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State Champion Mentor Boys Basketball Team Thanks Community
The first state championship team in the history of Mentor High boys basketball thanked their fans, city and community during a rally in their honor Sunday
The community rallied Sunday to congratulate the Mentor High boys basketball team on their state championship win.
But -- instead of the team thanking the city -- the coach and team used the rally as an opportunity to thank their fans, school, city and community.
"We have to thank every single on of you guys," senior forward Jeff Foreman told the crowd that filled the Mentor High gym. "You guys are phenomenal. There's not anywhere in the state of Ohio or, I think, in the country that's as supportive as you guys. This city really is a family."
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Likewise, Coach Bob Krizancic said the team won for "themselves, their family, this school system, their community and the entire Mentor Nation."
The Mentor High boys basketball team (25-5) beat Toledo Rogers (21-8) by 76-67 to win their first state championship in the program's history Saturday night.
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It was also the first team championship for the Mentor Schools district since the boys soccer team won it all in 1994.
People will also get a chance to congratulate the new state champs before the tip off of the Broadmoor Bobcats-area coaches game 7 p.m. today at Mentor High School.
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