Bishop Amat showed the first of many signs that its fans are in for a special season by beating Upland to win Saturday’s Charter Oak Passing Tournament.

The Lancers were led by the duo of receivers Tyler Vaughns and Trevon Sidney. The team advanced through pool play unbeaten and then beat Keppel, Rancho Verde, Loyola and Upland in the knockout.

Upland beat Charter Oak in the other semifinal.

“It’s always good to win while you learn,” Bishop Amat head coach Steve Hagerty said. “We played today better than I thought we would based on what I’ve seen at practice. We looked a lot crisper because we weren’t going against ourselves.”

Hagerty singled out his defense as what impressed him most. He also said that both quarterbacks Damian Garcia, who started the first game of the day, and Ryder Ruiz, looked good. Garcia and Ruiz are in a battle to be the starter after having big moments last season.