Mentor Boys Basketball Team Kicks Off Arby's Classic With Dominant Win Over Abingdon

This is the third consecutive year that the Mentor High boys basketball team has competed in the Arby's Classic tournament in Tennessee.

Two years ago, they were third place; last year, runners up. This year, they want that number one spot.

The Cardinals started the tournament with a convincing 93-67 win against Abingdon (VA.)

In addition to outscoring Abingdon by 26 points, Mentor outrebounded them 49 to 35 and forced 24 tournaments, as well.

The Cardinals (6-0) have now outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points per game.

Jeff Foreman and Caleb Potter both scored 20 points and Conner Krizancic tacked on another 19 Wednesday.

Mentor Coach Bob Krizancic said his team was not yet shooting well, noting that they struggled from behind the 3-point line.

"It wasn’t a real smooth game but, just like the first five games, we played hard," Krizancic said to Ohio Varsity. "We still aren’t shooting the ball well, but to go 10 for 41 on 3s and still score 93 points is a good thing."

The Cardinals will play Princeton Day Academy Friday. They beat Tennessee High 71-43 Wednesday.