for a two-touchdown advantage.
Fullback Leroy Green later scored on an eight-yard burst, followed
by a 14-yard touchdown reception from Cramer to Jamal Russell Black
for a commanding, 24-0 halftime lead.
The dominance continued in the second half as Maria Carrillo had
no answer for the swarming Jaguar defense. Cramer and Reed capped
the evening¹s fireworks with a 50-yard touchdown dagger, giving
Windsor a convincing, 30-0 victory.
³We definitely wanted to send a message in our opening game,²
said Reed, a third-year varsity star on both sides of the ball. ³I
knew that if I could make some catches, it would help open up our
running game.²
Hernandez turned in a great outing ever for a Windsor player,
churning out 132 yards rushing with a pair of touchdowns, 11 yards
receiving.
Other offensive leaders included: Cramer (12-20, 218 yards, 2
TDs passing, 10-32 yards rushing), Green (9-37 yards rushing, TD,
1-11 yards receiving), Reed (7-151 yards, TD receiving, 1-11 yards
rushing), Benny Anderson (5-14 yards rushing), and Russell Black
(3-8 yards rushing, 2-45 yards, TD receiving).
Leading defenders included: Lamberson (8 tackles, assist, sack,
FR), Hardisty (2 tackles, 3 assists, .5 sacks, INT, FR), Kellough
(2 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks), Bogdanovich (2 tackles, 2
assists), Jewett (tackle, 3 assists), Tom Walton (tackle, 2
assists), Hernandez (2 tackles, assist), Green (tackle, 2 assists,
sack), Brandyn Schmidt (tackle, assist), Mike Bruner (tackle),
Russell Black (2 assists) and one assist each from John Fraga,
Michael Aranza, Roy Edwards, Jason Freyer, Andrew Jones and Dillon
Morrow.
The Jags travel to face Santa Rosa this Saturday, Sept. 16 (a
conflict in the schedule originally showed the game on Friday,
Sept. 15) in a 7:30 clash (JV at 5 p.m.). Last week, the upstart
Panthers posted a 38-27 shocker over Casa Grande.
