Congrats to senior quarterback Hayes Cloutier of the @jserra.football team, who has been selected as the Orange County Register’s Boys Athlete of the Week by the Orange County Register.

The Register’s Steve Fryer had this to say about Cloutier’s standout effort to help lead the Lions a 37-28 comeback road victory at Bishop Amat:

"He (Cloutier) passed for 190 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-28 win over Bishop Amat. Cloutier (6-2, 201) completed 13 of 19 passes without an interception. He scored on runs of 8, 11 and 27 yards. Cloutier has completed 61 of 92 passes for 801 yards and 12 touchdowns with one interception this season.

JSerra (4-1) has won four in a row since a season-opening loss to Sierra Canyon."

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The @jserra.tfxc Girls Cross Country team battled the top distance running teams in the nation and placed third overall in the Girls Sweepstakes race at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic on Saturday at Great Park in Irvine.

Sophomore Brooklyn Tennant was the catalyst for the Lions’ collective effort, as she crossed the finish line in 11th place overall in a time of 16:19.1.

Fellow sophomore Maya Pawlowicz stepped across the finish line in 15th place in 16:26.1.

Senior Hutton Nelligan (17:07.4), junior Talia Whitten (17:20.6), and senior Hayden Kroger (17:35.5) rounded out the Lions’ scoring quintet.

Sophomores Colbi Lott (17:52.7) and Sierra Harden (18:10.7) also crossed the finish line for the Lions.

JSerra, which had its’ five runners score in the top 90 overall, totaled 219 points and finished as the top preforming team from California.

The Lions competed in the invitational spotlight race short-handed, as senior Reese Holley and junior Kaia Streadbeck (two of the team’s top projected scorers) were unable to compete due to illness.

Senior Zac O’Leary was a top 10 finisher in the Boys Rated Race, as he strode across the finish line in ninth place with a clocking of 14:26.5. ...

The @jserra_boys_water_polo team took home two victories on Saturday and placed fifth overall at the South Coast Tournament at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach.

JSerra is now 7-1 overall on the season.

The Lions began the day with a 14-7 triumph over the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines.

JSerra seized control of the game with a 5-1 scoring advantage in the opening period.

Junior Christian Yonker was the Lions’ spark plug offensively, finding the back of the cage a team-high four times.

Fellow junior Ronan Keane also added a hat trick, scoring three goals and dishing out a team-best three assists in the game.
Sophomores Christopher Koo and Sasha Bjelica each scored a pair of goals.

Junior Cal Ulicny, along with seniors Wyatt Vasile and Joe Wraith each scored a goal apiece for the Lions.

Junior goalie Stefan Vukojevic recorded six saves.

The Lions next tangled with Trinity League rival Santa Margarita to determine fifth place.

JSerra trailed 7-5 in the third period, but two consecutive goals by Yonker tied the game at 7-7, with Wraith putting the Lions ahead for good with a 6-on-5 tally.

Bjelica pushed JSerra’s advantage to 9-7 with a five-meter score before Santa Margarita narrowed the deficit to one-goal heading into the fourth period.

The Lions outscored the Eagles 4-1 in the final period to seal the victory.

Yonker and fellow junior Lars Knepper each scored a team-high three goals, with Bjelica and junior Andrew Schneider each adding two goals.

Keane and senior Casey Cardenas also scored individual goals.

Bjelica recorded a team-leading three assists.

Vukojevic added six saves for the second straight game. ...