Jaguars keep pace in NBL soccer title chase
The Jaguars continued a remarkable winter soccer campaign in a busy week on the North Bay League pitch, scoring wins over Maria Carrillo, Ukiah and Santa Rosa to maintain sole possession of second place.
At press time Windsor (7-1-1, 10-3-2) trailed only first-place Montgomery (9-1) in the league hierarchy with five matches remaining. Rounding out the NBL standings were Casa Grande (5-2-3), Santa Rosa (5-3-1), Rancho Cotate (5-4), Ukiah (2-7), Maria Carrillo (1-7-1) and Cardinal Newman (0-9).
The Jaguars will now focus on a critical upcoming rematch with visiting Montgomery this Wednesday, Feb. 1 (7 p.m.). Windsor will visit Casa Grande on Friday, Feb. 3 (6 p.m.) and travel to Cardinal Newman on Monday, Feb. 6 (7 p.m.).
Jags’ hat trick
Windsor began arguably its best stretch of the season on Jan. 23 at Maria Carrillo, taking command with a pair of goals in the first half before adding an insurance tally after intermission en route to a 3-0 win.
Goal scorers for the Jags included Dylan Eddy, Dylan Manfredi and Chiquis Urincho. Miles Monroe logged an assist, while goalie Leo Bossard notched the shutout.
Windsor was locked in a heated skirmish with visiting Ukiah on Jan. 25, with the Jaguars getting goals from Eddy and Ray Duenas to take a 2-1 halftime lead. The Wildcats scored to knot the contest at 2-2, but Manfredi would find the net on a header off a corner kick with 10 minutes left to lift the Jags to a 3-2 win.
Credit Rigo Barragan (2) and Eddy (1) with assists for Windsor.
The Jaguars wrapped up a busy week on Friday in a defensive battle at Santa Rosa, a match that featured outstanding defensive play on both sides. Deadlock in a scoreless tie for the first 88 minutes, the Jags ended the madness with two minutes to go in regulation when Barragan took a pass from teammate Derek Neidlinger and drove it into the net for a 1-0 victory.
Bossard logged his seventh shutout of the campaign in goal for Windsor. Â
