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GAME PREVIEW Opening Drive The entire 2016 season basically comes down to 48 minutes at the JTO on the last day of September for the Mentor Cardinals.

GameDay 360 Solon COMETS 4-1 Overall; 2-0 Greater Cleveland Conference Head Coach: Jim McQuaide (14th season, 28th season overall) NOTE: Comets have now defeated all seven other teams in the GCC 4-1

Statistically, the Comets have looked very good in 2016. The defense has held opponents to an average of 12 points per game and has only given up 553 yards passing through five contests.

1 GAME PREVIEW Opening Drive The entire 2016 season basically comes down to 48 minutes at the JTO on the last day of September for the Mentor Cardinals. If Mentor wants to make a push for the postseason or a GCC championship, a win over visiting Solon on Sept. 30 is a must. GameDay 360 Solon COMETS 4-1 Overall; 2-0 Greater Cleveland Conference Head Coach: Jim McQuaide (14th season, 28th season overall) NOTE: Comets have now defeated all seven other teams in the GCC 4-1 The Cardinals are 2-3 and coming off a 41-0 win over Shaker Heights. The Comets are 4-1 and easily handled a talented Euclid team in Week 5 that beat Mentor the week before. Statistically, the Comets have looked very good in The defense has held opponents to an average of 12 points per game and has only given up 553 yards passing through five contests. Solon has a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown, a punt returned for a touchdown and zero points given up by the Comets in the second quarter all season. Fast starts and an average of 205 yards passing in a game highlights Solon s offensive efficiency in Joe Bubonics has been stellar at QB for the Comets, throwing for 888 yards and 12 TDs with just one interception. Darryl Sinclair, Taj Ward and Jake McCurry make up a very deep and balanced wide receiver corps. Thomas Wilks has led the way on the ground for Solon with eight touchdowns. Defensively, Solon hasn t allowed more than 21 points in a game this season. Matt Brown, Melvin Jackson and Ryan McCurry have been impact players this season for the Comets on defense. The Mentor offense found a rhythm in a loss to Euclid in Week 4 and continued to play well last week vs. Shaker Heights. Senior running back Isaiah Gullick rushed for four touchdowns in the first half and junior QB Tadas Tatarunas threw for a TD for the Cardinals. Steve Baird has emerged as a go-to receiver for Mentor, and the offensive line continues to make big plays to allow the skill athletes to chew up yardage. Defensively, the Cardinals made life tough on Shaker Heights and quarterback Jamir Dismukes. The front seven led by Mark Gordon, Kyle Ulshafer, Noah Potter and Ryan Bischof among others was dominant at the point of attack. In the secondary, Michael Ballentine and Mike Bray had big nights vs. the Raiders. The entire defense will have its hands full trying to slow down Bubonics and the high-powered Solon attack on the turf at the JTO. TRIV TALKING "I still think this is very talented team and can be dangerous moving forward. That hasn't changed and won't change. But we need to go out and play well and if we don't we won't be playing in Week 11." Covering the Cards Since 2009, former News-Herald high school sports reporter Bill Tilton has hosted a live weekly high school sports talk show featuring interviews with players and coaches, trivia contests and giveaways at Hooley House in Mentor on Monday nights. Regular guests on "Varsity Chalk Talk have included Cardinals head coach Steve Trivisonno and numerous Mentor players. Varsity Chalk Talk airs live at Hooley House in Mentor on Mondays (7-9pm) and will be streamed live on ESPNCleveland.com and edited down and aired on KNR AM as part of the Friday night High School Hysteria pregame. WINT-AM 1330 will air three Mentor football team games for the 2016 season (Massillon, Euclid and Medina). The select games will be broadcast overthe-air on WINT-AM 1330 and streamed live at wintradio.com. Check wintradio.com for pre-game shows, coach's shows and broadcast crews for Mentor Football and listen through the smartphone, using the TuneIn radio app. Game Info: 2-3 Overall; 1-1 Greater Cleveland Conference Head Coach: Steve Trivisonno (20th season, 20th season overall) NOTE: Solon is 1 of just 4 teams to ever win at the JTO (Massillon, St X and St Ignatius) Friday, September 30, 2016, 7:00 pm Jerome T Osborne Stadium The teams have played 18 times in the regular season (Solon 10-8) The teams have played 4 times in the Division I, Region 1 playoffs (Mentor 4-0) MASSILLON WASHINGTON TIGERS W Friday, August 26, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium The Cardinals become the first opposing team to score 50 or more points twice against thetigers (56-52 in 2007) ST IGNATIUS WILDCATS L 7-49 Saturday, September 3, 2016 Byers Field at Robert M Boulton Stadium Three game winning streak against the Wildcats is ended CINCINNATI ST XAVIER BOMBERS L 7-20 Friday, September 9, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium The Cardinals have dropped back to back games for the first time since 2010 EUCLID PANTHERS L Thursday, September 15, 2016 Sparky DiBiasio Stadium Nearly 900 yards in total offense between the two teams; Tatarunas and Hagan connect on 78-yard TD pass SHAKER HEIGHTS RED RAIDERS W 41-0 Friday, September 23, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium The Cardinals defeat the Red Raiders for the 10th consecutive time; pick up first shutout since Sept. 26, 2014 SOLON COMETS Friday, September 30, :00 PM kickoff Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium The Comets snapped the Cardinals five-game series winning streak last season; overall Mentor has won 12 of the 22 meetings MEDINA BEES Friday, October 7, 2016 The Cardinals have tallied 105 total points in the last two meeting with the Bees (2012 & 2015) STRONGSVILLE MUSTANGS Thursday, October 13, :00 PM kickoff Ken Dukes Field 7:00 PM kickoff Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium The Mustangs are the last team to keep the high-powered Mentor offense out of the endzone, with a 17-3 win on Nov. 8, 2008 BRUNSWICK BLUE DEVILS Friday, October 21, 2016 The Cardinals are a perfect 7-0 all time vs the Blue Devils, including two wins in the 2013 seasons ELYRIA PIONEERS Friday, October 28, 2016 Mentor CARDINALS Series Info: 23rd Meeting Tonight; Cardinals LEAD All-Time Series Schedule & Results 7:00 PM kickoff Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium at Judy Kirsch Field 7:00 PM kickoff Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium Pioneers had their own special 1968 team, going undefeated that season and finsihing #4 in the state (Mentor was #2) 2-3

2 Location Solon, Ohio Enrollment 1,705 students OHSAA Assignment Division I, Region 1 Nickname Comets Colors Blue and Yellow Stadium Stewart Field Surface Field Turf Head Coach Jim McQuaide Record at School (14th season) Career Record (28th season) 2016 Solon Schedule 8/29 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/23 A H H A H 9/30 A 10/7 A 10/14 H 10/21 H 10/28 A The Opponent: Solon Comets Aurora Twinsburg Stow Brunswick Euclid MENTOR CARDINALS Strongsville Elyria Shaker Heights Medina COMETS 4-1 Overall 2-0 GCC W W L W W COMETS NEWS, NOTES AND HEADLINES DONT LET THE COMETS GET OUT IN FRONT Since 2003, the Solon Comets are 91-6 when scoring first in a game. This year is no different. In 2016, the Comets are 4-0 when scoring first in the game. The lone loss of the season so far came when the Stow Bulldogs took an early 7-0 lead on Solon in week 3. The inverse stat - when the opponent scores first - puts the Comets in an uphill battle. In the same time frame, going back to the start of the 2003 season, Solon is just when the opponent gets on the board first. FIRST HALF DOMINANCE IN 2016 Solon is outscoring its opponents in the first half of the five games this season. In fact, none of the five opponents this season has scored in the 2nd quarter - the Comets have posted 66 points in that frame. SOLON LIKING THE GCC Since the new Greater Cleveland Conference formed prior to the 2015 season, the Comets have taken a liking to their new conference home. Solon has won eight of the nine games it has played in the conference since the start of last season, and has beaten every team in the league at least once. History: Cardinals & Red Raiders Date Location W/L Score (Mentor / Opp) Series L L L L Cardinal Stadium / Mentor L Lakewood Stadium / Lakewood W-OT Stewart Field / Solon W Cardinal Stadium / Mentor L Stewart Field / Solon L Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor W Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor W Stewart Field / Solon W Byers Field / Parma W Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor W Stewart Field / Solon L Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor L Stewart Field / Solon W Byers Field / Parma W Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor W Stewart Field / Solon W Jerome T Osborne Stadium / Mentor W Stewart Field / Solon L Weekly Rewind SHAKER HEIGHTS RED RAIDERS (3-2) MENTOR CARDINALS (2-3) September 23, Jerome T Osborne Stadium, Mentor The opponent on Sept. 23 was irrelevant for Mentor. The Cardinals needed a win and needed one in the worst way Mentor got what it was looking for in an impressive way, dominating Shaker Heights, 41-0, in a game with a running clock in the second half. Senior Isaiah Gullick rushed for 80 yards on 16 carries and scored four touchdowns in the first half as the Cardinals essentially had the game won by halftime, leading 34-0 at the break. Mentor had lost three straight to St. Ignatius, St. Xavier and Euclid in a 12-day stretch. This was good for us. This will really get us going, Gullick said. Junior QB Tadas Tatarunas had an efficient night directing the Mentor offense, completing 15 of 21 passes for 187 yards and one TD. I thought we played very well, Mentor coach Steve Trivisonno said. It was good to see after some rough games we ve had recently. Isaiah ran the ball well, and I thought we played well up front. Defensively we played well. Last year he (Shaker Heights quarterback Jamir Dismukes) gave us some trouble. The elusive Red Raiders QB passed for 84 yards and ran for 48, but the Cardinals sacked him five times. As a team, Mentor held Shaker Heights to 183 total yards and eight first downs. Mentor moved the ball throughout the first half with a mix of short passes and Gullick runs. Gullick finished off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge to start the game, and added a 19-yard scoring jaunt to culminate a six-play, 57-yard drive later in the first quarter. The Cardinals put the game away with a 20-point second quarter, using two turnovers and a big punt return to start all three scoring drives in Shaker Heights territory. Ryan Bischof recovered a fumble, and Tommy Klepczyk picked off a pass, both leading to TDs for Mentor. Two more Gullick scoring runs, of 6 and 26 yards, were sandwiched around a nifty 2-yard touchdown pass in which Tatarunas faked a handoff to Gullick and passed to a wide-open Dan Adams for the score. Adams had a breakout game for the Cardinals, catching four passes for 56 yards to lead nine Mentor receivers. He s a sophomore, and he stepped up and made some nice plays for us, Trivisonno said of Adams. Mentor is 2-3 after a stretch of three losses to elite opponents in 12 days. The Cardinals host Solon on Sept. 30 in a critical GCC matchup of perennial title contenders in the conference. Oh, we d better be ready Trivisonno said in response to a query about the Week 6 showdown with the Comets. This is what we ve worked for. This obviously means a lot for us.

BRUNSWICK BLUE DEVILS Colors: Royal Blue and White 2016 CURRENT STANDINGS 2015 FINAL STANDINGS Enrollment: 2,176 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium School GCC Overall School

2-3 MENTOR CARDINALS 5-2 8-4** Athletic Director Pete Demonte Shaker Heights Red Raiders 1-1 3-2 Elyria Pioneers 3-4 6-5** Elyria Pioneers 1-1 3-2 Strongsville Mustangs 3-4 5-5 EUCLID PANTHERS Euclid

Heights Red Raiders 0-7 3-7 Stadium: Sparky DiBiasio Stadium ** qualified for the Division I playoffs Surface: Natural Grass All-Time vs Mentor 17-23 Head Coach Jeff Rotsky Athletic Director Patrick

PANTHERS Friday, September 30, 2016; Sparky DiBiasio Stadium This Week In The GCC Medina BEES Brunswick BLUE DEVILS Friday, September 30, 2016; Brunswick AutoMart Stadium Elyria PIONEERS Shaker

four regions beginning this fall following a 9-0 vote this past April by the OHSAA Board of Directors.

