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St. Edward holds off Mentor in Ohio high school football playoffs: Live score, updates recap

Bradley Eaton runs for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the 13-7 victory 

Bob Lundeberg

St. Edward head coach Tom Lombardo.
St. Edward head coach Tom Lombardo. / Jeff Harwell, SBLive Sports

Undefeated Mentor (13-0) takes on St. Edward (8-5) in the Division I Region 1 final as the Ohio high school football playoffs resume Friday, Nov. 22.

The Eagles are coming off an 40-24 victory over Perrysburg while Mentor blanked McKinley, 31-0 last Friday. The Cardinals also shut out Strongsville on Nov. 8, 33-0. 

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St. Edward has won the last three Division I state football titles. 

Keep up with the St. Edward vs. Mentor game with live updates, in-game analysis and big play highlights. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Bedford High School’s Bearcat Stadium. 

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St. Edward vs. Mentor Recap

First quarter

Coin toss: Mentor wins the toss and defers to the second half. We will be underway before long at rainy, windy Bearcat Stadium. 

Eagles ball: St. Edward begins the game at its own 19. 

Eagles on the move: Nate Gregory has three carries and three first downs for St. Edward. Eagles have crossed midfield.  

Turnover on downs: Gregory is stuffed on a fourth-and-three carry. Mentor takes over at its own 31. 

Touchdown Cardinals: A 31-yard touchdown run by Mentor quarterback Scotty Fox, a West Virginia commit, puts the Cardinals up 7-0. St. Edward star Nate Gregory was dinged up on the play. 

Touchdown Eagles: What a response for St. Edward. On the first play after the kickoff, Bradley Eaton rips off an 80-yard touchdown run to tie the score late in the opening quarter. 

Eagles sack: Colton Fee comes through with a big third-down sack to force a Mentor punt. St. Edward takes over at its own 34 with 7 seconds remaining in the quarter. 

End of quarter: Mentor 7, St. Edward 7.

Second quarter

Touchdown Eagles: Bradley Eaton rips off a 68-yard touchdown run to put St. Edward up 13-7. PAT no good. Eaton already has two long TD runs for the Eagles.

Big play Mentor: A 31-yard catch-and-run by Marcus Sierputowski sets Mentor up with a first-and-10 near midfield. 

Cardinals fumble: Colton Fee strips the ball from Scotty Fox, and St. Edward has a first-and-10 at the Mentor 42. Behlen Waugh with the fumble recovery.

St. Edward offense: After 22 straight runs to open the game, St. Edward finally attempts a pass, which falls incomplete. Eagles turn it over on downs at the 20 following another incompletion by quarterback Thomas Csanyi.

Cardinals decision: Mentor is facing a fourth-and-one from its own 28 with 1:59 remaining in the half. Both teams have used a timeout before this big play. 

First down Cardinals: Scotty Fox picks up two hard-earned yards for a first down. 

Mentor on the move: Cardinals have a first-and-10 from the St. Edward 43 with 26 seconds remaining in the half. 

Halftime: St. Edward 13, Mentor 7. Cardinals’ two-minute drill stalls just outside the red zone. Mentor will get the ball to open the second half.

Halftime update

Mentor offensive leaders: Scotty Fox is 5 for 9 passing for 60 yards with a 31-yard rushing touchdown. Jackson Farley has been solid on the ground; still waiting on accurate stats for him (the official stats have the 31-yard touchdown attributed to Farley, but it was Fox who scored). The Cardinals have 170 total yards. 

St. Edward offensive leaders: Bradley Eaton has 11 carries for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Nate Gregory has six carries for 29 yards. All 214 of St. Edwards’ yards have come on the ground. 

Weather: Temperate is currently 43 degrees, and the rain is not letting up. Wind is at 18 miles per hour coming from the North. 

Third quarter

We are underway: Mentor, trailing 13-7, begins the third quarter with the ball at its own 35. 

Cardinals fumble: Scotty Fox coughs it up for the second time today, but Mentor is able to fall on it to maintain possession. Jaden Woods caused the fumble. 

Bad snap: A high snap on a punt results in a disaster for the Cardinals. Scotty Fox falls on the bad snap at the Mentor 24 as St. Edward looks to add to its lead. 

