WINDSOR 36, ANALY 13: Jaguars roll in SCL opener

On the first night of Sonoma County League play, Windsor showed it's in a class of its own.

Displaying strength on both sides of the ball, the Jaguars dismantled an Analy team that might be the second best in the SCL. When the onslaught ended, the final score was 36-13.

The Windsor offense racked up 446 yards and the defense held an Analy team that had been averaging 44 points per game to 207 yards. The secondary was also awesome, intercepting Tigers quarterback Jake Zanutto three times. In the first four games of the season, Zanutto had thrown for 13 touchdowns and had not been intercepted.

"The kids played hard," Windsor coach Rob Gatrell said. "We want our identity to be a team that plays hard-nosed and physical. We want to cause havoc."

The Jaguars did just that, especially in the fourth quarter when they put 17 points on the board. They led 19-7 going into the final 12 minutes.

On the first play of the quarter, quarterback Christian McAlvain hit 6-foot-6 wide receiver Kameron Richardson with a 60-yard touchdown pass, and with 10:23 remaining the duo connected for a 40-yard score.

McAlvain completed 12 passes for 208 yards and also rushed for 74 yards on 11 carries.

"We did what we needed to do to win the game," the senior said. "We wanted to establish the run and then be patient waiting for the opportunity to pass.

"The offensive line made my job easy. They gave me so much time to pass, and then when I ran the option, they opened holes for me."

Those linemen were Scott Sotomayor (210 pounds), Chris Delagnes (210), Josh Duke (190), John McGriff (225) and Andrew Nguyen (205).

Windsor, now 5-0, scored the game's first two touchdowns. Darrian Roman took it in from the 1-yard line in the first quarter and Jarod Leon also scored from the 1.

Analy made it 13-7 when Zanutto hit Mark Adams on a 10-yard slant pattern, but McAlvain brought the Jaguars back again by scrambling for a 10-yard TD just 10 seconds before halftime.

Neither team scored in the third, and then Windsor asserted its dominance in the fourth.

"I thought we wore them down by the fourth quarter," McAlvain said. "The players on our team just keep coming at our opponents."

Gatrell said the game plan was to control the ball and keep Zanutto and his receiving corps off the field.

"They're explosive, so we wanted to keep their offense on the sidelines as long as we could," he added. "We had them scouted and saw a couple of places where we had chances to keep Zanutto from completing passes."

Zanutto did complete 16 passes, but for only 147 yards.

Leon was the leading ground-gainer for Windsor with 113 yards on 12 carries. Roman wound up with 43 yards on 16 attempts.

Kyle Lewis was Analy's top rusher with 30 yards on 12 carries.

Analy (3-2) travels to Healdsburg next Friday while Windsor entertains Sonoma Valley.