3 BRUNSWICK BLUE DEVILS Colors: Royal Blue and White 2016 CURRENT STANDINGS 2015 FINAL STANDINGS Enrollment: 2,176 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium School GCC Overall School GCC Overall Surface: Artificial Field Turf Medina Bees Euclid Panthers ** All-Time vs Mentor 0-7 Solon Comets Solon Comets ** Head Coach Luke Beal MENTOR CARDINALS MENTOR CARDINALS ** Athletic Director Pete Demonte Shaker Heights Red Raiders Elyria Pioneers ** Elyria Pioneers Strongsville Mustangs EUCLID PANTHERS Euclid Panthers Brunswick Blue Devils Colors: Navy and Gold Strongsville Mustangs Medina Bees Enrollment: 1,920 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Brunswick Blue Devils Shaker Heights Red Raiders Stadium: Sparky DiBiasio Stadium ** qualified for the Division I playoffs Surface: Natural Grass All-Time vs Mentor Head Coach Jeff Rotsky Athletic Director Patrick Higley Solon Mentor CARDINALS Friday, September 30, 2016; Jerome T Osborne Stadium Strongsville MUSTANGS Euclid Greater Cleveland Conference MENTOR FINISHED AT 5-2 IN FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW GCC COMETS PANTHERS Friday, September 30, 2016; Sparky DiBiasio Stadium This Week In The GCC Medina BEES Brunswick BLUE DEVILS Friday, September 30, 2016; Brunswick AutoMart Stadium Elyria PIONEERS Shaker Heights RED RAIDERS Saturday, October 1, 2016; Russell Rupp Field OHSAA Updates to Division I COLUMBUS The tournament format for the OHSAA Division I football playoffs will move from two regions to four regions beginning this fall following a 9-0 vote this past April by the OHSAA Board of Directors. With four regions, Division I moves back into the same format as Divisions II through VII, with a greater emphasis on the regional championship games and decreased travel. The proposal, which came jointly from the OHSAA staff and the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association, does not change the number of Division I qualifiers (32, same as other divisions), but will have its tournament field comprised of eight qualifiers coming from each of four regions, rather than 16 teams from two regions, as has been done beginning in 2013 when the OHSAA expanded the football playoffs to seven Divisions and reduced the number of schools in Division I to only the largest 72 schools in Ohio. For the last three years, the regional finals in Division I were the fourth round, which also served as the state semifinals. Each of the four regions in Division I in 2016 will contain 18 schools and will qualify the top eight to the playoffs. Region 1 will include: MENTOR, Austintown Fitch, Berea-Midpark, Canton McKinley, Canton GlenOak, Cleveland John Marshall, Cleveland Rhodes, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Lakewood, Massillon Jackson, North Canton Hoover, St. Edward, St. Ignatiius, Shaker Heights, Solon, Stow. Of note, only 22 of Ohio s 88 counties currently have a Division I football school (Mentor is Lake County's only Divisiion I team), thus Division I will have three split counties (Cuyahoga, Franklin and Montgomery) in order to equally place 18 teams into each region. The G-C-C ELYRIA PIONEERS Colors: Red and White Enrollment: 1,854 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Ely Stadium Surface: Natural Grass All-Time vs Mentor 2-5 Head Coach Kevin Fell Athletic Director Heather Beck MEDINA BEES Colors: Green and White Enrollment: 2,068 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Ken Dukes Field Surface: Field Turf All-Time vs Mentor 0-3 Head Coach Dan Sutherland Athletic Director Todd Hodkey SHAKER HEIGHTS RED RAIDERS Colors: Red and White Enrollment: 1,752 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Rupp Field Surface: Field Turf All-Time vs Mentor 7-13 Head Coach Jarvis Gibson Athletic Director Donald Readance SOLON COMETS Colors: Navy Blue and White Enrollment: 1,705 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Stewart Field Surface: Field Turf All-Time vs Mentor Head Coach Jim McQuaide Athletic Director Mark McGuire STRONGSVILLE MUSTANGS Colors: Green and White Enrollment: 2,197 (co-ed, grades 9-12) Stadium: Pat Catan Stadium Surface: Natural Grass All-Time vs Mentor 3-10 Head Coach Larry Laird Athletic Director Andy Jalwan

Jerome T Osborne, Sr Stadium - The JTO NEW STREAK STARTED ON SEPT. 23. CARDS HAVE HAD 18 & 20 GAME WIN STREAKS 2016 Quick Facts MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL Mentor feels at home at Jerome T. Osborne Sr.

This fall will be the 11th year since the full renovation of the Cardinals home stadium, and the third on the new turf installed prior to the 2014 campaign.

4 Jerome T Osborne, Sr Stadium - The JTO NEW STREAK STARTED ON SEPT. 23. CARDS HAVE HAD 18 & 20 GAME WIN STREAKS 2016 Quick Facts MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL Mentor feels at home at Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium as much as any team feels at home in the entire state of Ohio, having only lost five times in ten years since 2006 and going undefeated at home in the playoffs over that period. This fall will be the 11th year since the full renovation of the Cardinals home stadium, and the third on the new turf installed prior to the 2014 campaign. The back wall under the press box includes a ring of honor that highlights some of the greatest coaches, players and teams that have ever graced the home field at Mentor, including several NFL players and two Mr. Football winners in Ohio - Bart Tanski (2007) and Mitch Trubisky (2012). The field turf installed at the JTO prior to the 2014 season feature red end zones, silver sideline boxes and a 20-yard wide Cardinal emblem at midfield that stretches from 40-yard line to the other 40. Mentor is an awe-sticking 56-5 on the turf from , including a perfect 8-0 record in Division I first-round playoff games at the JTO. Cardinals athletic director Jeff Cassella points out the turfed field is utilized by more than just the varsity football team. The junior varsity and freshmen football teams call the surface home, but so does soccer, lacrosse and other programs in the school such as the baseball and softball teams, who practiced on the JTO surface when their playing fields were too wet. Additionally, the Mentor youth football games are played at the JTO. The 8,000-seat facility is one of the finest in Northeast Ohio and has been home to several playoff games over the past few seasons. Lake Catholic also plays its home games at the JTO. Location 6477 Center St, Mentor, OH Founded 1923 Enrollment 2,704 (co-educational, grades 9-12) Affiliation Mentor Exempted Village School District Superintendent Matthew Miller Principal Andy Fetchick Director of Athletics Jeff Cassella OHSAA Assignment Division I, Region 1 Conference Greater Cleveland Conference (East) Nickname Cardinals Colors Scarlet and Gray Stadium Complex Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium Capacity 8,000 Playing Surface Prescription Athletic Turf Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium Opened 2006 All-Time Record at the JTO 57-5 MENTOR CARDINALS RECORD AT JEROME T OSBORNE STADIUM SINCE RENOVATIONS IN FOOTBALL INFORMATION Shaker Heights Red Raiders W Parma Redmen W 49-0 Head Coach Steve Trivisonno Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers L St. Ignatius Wildcats W High School Mentor High School Massillon Washington Tigers W Youngstown Ursuline Irsih W College Bowling Green State University Canton GlenOak Golden Eagles W Euclid Panthers W 48-7 Seasons 20 seasons Brunswick Blue Devils W Shaker Heights Red Raiders W Career Record Medina Bees W Willoughby South Rebels W Record at Mentor Euclid Panthers W Massillon Washington Tigers L Offensive Set Spread / 4 Wide Receivers St. Ignatius Wildcats W Solon Comets L Defensive Set Base Youngstown Boardman Spartans W Cleveland Heights Tigers W Record Lorain Titans W Maple Heights Mustangs W Greater Cleveland Conference Record Strongsville Mustangs W St. Ignatius Wildcats L 7-47 OHSAA Playoff Appearances Solon Comets W Strongsville Mustangs W under Trivisonno Shaker Heights Red Raiders W St. Edward Eagles W OHSAA Playoff Record Brush Arcs W Willoughby South Rebels W 31-2 under Trivisonno Twinsburg Tigers W Massillon Washington Tigers W OHSAA Championships Euclid Panthers W Shaker Heights Red Raiders W 51-0 OHSAA Runner-up 3 (2006, 2007, 2013) Brunswick Blue Devils W Euclid Panthers W Hudson Explorers W Cincinnati Moeller Crusders W SOCIAL MEDIA Brunswick Blue Devils W Solon Comets W Shaker Heights Red Raiders W Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Cardin W St. Ignatius Wildcats L Painesville Riverside Beavers W Head Coach Steve Trivisonno Erie (PA) McDowell W Cleveland Heights Tigers W Mentor Athletic Department Warren Harding Raiders W Maple Heights Mustangs W 55-0 Superintendent Matt Miller Twinsburg Tigers W St. Ignatius Wildcats W Mentor Redline Club Strongsville Mustangs W Strongsville Mustangs W Solon Comets W Solon Comets W Mayfield Wildcats W Euclid Panthers W Euclid Panthers W Shaker Heights Red Raiders W Cleveland JFK Eagles W Maple Heights Mustangs W Medina Bees W Massillon Washington Tigers W Brunswick Blue Devils W Solon Comets W PRESS BOX OPERATIONS Head Statistian Public Address Announcer Press Box Spotter Video Board Crew Scoreboard Operators Pat Leber Rik Danburg Pam Crysler Doug Estes, Mike Romito, Bev Frischkorn, Bob Elegante Tom Horvath, Tom Chipps

