Basketball Recap: Glenville Takes a Loss

Glenville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 76-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mentor Cardinals on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tarblooders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Cardinals are ranked 50th).

Xavier Vickerstaff

Points

02/15/25 @ Mentor	18
02/07/25 @ Strongsville	35
02/04/25 @ Rhodes	17

Loss or not, Glenville got some senior leadership from Braylyn Irby and Xavier Vickerstaff. Irby posted 20 points and six rebounds, while Vickerstaff dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards. Vickerstaff's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Theo Castro was another key player, putting up two points.

Kobe Frasure-Azzano continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mentor, dropping a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. Frasure-Azzano is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Kennedy, who put up 13 points in addition to seven assists and four steals.

Glenville's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Mentor, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Glenville will welcome Lincoln West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mentor, they will face off against Medina at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.