Mentor defense holds: Eagles turn it over on downs at the Mentor 21. 7:17 remaining in the third quarter, St. Edward still leads 13-7. 

Cardinals on the move: Jackson Farley gets loose for a 20-yard gain, setting the Cardinals up with a first-and-10 at the St. Edward 28. 

Fourth-down stop: On fourth-and-one from the 19, Scotty Fox is stuffed on a keeper. Huge stop for St. Edward with 3:45 to go in the quarter. 

Eagles punt: Cardinals defense gets a three-and-out, and Mentor will start at the St. Edward 37.

End of quarter: St. Edward 13, Mentor 7. Cardinals have it first-and-goal from the 8. 

Fourth quarter

Wind update: Mentor will be driving into the wind in the final period. 

Missed field goal: Collin Crocker drops Scotty Fox for a big loss on third-and-goal, and Dylan Tackett slipped before getting a foot on his 37-yard field goal attempt. St. Edward’s defense comes through with another huge hold. 

Big decision: St. Edward is facing a fourth-and-two from its own 39 with 6:45 remaining. Eagles take a timeout to talk it over. 

Eagles punt: Thomas Csanyi unleashes a perfect punt that eventually stops rolling at the Mentor 1. It goes in the books as a 60-yard punt. Cardinals need to go 99 yards into the wind. 

Cardinals three-and-out: Mentor picks up just three yards after the brilliant Thomas Csanyi punt. St. Edward will start at the Mentor 44 with 5:33 remaining in the game, still leading 13-7. 

Another Eagles decision: St. Edward is facing a fourth-and-five from the 39 with 2:59 remaining. Another timeout. 

St. Edward punt: The punt goes into the end zone, and Mentor takes over at its own 20 with 2:52 remaining. Cardinals have all three of their timeouts, trailing 13-7. 

Big play Cardinals: On fourth-and-four from the 26, Mentor opts to go for it. Scotty Fox finds Jackson Farley for a 27-yard gain. 

Cardinals marching: Scotty Fox is brought down on a keeper at the St. Edward 36 with 45 seconds remaining. Timeout Mentor. 

St. Edward interception: Mentor tries a screen pass, and Colton Fee alertly jumps in front of it for a likely game-sealing interception. What a game for Fee, who has a sack, forced fumble and interception. 

Final: St. Edward 13, Mentor 7. The Eagles win with 251 yards rushing and zero yards passing. Bradley Eaton finished with 19 carries for 181 yards and two touchdowns. St. Edward’s dream of a fourth straight Division I state football title is still alive. 

Pregame

Weather, continued: About 20 minutes until kickoff, and the rain has not let up. A stiff breeze is also blowing in off Lake Erie, so passing may be a challenge tonight. 

Weather: Unlike last night’s Browns/Steelers game, we will not have a whiteout at Bearcat Stadium. Roughly an hour before kickoff, it is 44 degrees and raining in Bedford. It’s going to be a wet one tonight. 

St. Edward offensive players to watch: Quarterback Thomas Csanyi;  running back Bradley Eaton; wide receiver Luke Hess; wide receiver Joseph Saffold

Mentor offensive players to watch: Quarterback Scotty Fox (2,638 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, seven interceptions, six rushing touchdowns, West Virginia commit); running back Jackson Farley (217 carries, 1,782 yards, 22 touchdowns, four receiving touchdowns; wide receiver Justen Hodge (51 catches, 913 yards, nine touchdowns); wide receiver Austin VanHuss (37 catches, 743 yards, 11 touchdowns)

St. Edward defensive players to watch: Lineman Collin Crocker; linebacker Nate Gregory (Coastal Carolina commit); cornerback Makhi Boone

Mentor defensive players to watch: Linebacker Caiden Clair (105 total tackles, four fumble recoveries); linebacker Spencer Barninger (107 total tackles, seven sacks); Xayvion Dunn (38 total tackles, three interceptions)

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Bob Lundeberg is a freelance sports writer who has covered high school and college sports in the Pacific Northwest since 2009. He was inspired to write Finish, his first book, after spending four years on the Oregon State baseball beat for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and The Oregonian. He covers high school sports from a national perspective for High School On SI with reports on breaking news, trending topics and national polls.

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