5 BIG PLAY OFFENSE Cardinals News, Notes, & Headlines The Mentor Caridnals had two big touchdown plays in the week 1 (Aug. 26) win over the visiting Massillon Washington Tigers. Senior RB Isaiah Gullick had a 78-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against the Tigers. The 78-yard touchdown run is the longest touchdown run for a Cardinal in nearly four seasons. On Sept. 21, 2012, Conner Krizancic sprinted 86y yards for a touchdown against the Parma Redmen. Believe it or not, the passing game outdid Gullick's touchdown run. Junior WR Logan Shea completed a 90-yard touchdown pass to senior WR Ryan Hagan late in the second quarter. That is the longest touchdown pass for the Cardinals since Conner Krizancic connected with Brandon Fritts on a 91-yard touchdown pass against the Brunswick Blue Devils on October 18, Current junior QB Tadas Tatarunas had an 81-yard TD pass to Jason Blizzard on October 30th last season at Ely Stadium against the Pioneers. GULLICK GOES BACK TO BACK CENTURY MARK Cardinals senior RB Isaiah Gullick rushed for 100 or more yards in back to back games for the first time this season. Gullick tallied 125 yards against St Xavier and 127 yards vs Euclid. BAIRD GRABS THREE TOUCHDOWNS Senior wide receiver Steven Baird pulled in three touchdown passes in the week 4 loss to Euclid at Sparky DiBiasio Stadium - 34 yards, 6 yards and 20 yards. That is the first time a Cardinals player had three or more receiving touchdowns in a game since November 12, 2012 in a regional quarterfinal game at Byers Field. Brandon Fritts had four touchdown grabs in that game against the St Edward Eagles. 'Unit' Defines D-Line MENTOR D-LINE IS A SUM OF PARTS The Mentor defensive line is as talented a group of frontline players as the Cardinals have had in a long time. Where do they play? What position do they play? It really doesn t matter. The thing is they are all interchangeable. We have been able to move some guys around and they don t care where they play, Mentor defensive coordinator Jim Funk said. The Cardinals (2-3) went up against some of the top offenses in Ohio in the first five weeks, facing St. Ignatius, Cincinnati St. Xavier and Euclid in 12 days. The defensive line learned sometimes the hard way what is needed to be successful and what it is going to take to win the next five games to get into the postseason. These guys learned to battle. We haven t had everyone yet with Caleb (Rykaczewski) missing with an illness, but they are ready to be great and it is a group that has a lot of potential, Mentor coach Steve Trivisonno said. Mark Gordon, Noah Potter, Kyle Ulshafer and Nick Hardman have been key to the front seven thus far. Rykaczewski has missed the first half of the season battling mononucleosis, but his return against Solon in a critical Week 6 matchup at the JTO will provide depth and talent to the Mentor defense. STREAK COMES TO AN END The Mentor Cardinals had won 18 in a row at home between October 4, 2013 and August 26, The streak reached 18 victories with a win over the Massillon Washington Tigers on Aug. 26. The streak ended on Sept. 9 with a loss to St. Xavier. Since the renovations were completed at the stadium, and the complex renamed in honor of Jerome T Osborne, Sr, the Cardinals are an eye-popping 56-5 at home - - or a 94% winning percentage. MAKING HISTORY AGAINST THE TIGERS On Aug. 26, the Mentor Cardinals posted 57 points against the Massillon Washington Tigers, in a week 1 victory. The 57 points are the fourth-most points ever surrendered by a Massillon team, dating back to the first year of football at Washington High School in In 2007, the Mentor Cardinals scored 56 points against the Massillon Tigers (W,56-52). The 56 point scored by the Cardinals is now fifth-most points ever scored by an opponent against the Tigers. With Caleb back, we can put guys back where they need to be but these guys are great about doing their job no matter where we ask them to play, Funk said. The thing is they need to play harder every play and every snap and they know that. Potter is a mega-talented sophomore who has limitless potential. The rest of the defensive line is comprised of seniors who are playmakers and have the opportunity to allow linebacker Ryan Bischof and the secondary a chance to make big impacts on every play from scrimmage. This group is really good because we have speed, we have strength and we can do a lot of things well, Gordon said. We look back and we know how good the defensive line has been here and we want to set the bar that high and even higher MENTOR CARDINALS CAPTAINS The Mentor Cardinals will have five captains for the 2016 season * Senior DB Michael Ballentine * Senior WR Shane McClure * Senior DL Caleb Rykaczewski * Senior LB Ryan Bischof * Senior DL Mark Gordon THIS DATE IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 30 Most Points Scored by an Opponent vs Massillon T Dayton Steele T Steubenville Barberton MENTOR CARDINALS T MENTOR CARDINALS T Akron St. Vincent-St Mary In 126 years of football at Massillon, only 22 times has an opponet scored more than 40 points in a game. Mentor is the only school to score 50 or more twice on the Tigers and the Cardinals, along with St. Ignatius (week 2 opponent), are the only two teams from Northeast Ohio to score more than 40 points in a game against Massillon Ulshafer has been consistent inside as a physical run stopper and a force on every play for Mentor. Potter and Gordon are talented ends who have been willing to sacrifice and play at tackle inside when asked. Hardman is the smallest of the group, but uses his athleticism and skill to make plays for the Cards. Once we have them all together, we have depth and we can rotate some guys in and get them fresh, Trivisonno said. Rykaczewski is a 6-foot-4, 240-pound enforcer in the middle that Mentor has missed. Potter is 6-5, 240 pounds and still learning techniques with a chance to be as good as any edge rusher that the Cards have had. Ulshafer is 6-2, 290 and comes to play on every snap. Gordon is a 6-3, 240-pound game changer and Hardman is small by comparison, but has been huge for the defense this season in his ability to create havoc The Cleveland Browns set a franchis record by allowing 11 sacks in a 10-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Browns QB Paul McDonald is sacked 11 times in 49 drop backs. The lone Cleveland offense comes from Matt Bahr, who kicks two field goals. The Browns slipped to 1-4 on the season with the loss and three weeks later, owner Art Modell fires head coach Sam Rutigliano and replaces him with defensive coordinator Marty Schottenheimer. Under Schottenheimer, the Browns finish the second half of the 1984 season 4-4. The Browns had the 7th pick in the NFL draft, which they traded to the Bills for the #1 pick in the NFL Supplemental draft and selected Bernie Kosar. Stadium Closings The Minnesota Twins play the final game at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minn, losing 5-2 to the Kansas City Royals. The Twins would move downtown into the Metrodome for the 1982 season. Browns fans are not sad to see the Met go, it was the sight of one of the most heartbreaking losses in team history, when Vikings QB connected with WR Ahmad Rashad to win a game in mid December of The Chicago White Sox play the game in 'Old' Comisky Park. The team moves across the street to the 'New' Comisky the following spring If we do our job up front, the sky is the limit for this team. And we have great chemistry which helps, Ulshafer said. Rykaczewski said he is ready to get back into the lineup, but he has spent his time on the sideline effectively. The guys call me Coach Caleb, and now I am looking forward to getting back in there with them, Rykaczewski said. Potter, who has two older brothers who are Division I athletes (Caleb baseball at West Virginia, Micah a Ohio State basketball recruit), said he has learned a lot from the older players on the defensive line. This game against Solon is huge for us, we know what is expected of us and as long as we all do our jobs we will be fine, Potter said.

6 Cardinals News, Notes, & Headlines Polls & Rankings FINDING THE ENDZONE OVERTIME GAMES FOR THE CARDINALS NEWS HERALD TOP OF THE CROP - SEPT 27 The Mentor Cardinals have now scored at least one touchdown in 92 consecutive games dating back to the first week of the 2009 season (Aug 28, 2009 a win against the St Edward Eagles). The last time the Cardinals did not find the endzone was in the 2008 OHSAA regional semifinal game against the Strongsville Mustangs; a 17-3 loss at Byers Field. Dating back to 2005, the Cardinals have scored at least one touchdown in 142 of the last 144 games A high-powered offense and a stingy defense can certainly be a receipe for success, and the Mentor Cardinals are no exception Since the start of the 1997 season, the Cardinals are an eyepopping 76-1 when the team scores 40 or more points in a game. (The only loss came in the 2013 state championship game, a loss to Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller. Even when the 20 point mark is reached by Mentor, the Cardinals are (0.858) over the last 20 seasons. On the other side the of the ball, the Cardinals defense is just as impressive. When the Cardinals hold an opponent to single digits, Mentor is 70-0 under head coach Steve Trivisonno. When holding opponents under 20 points, the team is (0.953) since OHSAA RULE CHANGES FOR 2016 SEASON The free blocking zone is no longer free for Ohio high school football players. The OHSAA announced a football rule change earlier this year, altering the way officials call clipping for the 2016 season. Officials can flag clipping in any situation, regardless of where it occurs on the field. Prior to this season, clipping was allowed in the free blocking zone that covered three yards beyond the line of scrimmage in both directions and four yards on either side of the snap. The penalty for clipping remains 15 yards. The elimination of clipping from high school football is the latest attempt to reduce the risk of injury made by the sport at that level. PUBLIC vs PRIVATE DEBATE PLAYOFF GAMES MOVING TO FRIDAY NIGHTS MENTOR CARDINALS REDLINE CLUB QUEEN OF HEARTS RAFFLE Since the start of the 2001 season, the Cardinals have played five (5) overtime games; but only one (1) during the regular season - - in Nov 17, OT vs St Ignatius W, (Byers Field Regional Final) Dec 2, OT vs Hilliard-Davidson L, (Fawcett Stadium- State Final) Oct 15, OT vs Shaker Heights L, (Cardinals Stadium Week 8) Nov 15, OT vs St Edward L, (Byers Field Regional Final) Nov 9, OT vs Solon W, (Lakewood Stadium Regional Semifinal) Over the last 20 years, the Mentor Cardinals have played 196 games against PUBLIC schools (all against Ohio schools except two games vs McDowell High School from Erie, Penn.) and 36 games against PRIVATE schools. The Cardinals are vs the Public Schools in that timeframe. The Cardinals are vs t he Private Schools in that same 20-year span The Division I football playoffs are moving to Friday. The Ohio High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors voted in June to approve the change, which will begin with this year s football playoffs. The regional quarterfinal games will be played on Friday, Nov. 4. Divisions I, II, IV and VI will play on Fridays, while Divisions III, V and VII will play on Saturdays. Previously, Division I games were held on Saturdays. One of the Friday division games will be moved to Thursday night during state championship weekend. The Division III final has been played on Thursday in the three years since Ohio moved to seven divisions. 1 Chardon Hilltoppers Euclid Panthers MENTOR CARDINALS Kirtland Hornets Perry Pirates NDCL Lions Lake Catholic Cougars University School Preppers West Geauga Wolverines Brush Arcs 2-3 CLEVELAND.COM POLL - OHIO SUPER 25 (9/28) 1 Cin. Colerain Cardinals (D-I, R4) Huber Heights Wayne Warriors (D-I, R3) St Edward Eagles (D-I, R1) Stow Bulldogs (D-I, Reg 1) Cin. St. Xavier Bombers (D-I, R4) Cin. LaSalle Lancers (D-II, R8) Archbishop Hoban Knights (D-III, Reg 9) Toledo Central Catholic Irish (D-III, R10) Powell Olentangy Liberty Patriots (D-I, R2) Upper Arlington Golden Bears (D-I, R3) Massillon Jackson Polar Bears Stow Bulldogs Canton McKinley Bulldogs St Edward Eagles Solon Comets Canton GlenOak Eagles Euclid Panthers N Canton Hoover Vikings St Ignatius Wildcats Austintown Fitch Falcons MENTOR CARDINALS Cleveland Hts Tigers Shaker Heights Red Raiders Berea-Midpark Titans James Rhodes Rams Cuyahoga Falls Tigers John Marshall Lawyers Lakewood Rangers Start times through the state semifinals will remain the same in most instances, with Friday games at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL - SEPT 26 games at 7. 1 Cincinnati Colerain Cardinals Huber Heights Wayne Warriors Stow Bulldogs Massillon Jackson Polar Bears Previous Winners / Card Drawn 5 Lakewood St. Edward Eagles Aug 9 Pam Trivisonno Ace-Diamonds (36) 6 Hillard Bradley Jaguars Aug 16 Kyle Pohto 10-Clubs (21) 7 Olentangy Liberty Patriots Aug 23 Marina Hatcher Joker (51) 8 Cincinnati Elder Panthers Aug 30 Pete Gruber 8-Clubs (24) 9 Cleveland St. Ignatius Wildcats Sept 6 Sandy Kleinhenz 7-Clubs (3) 10 Pickerington Central Tigers Sept 13 Brandon Stetter 5-Spades (47) Sept 20 Valerie Winter 4-Hearts (12) Sept 27 Pam Trivisonno 7-Diamonds (13) This Week's Jackpot $2,000 OHSAA COMPUTER POINTS - DIV I: REGION 1 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Columbus Upper Arlington , Dublin Jerome , Dublin Coffman , Canton Mckinley , Solon , Medina , Cincinnati St. Xavier 13.

