Senior quarterback and West Virginia commit Scotty Fox kept the offense stable with 98 yards in the air. This included a 31-yard pass to Farley, but even that reception started off a short route, in which Farley used his legs to gain most of the yards.

Mentor coach Matt Gray didn’t bother to glance back at the scoreboard before jogging off the field at halftime of his team’s Division I, Region 1 semifinal against Canton

The Canton McKinley Bulldogs prepare to tangle with powerhouse Mentor in an OHSAA football regional semifinal, seeking a program-boosting win.

Canton McKinley advanced in the OHSAA high school football playoffs with a win over Jackson last week. The road gets tougher against top-seed Mentor.

Division I, Region 1 semifinal When: 7 p.m., Nov. 15 Where: Ken Dukes Stadium, 777 E. Union St., Medina Records: Canton McKinley 8-4, Mentor 12-0

MENTOR, Ohio — Mentor’s defense did something Friday night against Strongsville it hadn’t done all season, posting a shutout on the scoreboard in a 33-0 win in the second round of the Division I, Region 1 state playoffs. The top-seeded Cardinals (12-0) will take on No. 5 Canton McKinley (8-4) next Friday night at a neutral site.

No. 1 seed Mentor (13-0) advances to face No. 7 seed (and three-time defending state champion) St. Edward (8-5) next week in the regional final at a site to be determined.  No. 5 seed McKinley (8-5) trailed just 3-0 at halftime against a Mentor team that entered the night averaging 40.

The McKinley and Massillon high school football teams met in the OHSAA regular season finale. Here's how it played out through our updates.