by 2nd quarter
After the Mustangs went three and out on their possession, Mentor on their first play went for it all as Kipp launched a 84 yard touchdown pass to Evan Harper for another score. Mentor 20 Strongsville 0.
At the 9:12 mark of the first half, the Cardinals started at the Mustangs 35 yard line and with one hand off to Coughlin, he barreled down to the 8 on a 27 yard run; using only another two plays Kipp flung a 3 yard side arm pass to Baird for the Mentor touchdown. Mentor 27 Strongsville 0.
At 4:29 Strongsville was gifted an extra possession on a roughing the kicker penalty and using some trickery with a fake punt the Mustangs moved the ball to the Cardinal 12-yard line, which resulted in a touchdown pass from quarterback Maddux Beard. Mentor 27 Strongsville 7.
After Strongsville was able to get on the board they left 1:50 on the clock, which was 1 minute more than the Cardinals needed; Kipp engineered a 80 yard drive down the field to score his 5th touchdown of half. Mentor 34 Strongsville 7 end of the half.
