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Mentor, Lake Catholic Boys Basketball Teams Advance In Playoffs

Lake Catholic beat Ashtabula Edgewood 112-65; Mentor topped Shaw 102-88

Both and boys basketball teams both scored in triple digits and earned big wins Friday night to advance in the playoffs.

Lake Catholic knocked off Ashtabula Edgewood 112-65 and Mentor topped Stow 102-88.

lead the Cardinals with 30 points. Jeff Foreman, Caleb Potter and Brandon Fritts also scored in double digits.

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Shaw kept the game close early and the teams were tied at 23 at the end of the first quarter. However, Mentor outscored Shaw by 15 points in the second quarter and another 13 points in the third.

Cordell Smith lead Shaw with 42 points.

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Mentor's next game will be 7 p.m. Tuesday against East Tech, which beat Mayfield Friday, in Euclid.

Meanwhile, Dan Schweikert lead the charge for Lake Catholic, scoring 22 points. Mark Baniewicz and both scored 19, as well.

Lake Catholic outscored Ashtabula Edgewood 31-21 in the first quarter and never rescinded control of the game.

In the third quarter, they went on a 25-4 run.

The Cougars next opponent is University School, whom they will play 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Ashtabula.


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