A season of hard work paid off for St. Jago High School as they defeated Glenmuir High School 45-39 in an intense, nail biting finals of the TVJ Schools' Challenge Quiz Competition last night.

Though they seemed to be down and out in the buzzer section, St. Jago maintained their composure and pulled off a very impressive come from behind win to land their third lien on the trophy having won previously in 1988 and 1990.

From the first section of the match, it was clear that this would be a competitive face-off. Both teams were prepared as they handled the questions very well. The section ended with both teams tied on eight, but Glenmuir went to nine points after a review.

In section two, both teams were on a level playing field with both earning the same number of points in the first and second minutes. In the final minute, St. Jago did a bit more to edge ahead. After a review, Glenmuir gained three points to end on 31-33.

When they entered the third section two points behind, St. Jago did not lose focus. The Glenmuir team hit the ground running wracking up a eight point lead after getting four questions correct. Seeing that they needed to push to have any real chance of victory, St. Jago went into overdrive and came back in the match in dramatic fashion answering eight questions correctly which gave them their first title in 18 years.

The sound of the final bell sent the St. Jago supporters wild as they cheered and waved flags. It was a well prepared team and they really looked like champions confirming the analysts predictions that they would walk away with the title this year.