Mentor (Ohio) at St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Mitch Trubisky and Mentor have a tall task in trying tofell national power St. Edward.
Photo by Scott Seighman
Mentor may need another big game from quarterback
Mitch Trubisky in order to knock off nationally ranked St. Edward. Trubisky, a North Carolina recruit, had more than 400 combined passing and rushing yards and six total touchdowns to lead the Cardinals (10-1) to a 45-35 victory against Warren Harding (Warren) in an opening-round playoff game. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior has accounted for 43 touchdowns and more than 3,300 yards of total offense this season.
Due to a series of court rulings related to the playoff eligibility of multiple teams, St. Edward (11-0) didn't know who its round-one opponent would be until about 24 hours before last Saturday's game versus Mayfield. In spite of those circumstances, the Region 1 top-seeded Eagles looked no worse from the wear, building a commanding 48-13 halftime lead and rolling to a 55-27 victory.
View the MaxPreps Ohio football playoff bracketsThese teams have not met since the 2010 playoffs, when St. Edward beat the Cardinals, 35-21, and went on to capture the Division I state championship.
Mitch Stephens: St. Edward 42, Mentor 28
Steve Montoya: St. Edward 31, Mentor 24
Stephen Spiewak: Mentor 35, St. Edward 34
Kevin Askeland: St. Edward 52, Mentor 24
Leland Gordon: St. Edward 28, Mentor 20
Jamie DeMoney: St. Edward 31, Mentor 23
Freeman Computer prediction: St. Edward 42, Mentor 31