7 Following the RED LINE MENTOR JUNIOR VARSITY (2-3) MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL A 27 A Massillon Washington Tigers W 22-0 S 2 H St. Ignaitus Wildcats L th Grade Results and Summary (5-1) OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE OF WEEK S 10 A St. Edward Eagles L 7-42 S 28 H Shore W Dan Adams S 16 H Euclid Panthers L The Memorial 7th grade football team defeated previously undefeated Shore, The sophomore tight end had four catches and a touchdown The team jumped out to an early 20-0 lead an never looked back. Aidan Fellows S 24 A Shaker Heights Red Raiders W 28-0 in the win over Shaker Heights. had a monster game. rushing for 4 touchdowns and passing for another to Michael O 1 A Solon Comets 10:00 AM Harrison who made an ankle breaking move to score his touchdown. Matt Savor O 8 H Medina Bees 10:00 AM had a safety early in the 3rd quarter. Savor, Fellows, Sam Kish, Dean Dudas, DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE OF WEEK O 14 A Strongsville Mustangs 4:30 PM Brenden Panhorst, Preston Hove, and Brennen Mansell anchored the front 7 Ryan Bischof O 22 H Brunswick Blue Devils 10:00 AM O 27 A Elyria Pioneers 6:30 PM A thrilling weekend for the Cardinals of Mentor as the JV team matched the Varsity with an equally stellar performance at Shaker Heights High School on Saturday morning. Led by safety Squire Chapman (2 INTs, 1 TD) and linebacker Dominic Shelley (1 blocked punt, 2 Sacks) the Mentor defense was able to hold the Red Raiders to 0 points. Other key performers include both Chad Rodgers and Luke Floriea who split the quarterbacking duties en route to an impressive 28 points. Helping out was WR Mason Tribusky who scored on an 80 yard catch and run as well as Dan Garcar who has been a leader on both the offensive and defensive lines all season. 8th Grade Results and Summary (3-2) S 21 A Euclid Gold W SPECIAL TEAMS PERFORMANCE OF WEEK Led by offensive linemen, Stan Zelewski, Brandon Moran, Aiden Limtury, Oscar Dominic Shelley Holloway, Jacob Pawlaczyk, and Greg Predina the Memorial 8th graders improved The junior linebacker led Mentor in special teams tackles in their record to 3-2 by defeating Euclid Six different players scored the 41-0 win over Shaker Heights. touchdowns including Dylan Ward and Noah Gladish. Except for three long scoring plays the defense played outstanding led by linebacker Evan Boyd. RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th Grade Results and Summary (4-1) S 20 H Shore W In their first game at the JTO, the Ridge Rams beat the Shore Cardinals to improve their record to 4-1. Joey Vitelli led the Rams with a total of 3 touchdowns, 2 receiving and 1 rushing. Ian Kipp and Riley Coughlin also continued their strong offensive seasons with a few key plays for the Rams. The entire team contributed to a great defensive performance that fueled the team to victory. Performances of the Week The senior captain was a major impact player at linebacker for the Cardinals in the shutout of Shaker Heights. THE 12th MAN AWARD Charlie Call The sophomore was lauded by his coaches for effort and teamwork in the week of preparation for Shaker Heights. MENTOR FRESHMEN (4-0-1) 8th Grade Results and Summary (3-1) A 27 A Massillon Washington Tigers W S 14 H Euclid Blue L S 2 A St. Ignaitus Wildcats W Ridge lost its first game of the season to a tough Euclid Blue team, The Rams came out to a slow start, but battled back in the second half to make it a close S 7 H St. Edward Eagles T game. S 14 H Euclid Panthers W 45-7 S 21 A Shaker Heights Red Raiders W 38-8 S 29 A Solon Comets 4:30 PM 0 6 H Medina Bees 4:30 PM O 12 A Strongsville Mustangs 4:30 PM O 20 H Brunswick Blue Devils 4:30 PM O 27 A Elyria Pioneers 4:30 PM SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL The Mentor freshman football team improved to on the season with a 38-8 victory at Shaker Heights. The Mentor defense played superb against a potent Raider offense. Mike Saurkaskas was in the Raider backfield most of the game and stellar plays were made in the secondary by Joe Uhlir and Nyzier Fourqurean. Justin Luke was on the receiving end of three touchdown passes by Luke Floriea and Chad Rogers and Varney Spansel once again led a sound rushing attack behind the blocking of Byron Floyd, Dorian Ukotic, Nathan Valeri, Javon Ruffin, Chris Hatcher and Frank Schmidt. 7th Grade Results and Summary (4-0) S 14 H Garfield Heights W 32-8 The Shore 7th grade football team upped their record to 4-0 this week with a win against Garfield heights Big game offensively from Mike Wenzel, Evan Harper, Sean Allgood, and Sam Putney. Defensively the Cardinals completely shut down the opposing offense not allowing any points up until late in the fourth quarter. Big games defensively for Dee Yeckley, Danny Call, and Ethan Bostelman. The Cardinals look to extend their winning streak Tuesday next week against cross town rival the Ridge Rams at the JTO. 8th Grade Results and Summary S 14 A Garfield Heights W 14-8 The 8th grade football team defeated Garfield Hts. by a score of Running back Patrick Waite led the way with two rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Michael Nadzam led the passing attack, finding receivers Michael Call and Andrew McBride on a number of occasions. Preston Cardina, and Hunter Land led the defense who bottled up the Bulldog running game. Next Drawing: October 4 Current Jackpot: $2,000 Tickets are now on sale at Stadium Bar and Grill located 8330 Tyler Boulevard. Tickets will be 6 for $5 between Wednesday and Monday at President Vice President Treasurer Secretarry Nancy Williams Dennis Matsko Bernie Rykaczewski Maryann Tatarunas

Mentor Cardinals at the Next Level Alumni Update CLASS OF 2016 Alex Mathews Colgate University Jason Blizzard Lake Erie College CLASS OF 2014 (cont.

8 Mentor Cardinals at the Next Level Alumni Update CLASS OF 2016 Alex Mathews Colgate University Jason Blizzard Lake Erie College CLASS OF 2014 (cont.) Kent Berger Ohio University Brandon Fritts University of North Carolina TRUBISKY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky and Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Watt were named Walter Camp Players of the Week for their performances on Saturday. Both of their teams came out with wins, which they played vital roles in. Chase Strayer Conner Krizancic Case Western Reserve University Ohio University CLASS OF 2015 CLASS OF 2013 Trubisky had the best game of his collegiate career, going 35-for-46 through the air for 453 passing yards and five touchdowns, including a game-winning two-yard pass to wide receiver Bug Howard as time expired, to give the Tar Heels a win over the Pittsburgh Panthers. The win moved North Carolina to 3-1 on the year and a gave the school a win in their first ACC game of Nico Lautanen Bowling Green State University Eddie Daugherty Eastern Michigan University Jake Floriea University of Toledo Marc Walton Ball State University Trevor Morrison Mercyhurst University CLASS OF 2014 Reese Armstrong John Carroll University Nick DeLisa Heidelberg University Joe Iafelice Otterbein University LaShawn Moore Heidelberg University Brandon Short Lehigh University Mitch Trubisky University of North Carolina A junior quarterback from Mentor, Ohio, Trubisky has gotten his opportunity to take over the starting role after having sat behind Marquise Williams last season as North Carolina made it to the ACC Championship Game. In four games this season, he has completed 74.5 percent of his passes and has thrown 10 touchdowns without tossing an interception. TRUBISKY LEADS TARHEELS TO COMEBACK WIN CHAPEL HILL For the second consecutive season, North Carolina came to life when it appeared most lifeless, and rallied for an improbable victory in its first ACC game. Last year it was at Georgia Tech. This time, on Saturday, it was against Pittsburgh. Now the Tar Heels will hope their victory against the Panthers will serve as the same kind of catalyst as that victory a year ago against the Yellow Jackets. UNC s win on Saturday, at least, was as improbable as the one against Georgia Tech. Todd Green John Carroll University CLASS OF 2012 Mason McKenrick John Carroll University Justin McMahon Case Western Reserve University Mike Muzic Lake Erie College Nick Kirschner Lake Erie College Kurt Laseak Ohio University Tom Strobel University of Michigan Casey Kraft Mercyhurst University In that game the Tar Heels overcame a 21-0 deficit. In this one, UNC trailed with less than seven minutes remaining. The Tar Heels scored the winning touchdown on Mitch Trubisky s 2-yard pass to Bug Howard with two seconds remaining. Key moment: There were several late. Start with UNC s penultimate drive. The Tar Heels converted a key fourth down on that one, too, before Trubisky-to-Howard Part I. Then, after UNC s quick defensive stop, the Tar Heels seemed to gain momentum, and confidence, with every subsequent fourth-down conversion. There were three of them on that final drive, which ended with Trubisky-to-Howard Part II. Key number: 4. The number of fourth downs UNC converted all of them in critical moments late in the game. If the Tar Heels fail to convert any of those, they likely don t win. Key player: Trubisky followed up an impressive dismantling of James Madison last week with a more impressive performance on Saturday. His 453 passing yards were a career high and second in school history. The Tar Heels were going to have opportunities in the passing game against Pitt s porous pass defense, and Trubisky and his teammates took advantage.

Mentor Cardinals Head Coach - Steve Trivisonno Steve Trivisonno had a goal when he graduated from Mentor in 1981.

Thirty-five years later, he is still striving to keep the scarlet and gray among the elite of all programs in the state of Ohio.

9 Mentor Cardinals Head Coach - Steve Trivisonno Steve Trivisonno had a goal when he graduated from Mentor in Mentor Cardinals All Time Coaching Records I knew when I left that someday I wanted to come back and help make this a great football program, Trivisonno said. Thirty-five years later, he is still striving to keep the scarlet and gray among the elite of all programs in the state of Ohio. Along with success, innovation and consistency, Trivisonno has been a shining example of longevity in a business that does not always show patience. The man in charge of Mentor s consistent and successful football program will lead his team on to the field for the season opener Aug. 26 against visiting Massillon Washington. It will be the 20 th time he has done so. In this his 20 th season as head coach at his alma mater, Trivisonno is as passionate about the game as when he played in the late 70s and early 80s at Mentor, and when he was a young up-and-coming assistant with the Cardinals in the 90s. We ve been lucky to have great kids, great coaches to work with, Trivisonno said. I can t believe it has been 20 years. It seems like yesterday. Trivisonno left Mentor after graduation and went on to play defensive back at Bowling Green. After graduating from BG in 1985, Trivisonno went to Madison for two years before returning to Mentor. He was an assistant under Dick Kirschbaum and eventually took over for Mike Pavlansky prior to the 1997 season. Trivisonno has 166 career victories, three Division I state runner-up finishes, he has coached two Mr. Football winners in the state of Ohio and he has seen several of his players go on to earn D-I college scholarships. A state title remains the goal and is always motivation, but Trivisonno says it does not define the program or his legacy. We want to be a consistent, successful football team and I think we have done that. And of course we want to bust our butts to win a state title. That s why you play. That s why you work hard in January to get to play in December, Trivisonno said. A state title is always the goal, but it isn t the end-all if we ever win it or not. We work hard not only for ourselves but for all the guys who came before us. Trivisonno has earned several individual honors during his tenure at Mentor and recently reached the 150-win milestone. As for what starting his 20 th season as head coach of the Cardinals means to him, Trivisonno didn t take long to answer. It means I m old, he said with a smile. 1 S TRIVISONNO 1997-present D Kerschbaum E Masonbrick T Frazier D Crum F Domokos L Tressel C Tischendorf A Riesen M Pavlansky E Biederman D Henderson L Michael J Hecker R Clements C Mefort D Canton WINS LOSSES TIES PERCENTAGE TOTAL GAMES (since 1924) Coach Steve Trivisonno's Overall Coaching Record YEAR Regular Season Post Season Overall Record W L T Perc% W L T Perc% W L T Perc% Results WINS no playoffs Regular Season Lost - Regional Semi Final (Strongsville) OHSAA Playoffs Lost - Regional Qtr Final (Shaker Hts) no playoffs LOSSES no playoffs Regular Season Lost - Regional Final (Warren Harding) OHSAA Playoffs Lost - Regional Final (St Edward) no playoffs no playoffs Regular Season Lost - State Final (Hillard Davidson) OHSAA Playoffs Lost - State Final (Cincinnati St Xavier) Lost - Regional Semi Final (Strongsville) no playoffs Lost - Regional Quarters (St Edward) Lost - Regional Finals (St Ignatius) Lost - State Semi Final (Toledo Whitmer) Lost - State Final (Cincinnati Moeller) Lost - Regional Semi Final (Hudson) Lost - Regional Quarters (St Edward) CURRENT SEASON 168 PERCENTAGE 0.724

