The @jserra.girlsflagfootball team is on the doorstep of a successful CIF-SS title defense, as the Lions advanced to the CIF-SS Open Division Championship game with a 34-6 victory over the Huntington Beach Oilers in a CIF-SS Open semifinals contest on Saturday at JSerra Catholic High School.

JSerra is now 27-0 and extends their program-winning streak to a nation’s best 55 straight games.

The Lions will look to win their second consecutive CIF-SS title next Saturday when they square off with the Newport Harbor Sailors at Huntington Beach High School.

Senior Avery Olson stopped the Oilers first drive with an interception, setting up the Lions first touchdown of the contest, as sophomore quarterback Kate Meier connected with senior Kayla Fernandez on a seven-yard scoring pass to make it 6-0.

JSerra’s defense set their next score, as junior Anna Paquette snatched an interception with less than a minute remaining in the opening period.

Meier then connected with sophomore Tessa Russell on a 22-yard touchdown pass on the Lions’ ensuing drive to increase the lead to 13-0.

JSerra’s defense continued to take the ball away in the second quarter, as Olson recorded her second interception and sophomore Sterling Flores also added an interception.

The Oilers managed to cut the deficit to 13-6 with 1:42 remaining in the half, but JSerra’s ensuing possession resulted in Russell’s second touchdown reception of the game from seven yards out on the final play of the half to give JSerra a 20-6 advantage.

Olson continued to come up big in the second half for the Lions, as she added a touchdown reception of 12 yards in the third quarter and a scoring reception of seven yards in the fourth quarter to help JSerra pull away.

Sophomore Abby Vanderweerd closed out the Oilers final scoring chances in the fourth period with interceptions on back-to-back drives, completing a six interception performance by the defense. ...