Mentor & Lake Catholic Football Players On Senior Bowl Rosters

Nine players from the two high schools in Mentor will be featured in the News-Herald Senior Bowl in June

Nine football players from the two high schools in Mentor will get one last chance to put on the pads after graduation. Rosters for the 2013 News-Herald Senior Bowl have been released, with five Mentor Cardinals The game takes place at 7 p.m. Friday June 21 at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium in Mentor. Ticket information will soon be available. According to the newspaper, Mentor players will compete for the blue team, coached by Brandon Lauer of Fairport. Lake Catholic Cougars selected for the game will play on the white team coached by Euclid's Tom Gibbons. Here are the players from the area who will compete: Mentor Lake Catholic

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Mentor's Brandon Fritts Commits to UNC

The junior will join Mitch Trubisky next season

A standout from Mentor's junior class has already decided where he will play football in 2014. Brandon Fritts announced this week that he will play for the University of North Carolina. He'll join former Mentor quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who left for UNC in January. “Glad to say i am Officially committed to the University of North Carolina! #tarheelnation #blessed!” the junior tweeted earlier this week. “Just wanted to thank everyone who congratulated me all at once, couldn’t be more thankful for the support! It feels great to be a tar heel,” he wrote a few hours later. North Carolina recruited him as a tight end, according to UNC football blog Keeping it Heel. Fritts also received offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Minnesota, and Toledo. …

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Mentor's Brandon Short Chooses Lehigh

Cardinals center and his family agreed that the Bethlehem, Pa. university was the best fit

One of Mentor's football captains will study and play at a prestigious university in Bethlehem, Pa. Brandon Short signed a letter of intent Wednesday to attend Lehigh University this fall. The Mentor senior expects to play center, the same position for which he earned first-team All Northeast Ohio Conference honors during Mentor's 2012 season and deep postseason run. "It came down to the mix between academics and football, we felt that Lehigh gave us the best mix between both," Brandon said. "Being such a high academic school, their football program is also tops in the country, Division I-A, (Football Championship Subdivision)." Brandon's accolades last season included first-team all Lake County, first-team all News-Herald and second-team…

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Mentor Stuns Top-Ranked St. Edward

Cardinals face St. Ignatius next

When you’re caught in a shootout and it’s decidedly not going your way, it’s probably not a bad idea to have the best gunslinger in Northeast Ohio on your side, particularly when you’re down a whole bunch late in a nervy fracas. Senior quarterback Mitch Trubisky further cemented his name in Mentor lore when he whipped a touchdown pass to Brandon Fritts with 33 seconds remaining and erased a 21-point, second-half deficit as the Cardinals won, 63-56, over St. Edward, the top-ranked team in the state. The Cardinals will now face defending state champion and arch nemesis St. Ignatius in the regional final for the right to go to the Division I Final Four. St. Ignatius blasted North Royalton, 56-0, in a game that ended virtually an hour earlier …

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Veterans Day, Santa Arrives & Football: A Weekend Planner

Consider attending these events in Mentor this weekend

Editor's note: This article was updated at 2:20 p.m. Here are a few events going on in and around your city this weekend: 1. SANTA PHOTO EXPERIENCE & BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Where/When: Great Lakes Mall, Dillard’s south concourse, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. These hours will continue through the holiday season, Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Why Go: The holidays will be here before you know it, and a photo with Santa could be a good way to begin your celebrations. If your family is full of early risers, you can line up outside the food court at 8 a.m. to catch Santa arriving at the mall on horse-drawn carriage. The mall will also host a special Santa breakfast. Pricing: Seeing Santa is free, but breakfast menu …

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Mentor Cardinals Advance to Next Round of Playoffs

Mentor beat Warren G. Harding 45-35, advances to face St. Edward

Mentor Opens Title Bid With Convincing Win

Cardinals down Warren G. Harding, face St. Edward next

It’s been quite a week in Mentor. Superstorm Sandy has left an ominous mark on the community and politicians have flittered in and out of town in the great racket that is the final days of election season. But Saturday night, Mentor senior quarterback Mitch Trubisky gave the city a temporary reprieve from all storms, both natural and political, and made his statement in a season that has a rhythm all its own and means about as much to the city’s residents – the high school football postseason. Trubisky went 17-of-25 for 356 yards passing and threw for five touchdowns against one interception as the Cardinals began their quest for a Division I state title with a convincing 45-35 victory over Warren G. Harding in the first round of the …

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Mentor Coach Steve Trivisonno Discusses How Cardinals Can Win Saturday

Mentor's head football coach talks about the team's keys to victory in this Q&A

It's been nearly two months since the Mentor Cardinals lost a game. Head coach Steve Trivisonno says that won't happen again if his team approaches offense, defense and special teams in an aggressive manner. Mentor will host a playoff game at 7 p.m. Saturday night against the Warren G. Harding Raiders in a No. 4 vs. No. 5 matuchup of the OHSAA Division I regional tournament. It's unclear who Mentor would face if the team advances. The No. 1-No. 8 matchup was originally between St. Edward and Mayfield, but a court decision could land Cleveland Heights in the No. 8 spot. Amid playoff preparation, Trivisonno answered a few questions regarding what it will take for the Cardinals to come out on top. Mentor Patch: What has the vibe around …

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Tickets on Sale for Mentor's Playoff Game

Find out how and where to get tickets for the matchup against Warren G. Harding

Cardinals fans can buy pre-sale tickets for Mentor's playoff matchup with Warren G. Harding High School today and tomorrow at Mentor High School. All pre-sale tickets for the home playoff game are $7. They are available today until 3 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. On Friday, tickets are available for purchase from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets will cost $9 at the gate. According to the Mentor Football Redline Club, there will be no passes, senior citizen discounts or reserve seating. Ranked No. 4 in the OHSAA Division I regional tournament, the Cardinals finished the season at 9-1 after beating Twinsburg 41-0. No. 5 Warren Harding is also 9-1. If Mentor wins, the team would face the victor of the St. Edward-Mayfield game on Nov. 10 at a to-be-…

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Mitch Trubisky Throws Six TDs, Leads Mentor Over Solon, 56-28

Mitch Trubisky threw six touchdown passes in bad weather to defeat the Solon Comets.

Mentor quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw six touchdown passes as the Cardinals defeated Solon 56-28. Mentor is now 6-1 and Solon falls to 4-3. Trubisky's final numbers were stellar: He completed more than 75 percent of his passes for more than 300 yards, with the six touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for more than 100 yards. Nick Delisa ran for one touchdown and caught two more. Brandon Fritts scored three touchdowns each. Conner Krizancic also snagged a touchdown catch. The Comets had two special teams mistakes early and gave up 21 first quarter points to Mentor. The Cardinals had 42 points at halftime. Solon put some offense together in the second half but the late scoring wasn't enough to overcome Mentor's cushion. …

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