Avon and Mentor have been trying and can never find the matching date. I have to believe it will happen at some point. It would be a good series. I have to believe Ignatius could be moved to later in the Mentor schedule so they can accommodate a Solon, Avon, Riverside, Hudson or some other school locked into league schedules after Week 3. Anyway, congrats on another great season! 2023 looks promising for the Cards.
Mentor Football 2022
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MentorGrad2002
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Yeah ideally Ignatius would be plugged in later if the GCC stays at 7 teams. Makes the most sense to have weeks 1-3 open
I'm sure local publics are first priority but a school like Avon or other publics would be good after that. Jackson fits this category as well for the next 2 years
FightingCardinal
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1st team All Ohio:
Caleb Pohto
2nd team All Ohio:
Jordan Stapleton
Brenan Vernon
3rd team All Ohio:
Scotty Fox
Jacob Snow
Jack Geduldig
Caleb Pohto
2nd team All Ohio:
Jordan Stapleton
Brenan Vernon
3rd team All Ohio:
Scotty Fox
Jacob Snow
Jack Geduldig
cardzfan1234
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Pohto had one of the best, if not THE best, seasons in the secondary at Mentor since the loaded 2003 group. Throw in his value to the team in the return game, and he probably is the most deserving choice as the one true First Team All-Ohio player on the team. Good for him. I enjoyed watching him play this season. He will be sorely missed.
As far as irreplaceable players go from this senior class, I think the first two you start with are Pohto and Snow. Geduldig and Orosz are my next choices. Vernon and Stapleton are in the next tier.
All in all, I echo my praise for the senior class. They ended up showing more this season than I expected. This defense would’ve been good enough to win state titles with some of the potent offenses under Triv.
As far as irreplaceable players go from this senior class, I think the first two you start with are Pohto and Snow. Geduldig and Orosz are my next choices. Vernon and Stapleton are in the next tier.
All in all, I echo my praise for the senior class. They ended up showing more this season than I expected. This defense would’ve been good enough to win state titles with some of the potent offenses under Triv.
MentorGrad2002
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Also looks like Solon is locked into the GCC for one more year. All the GCC teams are on their schedule and we appeared week 6 on arbiter after not being there for awhile
Sadly they have Strongsville and Shaker in weeks 2 and 3 and could be positioning to keep them after leaving the GCC
Looks to me like Solon is going to stop playing Mentor and play down. Sad to see
Cardgrad90
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Congratulations and thank you to Coach Funk for his years of support and service to the Mentor High School football program.
Who might fill his shoes next season?
Who might fill his shoes next season?
cardzfan1234
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I wonder if Gray will go a different direction outside of Mentor? Or if he promoted from within, who are we looking at?
MentorGrad2002
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Wooooooooooooooooo.
Hoping for outside perspective but if internal could it be Wilcox ?
Cardgrad90
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Maybe Knepp?
MentorGrad2002
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Just depends to me on if they'd change. If they are just funk disciples, I'd rather go outside. That side of the ball has needed new coaching for over a decade . Better late than never
MentorMarsh01
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I'll echo the congratulations here!
My hope for the new DC would be someone from outside the program who has had success at a high level and could inject some new energy into the defense. I am pretty indifferent to scheme, but I would look for someone who emphasizes great (and safe) tackling and a disciplined run defense. Who/what should be on our coach wish list?