Ryan Moody didn’t score Bonny Eagle’s first goal against visiting Windham on Saturday, Oct. 17 – that honor belonged to Devin Borchard – but he did score their next five, and he scored them in all sorts of ways: on a needle-threader from way out, on a nimble dance through heavy coverage in close, on a header redirect fed from the corner.

Moody’s tornado of scores delivered the Scots a 6-4 victory and bumped them to 3-8-2 in 2015. The Eagles, meanwhile, fell to 3-10.

“It’s just, everything’s clicking,” Moody said of his headspace when he’s having a big game. “When you hit one of those, you know right when it comes off your foot that it’s going in.”

Bonny Eagle head coach Larry Robertson elaborated on Moody’s gifts. “He has an exceptional talent for finding the goal in all kinds of games,” he said. “He’s very good when he has the ball at his feet, 20 yards out from goal and he can take his time.”

Likewise, Robertson said, “He always does a great job when he only has half a yard. He’s one of those natural goal-scorers that’s going to take his opportunities.”

Borchard gave the Scots a 1-0 advantage early – just 38 seconds into the first half – and, actually, he did so assisted by Moody. Seven minutes later, Gene Gumaer answered for the Eagles, resetting the action at 1-1.

Robertson applauded not just Moody’s scoring abilities, but also his playmaking abilities: “He’s done such a great job of holding the ball up and then moving. Knowing that he’s getting double-teamed, triple-teamed, he still continues to look to get the ball to his teammates.”

Borchard returned the favor to Moody, assisting him on his first goal, with five minutes to play before the break, and 2-1 is where the score stood into the second half. That, however, is when Moody caught all sorts of offensive fire.

Moody put the Scots up 3-1 on the aforementioned needle-threader 39 seconds into play. From 25 yards out-right of Windham keeper Ryan Plummer, he took a flawless touch, sidewinding the ball up, just over Plummer and just beneath the crossbar. Swish.

“I just saw the keeper a little too far out,” said Moody, “and, you know, you might as well try it.”

Eight minutes later, Bonny Eagle’s starter in-net, Brady Grass, checked out with a head injury; backup goalie Connor Redlon replaced him, a development the Eagles managed to wring additional points from. Four minutes into Redlon’s tour of duty, Brandon Drouin beat him for the Eagles’ second of the day. 3-2.

The Scots pulled away from there, however, Moody adding three in the span of six minutes. He sidled between a pair of defenders, then toe-tipped the ball over an advancing Plummer for the first, at 24:26 to play, then simply left two defenders behind to go one-on-one with Plummer for the second. Kolby Lambert volleyed a kick from deep in the right corner of the Eagles’ zone to the front of the net – where Moody headed it past Plummer – for the 6-2 notch, which came with 18:52 to play.

“I imagine most of the game plan for some of these teams is to put someone on [Ryan],” said Robertson. “And even when you’re on him, he’s still able to move around people. He’s got very good foot skills, and he’s always composed on the ball.”

6-2 is a comfortable lead in soccer, but Windham refused to go quietly. The team added two more in the waning minutes: Austin Farwell scored on a low, rolling shot past Redlon, and Gumaer earned his second by plunging past Redlon to get the final tap on a ball already trickling in. The Eagles couldn’t complete the comeback, though, and fell 6-4.

Moody could offer no real secret to having accuracy like he displayed Saturday. “I don’t know,” he said. “It’s just natural now, because I’ve been playing so long. It’s just one of those things you just do.”

The Scots closed out their regular season on Tuesday the 20th, when they hosted 15th-ranked Massabesic (2-11), winning 6-1. That outcome won’t gain Bonny Eagle entry into the postseason though; the top 12 teams make the bracketing cut, and the Scots remain in 13th.

Windham slipped to 3-10 on Saturday’s result. The Eagles capped their schedule on Tuesday as well, when they welcomed No. 1 Scarborough (11-0-2). The Red Storm took the contest 6-2; Windham will retire till 2016 ranked 16th.

Bonny Eagle’s Caleb Pendleton tries to wend between a pair of Windham opponents – Jadon Petty, right, and Jacob Frost, left.Bonny Eagle’s Ben Steeves unwinds into a kick as Windham’s Nick Rose (12) and Jason Nielsen (8) rush in.Windham’s Brandon Drouin gets a header over Bonny Eagle’s Aaron Rae. Drouin had one goal for the Eagles in their loss to the Scots.Jason Nielsen cuts upfield for the Eagles; Scot Ryan Moody pursues.Bonny Eagle’s Devin Borchard – who had a goal and an assist in his teams’ 6-4 win over visiting Windham on Saturday morning – knocks away a header in the midst of the action.Windham’s Nick Rose knocks a header, successfully boxing out a Bonny Eagle opponent.Bonny Eagle’s Ryan Moody connects with one of the five balls he would put in the net against visiting Windham on Saturday. Even Eagle Jason Nielsen – literally latched onto Moody’s arm – can’t stop the shot, and Moody has the wherewithal to elevate the kick over incoming Windham keeper Ryan Plummer.Bonny Eagle’s Ryan Moody rips one of his many shots on Saturday toward Windham keeper Ryan Plummer.Windham’s Zach DeFosse slides into stop Bonny Eagler James Conley from cutting back toward the Eagles’ net.