The Mentor Cardinals will face off against the Jackson Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Jackson likes a good challenge.
Mentor's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over Euclid. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won nine in a row.
Dominic Burns
| 10/24/25 vs Euclid | 165 |
| 09/12/25 @ Brunswick | 115 |
| 10/17/25 @ Lorain | 107 |
| 10/03/25 vs Strongsville | 98 |
| 09/28/24 vs River Rouge | 87 |
Dominic Burns had a dynamite game, rushing for 165 yards and one TD while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Those 165 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Ryan Orsog, who rushed for 65 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Jackson had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against Brunswick by a score of 24-17 on Friday. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 226th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mentor's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Jackson, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Mentor's way against Jackson when the teams last played back in August of 2024, as Mentor made off with a 36-13 win. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Polar Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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