It’s the girls’ flag football game of the year, and it’s happening in the Southern Section Division 1 championship game on at 7 p.m. Saturday at Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange.

JSerra is 27-0. Orange Lutheran, the defending Division 1 champion, is 24-2, with both losses to JSerra.

Can the Lions beat a terrific Orange Lutheran team three times in a season?

Quarterback Makena Cook and her Lancer teammates certainly have learned lessons from the last two matchups. Cook had four passes intercepted in an 18-7 loss the first time the two teams met. She was better in a 21-20 loss. She will try to spread the ball to more targets and avoid turnovers.

JSerra has a group of freshmen who have lived up to expectations as future stars. Tessa Russell had three interceptions in a semifinal win over Dos

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