Jaguars come up short in 13-10 grid loss to Santa Rosa

Windsor comes home to host Montgomery this Friday
The varsity football Jaguars continued a challenging pre-league stretch on Friday at Santa Rosa, coming out on the short end of a defensive battle to fall 13-10.
The setback was the third straight for Windsor after an opening game win over Casa Grande, dropping their season record to 1-3.
The Jags will be out for redemption this Friday, Sept. 14 when they host the Montgomery Vikings in the pre-league finale at Kirkpatrick Stadium. Kickoff times for the JV and varsity are 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Jags fall in heartbreaker
Windsor’s third straight setback was perhaps the hardest to take following blowout losses at the hands of Freedom and Del Oro, giving up a late lead in Friday’s clash with the Panthers.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Jags cashed in on a 39-yard field goal from kicker Otis Cain for a 3-0 lead at the half. 
The battle for field position raged on in the third quarter, with neither defense yielding points in another scoreless period. The Panthers took a brief 7-3 lead on a 2-yard burst from running back Jayvee Long early in the fourth quarter, but Windsor quarterback Nick Pariani answered with a short drive culminating in a 15-yard scoring run by senior running back Octavio Vega to re-take the lead at 10-7.
The Panthers mounted the winning march midway through the final period when quarterback Trevor Anderson hooked up with receiver Roman Correa on a key 50-yard completion. The play set up a 25-yard scamper from Long to put the Panthers back up by three. 
The Jaguars made a late march inside the Santa Rosa red zone, but the threat would fall short as the Panthers hung on for a 13-10 win.
Vega led all Windsor running backs with 75 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Other top backs included Jeremiah Pignataro (7-30), Nick Landeros (4-13) and Pariani (1-3).
Leading defenders included Vega (11 tackles, 2 assists), Pignataro (7, 1), Ben Smith (6,1), Lorenzo Leon (5, 2), Cy Soltanizadeh (5, 2), Aryan Charaniya (4, 2), Jake Seivers (4, 1, INT), Oscar Mayorga (3, 3), Mikey Contreras (3, 1), Landan Estrella (3, 1), Christian Jernigan (2 tackles), Nolan Hardie (1, 1), Cain (1 tackle) and Austin Jacob (3 assists).