Mentor Loses to St. Ignatius, 26-6

Coach Steve Trivisonno told his Mentor Cardinal defense to "stop giving 'em stuff" in the first half of Friday's game. Though the defense played better this week, the coach's demand went unmet.

And other than a 70-yard touchdown run up the right sideline by senior quarterback Conner Krizancic and a couple dazzling plays that inspired the crowd to chant junior Eddie Daugherty's name, Mentor's offense was largely flat.

Those factors led to a surprising 26-6 home loss to St. Ignatius.

The offensive fireworks of last week's victory over Erie McDowell were nowhere to be found. Instead, St. Ignatius limited Mentor's passing attack (130 yards between Krizancic and sophomore Matt Eiswerth) and star wide receiver Brandon Fritts (2 catches, 12 yards).

"A game like this shows that offensively, we aren’t invincible," Fritts told OhioVarsity.com. "We are human. We aren’t going to score 44 points every game."

Mentor made more defensive stops than last week, but St. Ignatius made enough big plays to stay ahead for majority of the night. Senior wide receivers John Hyland and Michael Siragusa each caught touchdowns, while senior running back Enzo Cannata ran for 110 yards and another score.

Mentor (1-1) travels to Euclid next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.