10 20 Years with Head Coach Steve Trivisonno 1997 (4-6 overall; 2-3 LEL*) 2002 (continued ) 2007 (11-3 overall; 3-1 LEL*; 4-1 OHSAA #) 2011 (continued ) W 29 Glenville Tarblooders 8 W 49 Lorain Adm King Admirals * 0 L 10 Y'town Cardinal Mooney Cardinals 21 W 42 Solon Comets # 40 L 13 Lake Catholic Cougars 42 W 42 Elyria Pioneers * 13 W 44 Strongsville Mustangs 28 L 17 St. Ignatius Wildcats # 23 L 13 Euclid Panthers 45 W 51 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 10 W 27 Solon Comets 0 L 0 Canton McKinley Bulldogs 49 W 56 Lakewood Rangers * 0 W 38 St. Ignatius Wildcats (12-2 overall; 7-0 NOL*; 3-1 OHSAA #) W 29 Warren Harding Raiders 6 W 37 Euclid Panthers * 7 W 56 Massillon Washington Tigers 52 W 33 Euclid Panthers 13 W 38 Shaw Cardinals * 6 W 58 Lakeside Dragons # 6 L 34 Euclid Panthers * 35 W 34 Erie (PA) McDowell Trojans 27 L 11 Lakewood Rangers * 21 W 24 Solon Comets # 17 (2OT) W 49 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 7 L 21 St. Ignatius Wildcats 48 L 14 Valley Forge Patriots * 19 L 7 Warren Harding Raiders # 14 W 55 Maple Heights Mustangs * 0 W 45 Mayfield Wildcats * 14 L 28 Elyria Pioneers * 35 W - - Open Date / Bye W 55 Parma Redmen * 0 W 27 Cleveland Heights Tigers * (12-1 overall; 6-0 LEL*; 2-1 OHSAA #) W 66 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 35 W 49 Brunswick Blue Devils * 21 W 36 Glenville Tarblooders 33 W 38 Riverside Beavers # 14 W 56 Solon Comets * (7-4 overall; 4-2 LEL*; 0-1 OHSAA # ) W 37 Canton GlenOak Eagles 7 W 23 Solon Comets # 13 W 63 Medina Bees * 21 W 42 Glenville Tarblooders 14 W 45 Solon Comets 21 W 41 Glenville Tarblooders # 40 W 54 Strongsville Mustangs * 7 W 9 Lake Catholic Cougars 6 W 78 Chardon Hilltoppers 6 W 39 Brunswick Blue Devils # 14 W 41 Twinsburg Tigers * 0 L 7 Solon Comets 23 W 62 Shaw Cardinals * 0 L 0 Cincinnati St Xavier Bombers # 27 W 45 Warren Harding Raiders # 35 W 28 Valley Forge Patriots * 8 W 50 Lakewood Rangers * 0 W 63 St Edward Eagles # 56 L 0 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 36 W 51 Cleveland Heights Tigers * (9-3 overall; 4-0 LEL*; 1-1 OHSAA #) W 57 St. Ignatius Wildcats # 56 (3OT) L 12 Euclid Panthers * 20 W 35 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 10 W 34 Y'town Cardinal Mooney Cardinals 20 L 34 Toledo Whitmer Panthers # 62 W 21 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 20 W 59 Lorain Adm King Admiral * 0 L 27 Strongsville Mustangs 30 W 24 Lakewood Rangers * 6 W 14 Euclid Panthers * 7 W 26 Solon Comets (13-2 overall; 7-0 NOL*; 4-1 OHSAA #) W 28 Garfield Heights 27 W 24 Lakewood Rangers # 6 L 14 St. Ignatius Wildcats 28 W 44 Erie (PA) McDowell Trojans 30 W 38 Elyria Pioneers * 12 W 31 St. Ignatius Wildcats # 17 W 34 Cincinnati Moeller Crusaders 26 L 6 St. Ignatius Wildcats 26 L 17 Strongsville Mustangs # 24 L 10 St. Edward Eagles # 13 (OT) W 29 Euclid Panthers * 7 W 36 Euclid Panthers 0 W 51 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 0 W 49 Twinsburg Tigers * (6-5 overall; 4-2 LEL*; 0-1 OHSAA #) 2004 (7-3 overall; 5-1 LEL*) W 42 Maple Heights Mustangs * 33 W 62 Brush Arcs * 43 W 28 Glenville Tarblooders 0 L 6 Glenville Tarblooders 29 W 25 Massillon Washington Tigers 17 W 56 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 14 L 10 Lake Catholic Cougars 14 W 17 Canton GlenOak Eagles 13 W 35 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 8 W 45 Brunswick Blue Devils * 3 L 21 Solon Comets 49 L 22 Solon Comets 30 W 31 Willoughby South Rebels # 2 W 35 Solon Comets * 0 W 49 Valley Forge Patriots * 0 W 36 Chardon Hilltoppers 24 L 3 Strongsville Mustangs # 17 W 38 Hudson Explorers * 14 L 10 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 21 W 42 Shaw Cardinals * 8 W 45 Strongsville Mustangs * 19 L 27 Euclid Panthers * 28 (OT) W 43 Lakewood Rangers * (6-4 overall; 4-0 LEL*) W 42 Brunswick Blue Devils # 0 W 24 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 10 W 35 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 27 W 28 St. Edward Eagles 15 W 43 Stow Bulldogs # 0 W 24 Lakewood Rangers * 13 L 28 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 35 (OT) W 17 Strongsville Mustangs 10 W 26 St. Ignatius Wildcats # 3 W 21 Garfield Heights 6 W 35 Lorain Adm King Admirals * 6 L 17 Solon Comets 21 W 41 St. Edward Eagles # 38 W 38 Elyria Pioneers * 27 W 21 Euclid Panthers * 14 L 7 St. Ignatius Wildcats 47 L 52 Cincinnati Moeller Crusaders # 55 L 0 Shaker Heights Red Raiders # 42 L 7 Cincinnati Moeller Crusaders (5-5 overall; 4-1 LEL*) W 34 Euclid Panthers * (11-2 overall; 6-1 NOL*; 2-1 OHSAA #) 2000 (6-4 overall; 5-1 LEL*) L 0 Glenville Tarblooders 32 W 21 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 7 W 48 Youngstown Boardman Spartans 14 L 14 Glenville Tarblooders 34 W 26 Youngtown Ursuline Irish 19 W 28 Maple Heights Mustangs * 24 W 37 St. Ignatius Wildcats 33 L 6 Grove City Greyhounds 28 L 17 Solon Comets 34 L 20 Massillon Washington Tigers 28 W 49 Euclid Panthers 0 L 7 Solon Comets 49 L 35 St. Ignatius Wildcats 55 W 44 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 20 W 54 Twinsburg Tigers * 7 W 29 Valley Forge Patriots * 7 L 10 Massillon Washington Tigers 31 W 48 Brush Arcs * 0 L 0 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 38 W 41 Lakewood Rangers * (7-4 overall; 4-0 LEL*; 0-1 OHSAA #) W 49 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 12 W 7 Euclid Panthers * 0 W 31 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 22 L 28 St. Edward Eagles 35 W 21 Brunswick Blue Devils * 14 W 30 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 12 W 30 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 21 W 38 Strongsville Mustangs 17 W 42 Solon Comets * 16 W 17 Lakewood Rangers * 7 W 56 Lorain Adm King Admirals * 6 L 21 Solon Comets 31 L 27 Hudson Explorers * 41 W 13 Eastlake North Rangers 6 L 16 Euclid Panthers * 28 L 21 Massillon Washington Tigers 26 W 37 Strongsville Mustangs * 7 W 34 Elyria Pioneers * 6 W 48 Willoughby South Rebels 47 W 49 Lorain Titans # (13-2 overall; 5-0 LEL*; 4-1 OHSAA #) W 18 St. Ignatius Wildcats 7 W 38 Canton GlenOak Eagles # (7-3 overall; 6-0 LEL*) W 15 Glenville Tarblooders 13 W 28 Warren Harding Raiders * 13 L 20 Hudson Explorers # 41 L 13 Glenville Tarblooders 26 W 24 Strongsville Mustangs 17 W 49 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 14 L 3 Canton GlenOak Eagles 10 W 17 Solon Comets 14 W 42 Cleveland Heights Tigers * (8-4 overall; 5-2 GCC*; 1-1 OHSAA #) L 0 Solon Comets 31 L 14 St. Ignatius Wildcats 27 W 48 Euclid Panthers * 7 W 38 Youngstown Boardman Spartans 7 W 55 Valley Forge Patriots * 8 W 19 Massillon Washington Tigers 7 L 21 St. Edward Eagles 35 W 63 St. Ignatius Wildcats 56 W 24 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 18 W 43 Maple Heights Mustangs * 33 L 13 Cincinnati St Xavier Bombers 59 W 16 Euclid Panthers * 14 W 41 Cleveland Heights Tigers * (11-2 overall; 6-1 NOL*; 2-1 OHSAA #) W 37 Euclid Panthers * 27 W 21 Cleveland Heights Tigers * 7 W 56 Lakewood Rangers * 7 W 49 Euclid Panthers 21 W 35 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 12 W 16 Lakewood Rangers * 7 W 35 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 6 W 38 Youngstown Ursuline Irish 27 L 35 Solon Comets * 42 W 19 Eastlake North Rangers 18 W 31 Euclid Panthers * 6 W 38 St. Ignatius Wildcats 24 W 42 Medina Bees * 20 W 17 Elyria Pioneers * 0 W 45 Solon Comets # 0 W 52 Mayfield Wildcats * 14 W 35 Strongsville Mustangs * 24 W 29 Glenville Tarblooders # 19 W 49 Parma Redmen * 0 W 20 Brunswick Blue Devils * (11-2 overall; 7-0 LEL*; 2-1 OHSAA #) W 34 Warren Harding Raiders # 24 W 38 Brunswick Blue Devils * 14 L 24 Elyria Pioneers * 27 W 48 Glenville Tarblooders 33 W 18 Canton McKinley Bulldogs # 13 W 44 Solon Comets * 20 W 41 Canton GlenOak Eagles # 13 W 34 Canton GlenOak Eagles 7 L 35 Hilliard Davidson Wildcats # 36 (2OT) W 45 Medina Bees * 7 L 10 St. Edward Eagles # 34 L 3 Solon Comets 21 W 38 Strongsville Mustangs * 7 W 46 Lorain Southview Saints * 6 L 35 Twinsburg Tigers * 38 W 49 Shaker Heights Red Raiders * 0 W 48 Cleveland JFK Eagles # 16

