Windsor moves to 5-1; showdown with Rancho Cotate on Friday
The Jaguars staged a football Homecoming party on Friday with everyone invited, combining an opportunistic offensive attack with a big-play defensive effort in a 47-8 rout over Analy.
The victory, Windsor’s third straight and fifth in six season outings, came in the North Bay League Oak Division opener before a raucous home crowd at Kirkpatrick Stadium.
“It was a total team effort,” Jag’s head coach Brad Stibi said. “I was glad to see everyone contributed.”
The Jaguars (1-0, 5-1) won’t spend much time reading their newspaper clippings this week as they prepare for the next challenge – a Friday, Oct. 11 home clash with perennial power Rancho Cotate.
The Cougars (0-1, 3-3) are much better than their .500 record, coming off a hard fought 24-14 loss to Cardinal Newman on Oct. 4.
“Preparation is key this week in stopping Rancho,” Stibi noted. “I expect a high energy game.”
Defense stuns Tigers
Friday’s Homecoming clash with Analy featured a slow start for Windsor, grabbing a 7-0 first-quarter lead on an 80-yard scoring strike from quarterback Billy Boyle to big-play receiver Nico Contreras.
The Jaguars’ defense took over in the second quarter, as linebacker Lorenzo Leon picked off a pass at the Analy 15 to set up a short touchdown pass from Boyle to Contreras to make it 14-0.
Windsor’s E.Z. Woodard joined the party moments later when he received an Analy punt and took it 70 yards to the house for a 21-0 cushion.
The bottom fell out for the Tigers later in the period when another interception by Contreras had the Jags smelling blood at midfield. Boyle followed with a 33-yard scoring pass to Trent Matthews. Moment’s later, Leon picked off an Analy pass and returned it 20 yards for a score. Yet another pick by Jag’s defender Grant Huls put the ball at the Analy one, and Leon dove over the goal line to make it 40-0. Joey Skinner put the final touches on a second-quarter explosion with a 35-yard pick-six as Windsor led 47-0 at the break.
With a running clock throughout the second half, the Jaguars leaned on their running game while emptying their bench.
The Tigers avoided the shutout late in the fourth quarter when back-up quarterback Jake Acosta hit receiver Kolby Elledge on a three-yard touchdown pass as Windsor cruised to a 47-8 victory.
Boyle finished with seven completions on nine pass attempts for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Other offensive standouts were Leon (7-27 yards rushing, TD), Contreras (4-109 yards receiving, 2 TDs), Matthews (1-43 yards receiving, TD) and Woodard (70-yard punt return, TD).
Leading defenders included Leon (3 tackles, 1 assist, 2 INTs, TD), Skinner (3, 1, INT, TD), Oscar Mayorga (4, 2, sack), Jeremiah Pignataro (4, 2,), Contreras (3, 2, INT), Huls (tackle, INT, TD), Nico Zamora (3, 1), Julian Pell (2, 1, 2 sacks), Gianni Domenichelli (5 tackles), Kaleb Torres (2 tackles, sack), Jimmy Garcia (2 tackles, sack) and Lucas Fowler (1 tackle, fumble recovery).
