Windsor''s defense holds off Analy in win

After three quarters of even football, Windsor’s defense held Analy in the final quarter to pull out a 38-31 victory and notch the Jaguars’ first North Bay League-Redwood division victory.

“It was back and forth,” Windsor coach Brad Stibi said. “Analy showed up to play and played us tough. They scored on special teams and hit us with some deep balls, and they were able to score when they needed. But our ground game was too strong.”

Windsor quarterback Nick Pariani threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth to lead the Jaguars (3-3, 1-0).

Pariani hit Mickey Contreras for two touchdowns and Landon Estrela for another. Lorenzo Leon also scored on the ground for Windsor.

After Windsor took a 10-7 lead in the first, Analy (2-4, 0-1) rallied and led 24-17 at the half, thanks in part to a field goal right before time expired.

Windsor put together a strong drive early in the third and tied it at 24 with 8:34 remaining in the quarter. The Jaguars held strong in the fourth while scoring twice to put it out of reach.

“We came out in the third and were able to score to tie it up,” Stibi said. “From there our offense really got going.”

He said the Jaguars’ offensive line made some improvements over last week that made a difference for Pariani. The junior connected on 13 of 19 pass attempts for 236 yards.

“He’s more of a pocket guy, but tonight he was able to find his strengths and was able to do what we asked of him,” Stibi said.

Leon rushed for a team-high 132 yards, while Contreras had 135 yards on 6 catches.

“We let Analy in the game and let them stay in the game,” Stibi said. “Too many mental mistakes was the reason for that, and we need to eliminate that next week.”