Aiden Brooks was the stuff of Mandeville’s nightmares Friday night.

On a cold and chilly Halloween night, the St. Paul’s senior defensive back forced two key turnovers at crucial moments in the game to push the Wolves to a 31-24 victory over their district rivals.

And with a Covington High loss across the district, St. Paul’s clinched its third consecutive district title.

“It’s one of those games, it doesn’t matter what the film says, it’s a hard game every year,” Brooks said. “We brought it.”

Brooks' first forced turnover came with less than a minute to play in the first half with the Skippers leading by three and looking to run out the clock into halftime. But Brooks had other ideas when he both stripped and recovered a fumble deep in Mandeville territory that St. Paul’s quickly turn

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