11 20 Years with Head Coach Steve Trivisonno MENTOR VS OPPONENTS - - SINCE 1997 (PLUS CONFERENCE RECORDS) MENTOR CARDINALS SCOREBOARD School W L PERC Conference Records (LEL, NOC, GCC) When the Cardinals SCORE - - When the Cardinals GIVE UP - - Ashtabula Lakeside Dragons W L W L W L Brunswick Blue Devils Lake Erie to 9 pts to 9 pts 70 0 Canton GlenOak Eagles Lake Erie Canton McKinley Bulldogs Lake Erie Chardon Hilltoppers Lake Erie Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller Crusaders Lake Erie Cincinnati St Xavier Bombers Lake Erie Cleveland Glenville Tarblooders Lake Erie Cleveland Joh F Kennedy Eagles Lake Erie Cleveland St. Ignatius Wildcats Lake Erie Cleveland Heights Tigers Lake Erie East Cleveland Shaw Cardinals Lake Erie to 19 pts to 19 pts 52 6 Eastlake North Rangers Lake Erie Elyria Pioneers Lake Erie Erie (PA) McDowell Trojans Lake Erie Euclid Panthers Northeast Ohio Garfield Heights Bulldogs Northeast Ohio Grove City Greyhounds Northeast Ohio Hillard Davidson Wildcats Northeast Ohio Hudson Explorers Greater Cleveland Lakewood Rangers Greater Cleveland Lakewood St Edward Eagles Lorain Admiral King Admirals to 29 pts to 29 pts Lorain Southview Saints Lake Erie League Lorain Titans (14 seasons) Lyndhurst Brush Arcs Maple Heights Mustangs Northeast Ohio Conference Massillon Washington Tigers (4 seasons) Mayfield Wildcats Medina Bees Greater Cleveland Conference Mentor Lake Catholic Cougars (2 seasons) Painesville Riverside Parma Redmen Parma Hts Valley Forge to 39 pts to 39 pts Shaker Heights Red Raiders OVERALL Conference Solon Comets (20 seasons) Stow Bulldogos Strongsville Mustangs Toledo Whitmer Panthers OVERALL Non-Conference Twinsburg Tigers (20 seasons) Warren G Harding Raiders Willoughby South Rebles OVERALL Playoff Record Youngstown Boardman Spartans (13 appearances) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Cardinals Youngstown Ursuline Irish to 49 pts to 49 pts CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS SINCE Regular Season Between Week 4 of the 2000 season and OHSAA Playoffs Week 8 of the 2004 season, the Mentor Cardinals won 26 consecutive Lake Erie Regular Season 51 League Games pts pts 4 3 OHSAA Playoffs 13 Between Week 7 of the 2007 season and Week 10 of the 2011 season, the Mentor pts pts 0 1 Cardinals won 21 consecutive conference Regular Season games (15 games in the LEL and 6 games in OHSAA Playoffs the NOC) 70 plus pts plus pts 0 0 WINS 168 LOSSES 64 PERCENTAGE

12 When Was The Last Time... By The Numbers Overall 2-3 PASSING Greater Cleveland Conference completions in a game 10/23/15 Tadas Tatarunas (22) vs Brunswick Non-Conference completions in a game 12/7/13 Conner Krizancic (36) vs Cincinnati Moeller (State Championship) 30 attempts in a game 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (33) vs Euclid Playing at Jerome T Osborne Sr Stadium attempts in a game 10/31/14 Jake Floriea (40) vs Brunswick Playing on the road yards passing in a game 9/23/16 Tadas Tatarunas (206) vs Shaker Hts Playing at a Neutral Site yards passing in a game 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (263) vs Euclid 300 yards passing in a game 10/2/15 Tadas Tatarunas (339) vs Solon Playing on field turf / Astroturf yards passing in a game 9/4/15 Tadas Tatarunas (523) vs St Ignatius Playing on natural grass 0-1 Back to back 200 yard passing games 9/15 & 9/23/16 Tadas Tatarunas (263 - Euclid; 206-Shaker Hts) 3 passing TDs in a game 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (4) vs Euclid (34, 79, 6, 20) Wearing the Scarlet Jerseys passing TDs in a game 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (4) vs Euclid (34, 79, 6, 20) Wearing the White Jerseys passing TDs in a game 9/26/15 Tadas Tatarunas (5) vs Shaker Heights (30, 6, 13, 4, 10) 6 passing TDs in a game 10/5/12 Mitch Trubisky vs Solon (30, 13, 66, 6, 29, 11) Playing a night game yard or more completion 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (79) to Ryan Hagen vs Euclid Playing a day game yard or more completion 9/15/16 Tadas Tatarunas (79) to Ryan Hagen vs Euclid Scoring First 2-1 RUSHING Opponent Scores First carries in a game 9/15/16 Isaiah Gullick (23) vs Euclid 25 carries in a game 9/9/16 Isaiah Gullick (24) vs Cincinnati St Xavier Leading after 1st quarter carries in a game 11/7/15 Alex Mathews (31) vs Canton GlenOak [DI-R1, Rd 1] Trailing after 1st quarter carries in a game 11/17/12 Mitch Trubisky (35) vs St Ignatius Tied after 1st quarter carries in a game information unavailable at this time Leading at Halftime yards rushing in a game 9/15/16 Isaiah Gullick (127) vs Euclid Trailing at Halftime yards rushing in a game 10/16/15 Isaiah Gullick (238) vs Massillon Tied at Halftime yards rushing in a game 10/9/15 Isaiah Gullick (238) vs Massillon Leading After 3rd Quarter yards rushing in a game 10/9/15 Alex Mathews (252) vs Medina Trailing After 3rd Quarter yards rushing in a game by QB 10/23/14 Jake Floriea (108) vs Hudson Tied after 3rd Quarter 0-0 Back to back 100 yard rushing games 9/9/16 & 9/15/16 Isaiah Gullick (125 vs St Xavier, 127 vs Euclid) In Overtime Games rushing TDs in a game 9/23/16 Isaiah Gullick (1, 19, 6, 26) vs Shaker Hets 4 rushing TDs in a game 9/23/16 Isaiah Gullick (1, 19, 6, 26) vs Shaker Hets Scoring 15 or less points rushing TDs in a game 10/9/15 Alex Mathews (28,1,1,22,45) vs Medina Scoring 20+ Points yard or more rush 8/26/16 Isaiah Gullick (78) vs Massillon Scoring 30+ Points yard or more rush 8/26/16 Isaiah Gullick (78) vs Massillon Scoring 40+ Points 2-0 RECEIVING Holding Opponents To Single Digits receptions in a game 9/18/15 Jason Blizzard (11) vs Euclid 14 receptions in a game 9/4/15 Jason Blizzard (14) vs St Ignatius Totalling less than 300 yard in total offense yards receiving in a game 9/15/16 Ryan Hagen (104) vs Euclid 300-plus yards in total offense yards receiving in a game 10/30/15 Jason Blizzard (178) vs Elyria 400-plus yards in total offense yards receiving in a game 9/18/15 Jason Blizzard (162) vs Euclid 2 players w/ 100 yds receiving in game 9/4/15 J Blizzard (342) and M Porter (137) vs St Ignatius Having a QB Throw For 300+ Yards receiving TDs in a game 9/15/16 S Baird (36, 6, 20) vs Euclid Having a QB Throw For 200+ Yards receiving TDs in a game 11/10/12 Brandon Fritts (33,11,8, 16) Having a QB Complete 65% of His Passes receiving TDs in a game 10/17/69 Paul Burkhardt vs Maple Hts 50-yard or more reception 8/26/16 Manning Trubisky (56) from Tadas Tatarunas vs Massillon Having a 100 Yard Rusher yard or more reception 8/26/16 Ryan Hagen (90) from Logan Shea vs Massillon Having a RB Carry the Ball 20 Times or More 1-2 TURNOVERS Having a QB Carry the Ball 20 Times or More interceptions in a game 10/16/15 Michael Ballentine (2 ) vs Strongsville Having a WR Catch 10+ Passes interceptions in a game information unavailable at this time Having a WR Record 100+ Yards 0-1 Interception returned for a TD 10/16/15 Michael Ballentine (39 ) vs Strongsville Fumble returned for a TD 8/26/16 Will Laganke (66) vs Massillon Holding an Opponent Under 100 Yards Rushing 1-1 Holding an Opponent Under 100 Yards Passing 1-0 TACKLES Holding an Opponent Under 200 Yards Passing tackles in a game 10/30/15 Ryan Bischoff (27-16 solos, 11 assists) vs Elyria Recording Three or More Sacks in a Game tackles in a game 10/30/15 Ryan Bischoff (27-16 solos, 11 assists) vs Elyria Intercepting an Opposing Quarterback tackles in a game 10/30/15 Ryan Bischoff (27-16 solos, 11 assists) vs Elyria 2 sacks in a game 9/26/15 DeAngelo Levert (2.0) vs Shaker Heights Leads In Time of Possession sacks in a game 10/17/14 Bradie Crandall (3.0) vs Solon Trailing In Time of Possession sacks in a game information unavailable at this time 5 sacks in a game information unavailable at this time Winning the Turnover Battle 1-0 Recorded a Safety 11/23/13 Justin McMahon vs St Ignatius Losing the Turnover Battle 0-3 Having an Equal Amount of Turnovers 1-0 KICK / PUNT Commit 6 or fewer penalties 1-2 Kickoff return for a TD 9/11/15 Jason Blizzard (95) vs Cincinnati St Xavier Commit more than 6 penalties 1-1 Punt return for a TD 8/30/14 Eddie Daugherty (49) vs Youngstown Boardman 3 FG-Made 11/23/13 Mike Muzic (21, 22, 34) vs St Ignatius Gaining More Yards Than Opponent 2-1 Blocked Punt 10/2/15 DeAngelo Levert (blocked for a TD - Ballentine) vs Solon Having 15+ First Downs 2-2 Blocked a FG attempt 10/23/15 Michael Ballentine (1st qtr) vs Brunswick Scoring on 75% of Red Zone Opportunities 2-1

