Mentor gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They claimed a resounding 115-88 win over the Berea-Midpark Titans.
Mentor was led to victory by Ayo Olulami and Tony Katava. Olulami went 8 for 11 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds, while Katava went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Katava a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Kobe Frasure-Azzano was another key player, going 9 for 17 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and five assists.
Mentor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 27 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Berea-Midpark saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tyson Clay went 13 for 23 en route to 33 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre' Alexander, who went 6 for 12 en route to 15 points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Berea-Midpark now has a losing record at 1-2.
Mentor has already played their next game, an 87-64 victory against Rhodes on the 7th. Berea-Midpark has also already played their next match (against Mentor), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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