The Oak Park Raiders are back on top of the Winnipeg High School Football League mountain.

The Raiders battled back from seven points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the Dakota Lancers 22-17 to capture the ANAVETS Bowl on Thursday at Princess Auto Stadium.

Thursday night’s victory came in a rematch of last year’s final, ending the Lancers’ run after back-to-back titles.

Amyas Furst and Tavin Parani scored touchdowns for Oak Park. Both players also had interceptions and Parani was named the game’s most valuable player.

The Raiders tied the game on a Parani 32-yard touchdown with under eight minutes left in the fourth quarter and took the lead a few minutes later after the Lancers conceded a safety. Oak Park added a field goal after a Parani interception.

But the game was far from

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