13 2016 Mentor Cardinals Roster Two-Deep No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr OFFENSE (Spread - 4 WR) 1 Michael Ballentine ** DB-WR 6' 190 SR 50 Tyler Schonauer OL 5'11" 260 JR 2 Nick Saginario RB 5'6" 160 SO 51 Josh Platt DL 6'1" 260 SO QB 12 Tadas Tatarunas 3 Derek Kleinhenz WR-P 6'3" 180 JR 52 Gage Tripodo DL 5'9" 185 SO 6 Manning Trubisky 4 Mike Valore WR 5'11" 160 JR 53 James Rastatter DL 5'9" 140 SO RB 28 Isaiah Gullick 5 Jeremy McClure WR 6'1'' 180 SR 54 Dan Garcar DL 6' 260 JR 2 Saginario/ 13 Edmond 6 Manning Trubisky WR-DB 6'2" 175 SR 55 Michael Minniti LB 5'10" 205 SR WR-X 6 Manning Trubisky 7 Charlie Gallo QB-WR 5'9" 150 SO 56 Sam Williams DL 6' 175 SO 3 Derek Kleinhenz 8 Logan Shea WR-DB 5'8" 165 JR 57 Jacob Rago DL 5'10" 170 SO WR-Y 11 Steven Baird 9 Ryan Hagan WR-DB 5'11" 160 SR 58 Jack Smith LB 5'9" 185 SR 29 Braeden Geffert 10 Luke Floriea QB 5'9" 145 FR 59 Nick Samac OL 6'2" 230 SO WR-Z 9 Ryan Hagan 11 Steven Baird WR 5'11" 170 JR 60 Charlie Call OL 6'1" 250 JR 88 Mason Trubisky 12 Tadas Tatarunas QB 6'5" 215 JR 61 Ryan Jacoby OL 6'5" 245 SO WR-H 8 Logan Shea 13 Chris Edmond RB 5'8" 160 JR 62 Jamir Dodson OL 6'1" 245 JR 5 Jeremy McClure 14 Shane McClure ** WR 6'6" 210 SR 63 Dylan Squires OL 5'9" 180 SO LT 78 Tyler Churney 15 Billy Strozier DB 6'1" 170 SR 64 Andrew Zelina OL 6'2" 195 SO 59 Nick Samac 16 Zach Wyum RB 5'5" 145 SR 65 Dylan Welch DL 5'10" 215 SR LG 60 Charlie Call 17 Calvin Catania DB 6'2" 185 SR 66 Nick Paduano OL 5'7" 200 SO 71 Robert Iuliani 18 James Weinpert WR 5'7" 140 JR 67 Nick Kuzmiak OL 5'10" 210 SR C 72 John Kidner 19 Chad Rogers QB 6'3" 175 FR 68 James Williams DL 6'2" 170 SO 67 Nick Kuzmiak 20 Andrew Brey DB 5'9" 155 SO 68 David Kramer OL 6'4" 260 SO RG 74 Brian Ross 21 Mike Warren DB 5'6" 150 JR 69 Kyle Ulshafer DL 6'2" 290 SR 54 Dan Garcar 22 Domenic Martucci RB 5'8" 165 JR 70 Trevor Young OL 5'11" 210 SO RT 61 Ryan Jacoby 23 Tyler Knapp DB 5'8" 160 SR 71 Robert Iuliani OL 6'5" 295 SR 56 Sam Williams 24 Squire Chapman DB 5'11" 170 JR 72 John Kidner OL 6'2" 260 JR 25 Mike Brey DB 5' JR 73 Charlie Marshall OL 6' 190 SO 26 Will Laganke DB 5'8" 170 JR 74 Brian Ross OL 6' 260 SR DEFENSE (4-3 Base) 27 Jacob Respondek LB 5'11" 170 SR 75 Dominic Nebe OL 6'2" 215 JR 28 Isaiah Gullick RB 5'9 180 SR 76 Jakob O'Brien OL 5'10" 210 SO DE 99 Mark Gordon 29 Braeden Geffert WR 5'11" 165 SO 77 Damien Juka LB 6' 165 SO 94 Dominic DiFranco 30 Nick Hardman DE 6'2" 200 SR 78 Tyler Churney OL 6'3" 265 JR DT 69 Kyle Ulshafer 31 Tommy Klepcyk DB 5'9" 170 SR 79 Ben Teresczuk OL 5'9" 225 SO 51 Josh Platt 32 Matt Gianfagna RB 5'10" 180 JR 80 Noah Garrett WR 5'11" 190 SO DT 43 Noah Potter 32 Timmy Eppich WR 5'10" 150 SO 81 Evan Knight DB 5'9" 140 SO 99 Mark Gordon 33 Brett Matsko WR 6' 155 SO 82 Ryan Randall DB 5'9" 140 SO DE 30 Nick Hardman 34 Brady Benz DB 5'10" 160 SO 83 Braden Rosciszewski RB 5'6" 145 SO 43 Noah Potter 35 Tyler Humbert DB 5'7" 135 SR 84 Matt Romeo TE 6'1" 160 SO SLB 44 James Pedley 36 Caleb Rykaczewski ** DL-OL 6'4" 240 SR 85 Nick O'Brien DB 5'7" 145 SO 21 Mike Warren 37 William Gorka DB 5'8" 150 SO 86 Landon Corey WR 5'8" 135 SO MLB 42 Ryan Bischof 38 Ryan McClure DB 5'10" 160 SO 87 Zach Mezget WR 5'10" 130 SO 41 Sam Kirschner 39 DJ Wolf WR 5'8" 130 SO 88 Mason Trubisky WR 6'1" 165 SO WLB 47 Dominic Shelley 40 Nate Frimel LB 5'10" 195 SO 89 Alex Sweeney WR 6' 165 SR 58 Jack Smith 41 Sam Kirschner LB 6' 195 JR 90 Nick Cola DL 5'10" 235 SR CB 26 Will Laganke 42 Ryan Bischof ** LB 6'2" 220 SR 91 Josh Merinar LB 5'6" 140 SO 9 Ryan Hagan 43 Noah Potter DL 6'5" 240 SO 92 James Prunty DL 6'2" 235 JR SS 1 Michael Ballentine 44 James Pedley LB 6' 210 SO 93 Brian Morris DL 5'9" 285 SO 24 Squire Chapman 45 Kyle Keary RB 5'10" 210 SR 94 Dominic DiFranco DL 6'2" 185 JR FS 31 Tommy Klepcyk 46 Mithil Kasabwala LB 5'8" 150 JR 95 Jakob Jepson DL 5'11" 200 SO 23 Tyler Knapp 47 Dominic Shelley LB 5'8" 190 JR 96 Josh Kenny DL 5'5" 150 SO CB 17 Calvin Catania 48 Dan Adams WR-DL 6' 215 SO 97 Colin Kanaga DL 5'10" 165 SO 8 Logan Shea 49 Conor McIntosh K 6'2" 150 SO 98 Richard Baker DL 6'1" 180 SR 99 Mark Gordon ** DL 6'3" 240 SR SPECIAL TEAMS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE P 3 Derek Kleinhenz LS 14 Shane McClure 4 Mike Valore Vah-lore 36 Caleb Rykaczewski ** Rick-ah-chess-kee 12 Tadas Tatarunas Todd-us Tat-ah-roo-nus 46 Mithil Kasabwala Kahz-ah-bwa-lah PK 23 Tyler Knapp 15 Billy Strozier Stroh-zer 50 Tyler Schonauer Show-now-er HLD 5 Jeremy McClure 17 Calvin Catania Cah-tan-yah 67 Nick Kuzmiak Cooz-me-ack SS 14 Shane McClure 22 Domenic Martucci Mar-two-chee 69 Kyle Ulshafer Ul-shay-fur 26 Will Laganke Lah-gahn-key 71 Robert Iuliani KR 8 Logan Shea 27 Jacob Respondek Ruh-spon-dick 79 Ben Teresczuk 9 Ryan Hagan 31 Tommy Klepcyk Klep-check 83 Braden Rosciszewski PR 8 Logan Shea ** denotes the 2016 Mentor Cardinals football captains ** denotes the 2016 Mentor Cardinals football captains

14 2016 Solon Comets Roster Two-Deep No. Name Position Yr Ht Wt No. Name Position Yr Ht Wt OFFENSE QB RB FB TE WR SE LT LG C RG RT DEFENSE LE NT RE OLB MLB OLB CB SS SS FS CB SPECIAL TEAMS P LS PK HLD LS KR PR

15 2016 Mentor Cardinals Statistics THROUGH FIVE GAMES

2016 Mentor Cardinals Composite Schedule & Results Massillon Tigers St. Ignatius Wildcats 3-2 2016 Schedule 4-1 2016 Schedule 3-2 St.

John Bosco L 0-34 S 1 A Canton GlenOak W 24-21 S 3 H MENTOR CARDINALS W 49-7 S 2 H Cincinnati Colerain L-OT 14-20 S 9 H Warren Harding L 28-41 S 10 H Valley Forge W 49-0 S 9 A MENTOR CARDINALS W 20-7

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller W 21-14 O 30 H Austintown Fitch O 1 A Parma O 30 A Cincinnati Elder O 7 H Columbus Beechcroft O 7 A Canton GlenOak O 7 A Cincinnati LaSalle O 14 H Akron Firestone O 14 A

Ignatius O 29 H Canton McKinley O 29 H St Edward O 28 H Louisville (KY) St.

16 2016 Mentor Cardinals Composite Schedule & Results Massillon Tigers St. Ignatius Wildcats Schedule Schedule 3-2 St. Xavier Bombers 2016 Schedule A 26 A MENTOR CARDINALS L A 26 A Normandy W 45-0 A 27 N Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco L 0-34 S 1 A Canton GlenOak W S 3 H MENTOR CARDINALS W 49-7 S 2 H Cincinnati Colerain L-OT S 9 H Warren Harding L S 10 H Valley Forge W 49-0 S 9 A MENTOR CARDINALS W 20-7 S 17 A Youngstown Ursuline W 30-0 S 16 A Novi (MI) Detroit Central Catholic L-OT S 16 A Indianapolis (IN) Cathedral W S 23 H Toledo Bowsher W 75-7 S 23 A Walsh Jesuit W 30-0 S 23 H Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller W O 30 H Austintown Fitch O 1 A Parma O 30 A Cincinnati Elder O 7 H Columbus Beechcroft O 7 A Canton GlenOak O 7 A Cincinnati LaSalle O 14 H Akron Firestone O 14 A Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller O 14 H Warren (IN) Central O 21 H Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary O 22 A Cincinnati St. Xavier O 22 H St. Ignatius O 29 H Canton McKinley O 29 H St Edward O 28 H Louisville (KY) St. Xavier Euclid Panthers Schedule Shaker Hts Red Raiders Schedule Solon Comets 2016 Schedule A 25 H Glenville W 13-7 A 25 H Ann Arbor (MI) Skyline W A 26 A Aurora W 36-6 S 1 H Aurora L S 3 H Clevleand John Adams W 45-0 S 2 H Twinsburg W 43-7 S 9 A Willoughby South W S 9 A Bedford L S 9 H Stow-Munroe Falls L S 15 H MENTOR CARDINALS W S 17 H Strongsville W S 16 A Brunswick W S 23 A Solon L S 23 A MENTOR CARDINALS L 0-41 S 23 H Euclid W S 30 H Strongsville O 1 H Elyria S 30 A MENTOR CARDINALS O 7 A Elyria O 8 H Brunswick O 7 A Strongsville O 14 A Brunswick O 14 A Medina O 14 H Elyria O 20 H Medina O 21 A Solon O 21 H Shaker Heights O 29 A Shaker Heights O 29 H Euclid O 28 A Medina 4-1 Medina Bees Schedule Strongsville Mustangs Schedule Brunswick Blue Devils 2016 Schedule A 26 A Lakewood W 55-0 A 26 A Avon L A 26 H Highland W S 2 H Kenston W S 2 H Hudson L S 2 A Austintown Fitch L S 9 A Wadsworth W 42-6 S 9 H Brush W S 9 A Brecksville L-OT S 16 H Elyria W S 17 A Shaker Heights L S 16 H Solon L S 23 A Strongsville W S 23 H Medina L S 23 A Elyria L S 30 A Brunswick S 30 A Euclid S 30 H Medina S 7 H MENTOR CARDINALS O 7 H Solon O 8 A Shaker Heights O 14 H Shaker Heights O 13 A MENTOR CARDINALS O 14 H Euclid O 22 A Euclid O 21 A Elyria O 21 H MENTOR CARDINALS O 28 H Solon O 28 H Brunswick O 28 A Strongsville 1-4 Elyria Pioneers Schedule A 26 H Avon Lake L S 3 H Lorain W S 9 A Shaw W S 16 A Medina L S 23 H Brunswick W O 1 A Shaker Heights O 7 H Euclid O 14 A Solon O 21 H Strongsville O 28 A MENTOR CARDINALS

Week 1 - Massillon Week 1 Week 2 Friday, August 26, 2016 Saturday, September 3, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Stadium Byers Field at Robert M Boulton Stadium Mentor, Ohio Parma, Ohio 7:00 PM kickoff 7:00 PM

Ignatius Wildcats 49 Massillon Washington Tigers 7 0 14 10 31 MENTOR CARDINALS 0 7 0 0 7 MENTOR CARDINALS 20 9 7 21 57 St.

