It took a handful of tries for the St. John’s College Green Eagles to finally claim an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior football championship.

After losing in the past four AABHN finals – including the past three by a combined 13 points – SJC defeated Paris District High School 30-7 on Friday at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports complex to claim the title.

St. John’s head coach Dan Brown, at the helm for the previous four losses, was overwhelmingly relieved

“We got rid of the monkey, which is amazing,” said Brown, whose team is now 6-0 on the season.

“Everyone is feeling very good. We were very confident coming into this game and the kids’ attitudes were great.

“It’s unbelievable.”

During the season in some games, the Eagles had some discipline issues, taking

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