Phew.

That was quite a test for the Saskatoon Hilltops in the Prairie Football Conference championship final.

Not to mention quite the stress test for head coach, and 2024 heart bypass surgery recipient, Tom Sargeant, who, admittedly, was still in recovery mode Monday.

“Moving a little slow, a lot of stress,” Sargeant said a day after his team toppled the host Regina Thunder with a come-from-behind 30-27 overtime win Sunday.

“Hey, the reality of big-time games at the end of the year.”

Saskatoon needed a last-minute touchdown and two-point convert, with 31 seconds remaining in regulation time, to send the game into overtime.

Regina booted a field goal, only for the Hilltops to answer with a game-winning 24-yard touchdown pass from mid-season addition Griffin Sander to Isaiah Vallderr

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