WINNIPEG — A layer of snow covered the field as the St. John’s Tigers fought off the opposition to win a high school football championship and keep a promise for a former quarterback who was murdered. The team fell short in that championship game, losing 35-32 to Kildonan East Rivers. “I constantly talk to our players how the team is a family and when you become a part of the Tiger football team you are bonded with the players for life,” said head coach Grant McMillan. “I feel absolutely honoured to say that we fulfilled that promise for Jordan.”The Tigers are one of the founding teams within the Winnipeg High School Football League in 1933. The championship game was Wakos’ last as a Tiger, but he won’t be getting rid of his cleats.

Source: National Post November 11, 2018 15:03 UTC