The Bishop Miege Stags don’t often start a season with three straight losses. They certainly have never done so in the 10 years under Jon Holmes as the head coach.

But that was the threat Friday night, and it was a very serious threat as the Stags (1-2) played host to undefeated St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (2-1) at Dixon Doll Stadium.

But as they often do, Holmes’ side pulled through, this time to defeat the Saints 23-20 and break their season duck

“It’s huge. I think for us the sky’s the limit,” Holmes said. “We know we’ve got a tough schedule, we know the way we work, the way we do things works, and we’ve got to get our kids to believe, and they believed tonight.”

It was Miege’s first win over Aquinas since 2017, breaking what the Miege team called “the curse.” Not a single player on the team attended Miege the last time they topped their oldest rival.

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