Saturday features the live matchup between St. Ignatius vs. Mentor at 7:00pm. Last year's match-up between these schools resulted in a triple overtime 57-56 victory for Mentor and was voted the best sports moment of 2012. SportsTime Ohio will re-air this memorable 2012 playoff game on Friday, Nov. 22 at 12 noon.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
7:00pm – St. Ignatius Wildcats (8-4) vs. Mentor Cardinals (11-1)
This week’s game will be the 17th meeting between these two schools. St. Ignatius leads the series (11-5) including beating Mentor 26-6 in week two of the regular season. This will be the fifth time the two schools have faced each other in the playoffs. Last season, Mentor topped St. Ignatius 57-56 in the regional final. The game ended on a successful two-point conversion by Mentor in triple overtime.
The Wildcats of St. Ignatius, under the direction of Head Coach Chuck Kyle, improved to (8-4) on the season with last week’s 28-17 playoff win over Hudson. They are averaging 27 points a game while holding their opponents to 18 points a game. Coach Kyle, now in his 31st season, has led the Wildcats to 309 victories and 11 state titles.
Under the direction of Head Coach Steve Trivisonno, the Cardinals of Mentor have not yet been scored upon in the 2013 playoffs. In round one, the Cardinals beat Brunswick 42-0 and held the Blue Devils to -26 yards of offense on the ground. Last week Mentor beat Stow-Munroe Falls 43-0 and held the Bulldogs to 135 yards of total offense. Since their week two loss to St. Ignatius, the Cardinals have won 10 straight games and have posted five shutouts along the way. Defensively the Cardinals have recorded 37 sacks and 54 tackles for loss. Offensively the Cardinals have racked up 56-hundred yards of total offense and average nearly 42 points a game.
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· Broadcast team: Mike Cairns (@MikeCairns5) and Greg Frey
Replays - Sat. Nov. 23 at midnight; Sun. Nov. 24 at 3pm and 11pm;Tues. Nov. 26 at 7pm
(The 2012 Playoff game between St. Ignatius and Mentor will air on SportsTime Ohio on Friday, Nov. 22 at 12 noon.)
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