St. Clair Saints named national champions [Video]

It’s been 25 years since the Canadian Bowl was won by a team from Ontario, but the drought is over.

The St. Clair College football team made an electric comeback during the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) national championship game Saturday and brought home the title with a 37-22 win over the Okanagan Sun.

“Didn’t go right for us right away,” said head coach Mike Lachance, who was an assistant coach when the AKO Fratmen (Alpha Kai Omega Fraternity, started by Windsor high school students) won the title in 1999.

His Saints could not find their groove in the first half and trailed 22-9 at the break. Lachance admitted to being a little worried, but a talk with quarterback Maurice Sodja calmed the situation down.

“He said, coach, just trust me, I trust you. You trust me, we’ll win this game. Let me just take the game over,” said Lachance.

Sodja did …