17 Week 1 - Massillon Week 1 Week 2 Friday, August 26, 2016 Saturday, September 3, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Stadium Byers Field at Robert M Boulton Stadium Mentor, Ohio Parma, Ohio 7:00 PM kickoff 7:00 PM kickoff Week 2 - St. Ignatius Massillon Washington Tigers 31 MENTOR CARDINALS 57 MENTOR CARDINALS 7 St. Ignatius Wildcats 49 Massillon Washington Tigers MENTOR CARDINALS MENTOR CARDINALS St. Ignatius Wildcats st 10:38 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 2 yard run (Tyler Knapp kick) 2nd 11:56 St Ignatius Mark Bobinski 2 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 1st 10:20 Massillon Austin Jasinski 73 yard pass from Seth Blankenship (Nate Gregg kick) 2nd 2:17 St Ignatius Mark Bobinski 3 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 1st 9:55 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 78 yard run (Tyler Knapp kick) 2nd 0:52 Mentor Derek Kleinhenz 47 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Tyler Knapp kick) 1st 4:18 Mentor Will Laganke 66 yard fumble return (Tyler Knapp kick) 3rd 9:10 St Ignatius James Andrews 3 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 2nd 9:50 Mentor Tyler Knapp 22 yard FG 3rd 6:02 St Ignatius Patrick Ryan 21 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 2nd 1:14 Mentor Ryan Hagan 90 yard pass from Logan Shea (Tyler Knapp kick) 3rd 1:43 St Ignatius James Andrews 30 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 3rd 9:28 Mentor Logan Shea 47 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (kick - no good) 4th 6:23 St Ignatius Mark Bobinski 7 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 3rd 6:39 Massillon Jamir Thomas 1 yard run (Nate Gregg kick) 4th 2:40 St Ignatius James Perpar 28 yard interception return (Matthew Trickett) 3rd 3:57 Massillon Austin Jasinski 10 yard pass from Seth Blankenship (Nate Gregg kick) 4th 11:52 Massillon Nate Gregg 21 yard FG 4th 10:29 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 18 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Conor McIntosh kick) 4th 8:50 Massillon Austin Jasinski 11 yard pass from Seth Blankenship (Nate Gregg kick) 4th 7:44 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 4 yard run (Conor McIntosh kick) 4th 5:49 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 20 yard run (Conor McIntosh kick) Mentor has played many memorable games at Byers Field. The trip to Parma on Sept. 3 was not one of them. St. Ignatius dominated every phase of the game and avenged a 2015 loss at the JTO by handing the Cardinals a 49-7 defeat. First impressions are usually lasting ones. Isaiah Gullick and the Mentor Cardinals certainly left a lasting imprint on the 2016 season with a resounding performance in the opener against visiting Massillon on Aug. 26. Making his first varsity start, Gullick - a 5-foot-9, 180-pound senior - ran for 238 yards and five touchdowns, leading Mentor to a win over the Tigers in front of more than 7,000 fans at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium. I prayed all the time I d be able to show my talents, Gullick said. I had my chance tonight, and I m thankful for it. I m very blessed. Gullick who overcame injury as a sophomore and bided his time behind All-Ohioan Alex Mathews as a junior - scored on touchdown runs of 2, 78, 4 and 20 yards. He also caught an 18-yard touchdown pass on a screen from quarterback Tadas Tatarunas. Before leaving the field after the game, Gullick pulled the Mentor offensive linemen together and thanked them one by one. I m nothing without my teammates and especially those guys, Gullick said of his line. They believe in what I can do, and I believe in what they can do. Cardinals coach Steve Trivisonno, starting his 20th season at the helm of his alma mater, wasn t all that surprised with Gullick s effort. You guys didn t believe me. I told you he was pretty good, Trivisonno said. He bided his time. He didn t complain. He worked hard, got his chance and did a great job. I m proud of him. When Massillon made its big push in the second half, it was Gullick who answered for the scarlet and gray. After Nate Gregg s 21-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter made it 36-24, Gullick ripped off a 50-yard run to put his team deep into Massillon territory. We got out-toughed tonight. We better figure out how to play with a sense of urgency and play like a good football team, Mentor coach Steve Trivisonno said. The Wildcats dominated time of possession and chewed up yardage on the ground in the first half, jumping out to a 14-0 lead. Mentor (1-1) was in the game and had momentum late in the second quarter after a 47-yard touchdown pass from Tadas Tatarunas to Derek Kleinhenz pulled the Cardinals to within a touchdown at On the ensuing possession, Mark Gordon had a sack and caused a fumble that was recovered by Mentor. However, an interception in the end zone by the Wildcats kept the Cardinals from tying the game before halftime. That was a big play (interception) and then we get the ball in the second half and don t do anything with it, Trivisonno said. We had so many three-and-outs, and it is hard to ask the defense to stay on the field that long. We just need to get better as a whole football team. Everyone needs to get better and play harder if we are going to be a good team. St. Ignatius (2-0) pulled away in the second half behind the running of James Andrews and Mark Bobinski. The Wildcats scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to push out to a 35-7 advantage. The Wildcats had 445 yards of offense and 27 first downs to just 146 yards and eight first downs for Mentor. St. Ignatius did not punt in the game. The one positive Trivisonno said he took from the night was Kleinhenz, who not only had a TD catch, but punted six times for a near 38-yards per kick average. A few plays later, he scored on the screen pass from Tatarunas. Massillon came right back with a touchdown pass from Seth Blankenship to Austin Jasinski to make it 43-31, but Gullick tacked on two more touchdown runs to finish off the Tigers. The game started off with three touchdowns being scored in the first 2 minutes, 5 seconds of the game, including a span of three touchdowns in a span of four offensive plays. When Will Laganke scooped up a fumble and raced 66 yards for a touchdown, Mentor had a 20-7 lead in the first quarter. It was a 29-7 halftime lead when Ryan Hagan hauled in a 90-yard halfback pass from Logan Shea. That play was huge, Trivisonno said. I thought it was the right time to run it and the guys executed. Massillon methodically got back into the game, thanks in large part to senior receiver Austin Jasinski. Not only did the 6- foot-1, 163-pounder have 14 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns, but he also intercepted a pair passes. Mentor outgained Massillon, Tatarunas completed 5 of 16 passes for 137 yards, but two went for touchdowns. The opening-game loss was Massillon s first since 2010

Euclid Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers 20 MENTOR CARDINALS 7 MENTOR CARDINALS 37 Euclid Panthers 47 Cincinnati St.

18 Week 3 - St. Xavier Week 3 - St. Xavier Week 4 - Euclid Friday, September 9, 2016 Thursday, September 15, 2016 Jerome T Osborne Stadium Sparky DiBiasio Stadium Mentor, Ohio Euclid, Ohio 7:00 PM kickoff 7:00 PM kickoff Week 4 - Euclid Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers 20 MENTOR CARDINALS 7 MENTOR CARDINALS 37 Euclid Panthers 47 Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers MENTOR CARDINALS 37 MENTOR CARDINALS Euclid Panthers 47 2nd 8:56 Mentor Ryan Hagan 16 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Tyler Knapp kick) 1st 9:26 Mentor Steve Baird 34 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Tyler Knapp kick) 2nd 4:47 St Xavier Nicholas Moeller 9 yard pass from Chase Wolfe (Joshua Glaser kick) 1st 2:27 Euclid Arquon Bush 47 yard punt return (kick blocked) 3rd 4:52 St Xavier Chase Wolfe 7 yard run (Joshua Glaser kick) 2nd 11:47 Euclid Ramone Collins 45 yard pass from Noah Mitchell (kick blocked) 4th 0:00 St Xavier Colton Paul 87 yard interception return 2nd 4:03 Euclid Arquon Bush 5 yard pass from Noah Mitchell (pass incomplete) 2nd 2:00 Mentor Ryan Hagan 79 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Logan Shea run) 2nd 0:30 Euclid Ramone Collins 18 yard pass from Noah Mitchell (De'quan Pruitt run) 2nd 0:02 Mentor Steve Baird 6 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Baird pass from Tatarunas) Mentor is an unfamiliar position at 1-2 after three weeks, but Cardinals coach Steve Trivisonno is anything but panicked. Frustrated and disappointed with the outcome of the 20-7 loss to visiting St. Xavier on Sept, 9, perhaps, but the veteran coach was able to quickly see the bigger picture after Mentor lost a difficult game to an elite opponent. If we don t turn the ball over we might have been ina position for a blowout win, Trivisonno said. Our guys played their tails off. They played hard, they battled and they will be prepared for later in the year (playoffs). Not a lot of teams play the schedule we play. These games aren t for now, they are for later or what is the point? The Mentor defense - which had fourth-down stands on four occasions - dominated the first quarter as the Bombers mustered 19 yards on 12 plays. The Cardinals forced four three-and-outs to begin the game, as St. Xavier didn t convert a first down until nearly 16 minutes elapsed. Meanwhile, the Cardinals went up 7-0 as junior QB Tadas Tatarunas 16-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Hagan capped a 10-play, 61-yard drive with 8:56 left in the second quarter. St. Xavier countered to sustain a drive for the first time and scored on a Chase Wolf to Nicholas Moeller 9-yard TD hookup tying the game at 7. Turnovers derailed scoring chances in the first half for Mentor as a botched snap at the St. Xavier 6- yard line ended a Mentor drive in the first quarter and a fumble at the Bombers 25-yard line occurred as the Cardinals were about to break into the red zone on their ensuing drive after the touchdown. After Wolf ran for a touchdown to put the Bombers up 14-7 seven minutes into the third quarter, Tatarunas was intercepted twice. The second pick came on the last play of the game, which Colton Paul returned 87 yards for a score after time expired for the final margin of victory, but a meaningless score in relevance to the game. Mentor was hindered by penalties, two of which cut down drives in the fourth quarter including a holding call that negated a big reception that would have put the Cardinals in position to tie or win the game with less than 1 minute to play. Tatarunas finished with 187 yards on 17 of 35 passing, while Isaiah Gullick ran for 125 yards on 26 carries to rebound after St. Ignatius held him below 30 yards in a Week 2 loss. Trivisonno was pleased with his defense all game, which yielded 260 yards on 57 plays. Wolf, playing in his second varsity game, threw for 170 yards and led the Bombers with 79 rushing yards. "Our defense was tremendous tonight," Trivisonno said. "We are a pretty good football team. These are really good teams we are playing and we are going to get better." 3rd 6:40 Euclid De'quan Pruitt 2 yard run (Jordan Hughes) 3rd 3:18 Mentor Steve Baird 20 yard pass from Tadas Tatarunas (Tyler Knapp kick) 3rd 1:12 Euclid Kinyudus Hollins 18 yard pass from Noah Mitchell (Jordan Hughes kick) 4th 10:50 Mentor Isaiah Gullick 1 yard run (Tyler Knapp kick) 4th 1:44 Euclid Reggie Wilkerson 3 yard run (Jordan Hughes kick) Euclid s Noah Mitchell threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns and De quan Pruitt ran for 111 yards and a score, part of a 540-yard offensive output, leading the Panthers to a win over visiting Mentor on Sept. 15. It s Euclid s first win over Mentor since The only lead Mentor (1-3, 0-1 Greater Cleveland Conference) held was at 7-0 to start the game. The Panthers (3-1, 1-0) scored three straight touchdowns to take the lead for good at Mentor was injury-riddled on defense, but kept it close - however with the game still hanging in the balance with less than two minutes remaining and Euclid clinging to a lead, Reggie Wilkerson scored on a 3-yard touchdown run that put the game out of reach. Mitchell threw for a career-high 359 yards, with touchdown passes to Ramone Collins (45 and 18 yards), Arquon Bush (five yards) and Kinyudus Hollins (18 yards). Mentor coach Steve Trivisonno credited the 6-foot-4 Euclid quarterback, but pointed to his team s inability to stop the run as a bigger problem. While Mentor lost the lead for good early in the second quarter, the Cardinals offense kept within striking distance. When Isaiah Gullick (23 carries, 127 yards) scored from the 1 with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, Mentor was within a field goal at But twice Euclid came up with defensive stops in the fourth quarter, holding Mentor on downs. Instead of sitting on the ball with 3:28 left, Euclid went for one last game-clinching score. Aside from Gullick s big game running the ball, Mentor quarterback Tadas Tatarunas threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Steve Baird. The 37 points were more than Mentor scored in the last two games combined (14) in losses to St. Ignatius and St. Xavier. We did some really good things on offense, Trivisonno said. We just ran out of bodies on defense. Mentor played without defensive linemen Caleb Rykaczewski and Kyle Ulshafer, and also had a few defensive backs get injured in the game, Trivisonno said. Mentor is 1-3 for the first time since 2005.

2016 FOOTBALL GAME INFORMATION. 16 OHSAA Post Season Appearances - 3-time State Runner-up (2006, 2007, 2013) Game Info: Series Info:

2016 FOOTBALL GAME INFORMATION. 16 OHSAA Post Season Appearances - 3-time State Runner-up (2006, 2007, 2013) Game Info: Series Info: GAME PREVIEW Opening Drive Mentor and Euclid have been rivals for a long time over the existence of many years and different conferences, but this Week 4 clash on Sept. 15 may be as big as any the teams