Westlake Village, CA — It was Lions v Lions as the JSerra Lions took on the Oaks Christian Lions to kick off the 2021 Elite 12 tournament. It was another tight first quarter and things started a little chippy which made for an intense environment in the deck. Will got the scoring going with a goal to tie it at 1. Johan buried a 5 meter for JSerra’s only other goal in the quarter. It was tied 2-2 at the end of the first frame. Johan and Will stole the show in the 2nd as the duo exploded for 7 goals in the quarter (Will 4, Johan 3). The defense was stellar holding Oaks to 1 goal, giving our Lions a 9-3 lead at intermission. The 3rd was a bit of a track meet with JSerra scoring 5 and Oaks getting 4 in the quarter. Drew was the first JS player not named Will or Johan to get on the board with a nice steal and breakaway goal. Will and Johan kept up their scoring ways getting 2 goals each, extending the lead to 14-7 after 3. Our boys closed out the game with 3 more goals in the 4th. Colt demonstrated his lightning quick turn at set getting 2 great goals from the center position. Alex M. buried a nice strike from the top of the key to also get in the board. While the goal scorers get their names in the paper, this was a complete team effort with amazing defense, great passing (Gabe in particular) and solid play by first-time Varisity starter Jack between the pipes. Great job boys!! What a great start given the craziness of the day. Bishops is up next tomorrow at 10:45.