As a fan of the lone Ohio team (Mentor), I thought I would put my $.02 in. Mentor is coming off a 23-4 season that included a trip to the Ohio big school state Final Four. Mentor lost in the state semifinal in overtime. They bring back their best all-around player from last year's team (Cole Krizancic). He was first team All-State last year as a junior and averaged 27 ppg. The Cards return two other starters besides Krizancic. Mentor would be widely considered as one of the top 10 teams in Ohio.
Mentor played in a pretty decent holiday tournament last December in San Diego. They won that tournament by beating three pretty talented teams - including a win in the final over Massillon Jackson, an Ohio team. That Jackson team later went on to win the big school state championship.
I will definitely be checking this forum/thread out between now and through the tournament. I won't be making the trip, but it sounds tempting.
Can anyone help me with some info on the 8 TN teams in this? Especially info on Dobyns-Bennet, Mentor's first round opponent. I looked them up and see they have a pretty good history, including a run into the TN state tourney last year.
