Saint Ignatius senior guard Jarrod Kedzior, a young man who epitomizes the spirit and strength of the Wildcats’ offensive line, revealed that he and his fellow linemen made ''FOOLS'' T-shirts this past week.

''FOOLS, as in 'Fraternal Order of Offensive Linemen,' '' said Kedzior, moments after he and the rest of the boys up front helped the Wildcats dominate Saint Edward, 37-0, Saturday night in a Division I, Region 1 quarterfinal playoff game at Byers Field. ''They are gray shirts with Saint Ignatius on the front and FOOLS running down the middle. We had all of our names put on the back of them signifying what we are – one unit.’’

From the early going to the end, and every big play in between, the Wildcats were nobody’s fool on Saturday night as they controlled and frustrated the Eagles for the second consecutive week. Simply put, Saint Ignatius (10-1) was fool proof to almost anything Saint Edward (6-5) had to offer on Saturday night.

It was just last week, Oct. 25th to be exact, that the Wildcats closed their regular season with a 34-12 victory over the Eagles at Byers Field. Saturday night marked the first time in its rich football history that Saint Ignatius was playing the same opponent in back-to-back weeks, and the first time it was meeting its West Side rival in the postseason.

''It was very tough,’’ said Kedzior of playing your rival twice within seven days. ''Number 99, ( 285-pound David Browne) on St. Eds is very good and I knew that I would be going after him most of the game. I knew I had to give it my all, especially when I pulled, something we put in this week. And I knew I had to give Mikey room to run.’’

Mikey is Wildcats senior tailback Mike Anter. Anter turned the space provided by Kedzior and Co. into two touchdowns and several other clutch runs.

When Anter wasn’t hitting the holes, senior quarterback Andrew Holland was poised in the pocket, as he found his gifted senior wideout tandem of Connor Ryan and Joey Parris. Holland passed for 233 yards and hooked up with Ryan on touchdown strikes of 28 and 17 yards.

The 28-yard toss to Ryan, which was the game’s first score, came off a third-and-17 and saw the savvy Ryan turn, catch the ball and, in one motion, dive over the pylon. The 17-yard TD to Ryan came off a third-and five and pushed Saint Ignatius’ lead to 23-0 with just under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter. Ryan and Parris each totaled more than 100 yards receiving.

Holland, who has surpassed 2,000 yards passing this season, also helped set up a 41-yard field goal by senior Seamus Hennessey by scrambling 14 yards off a fourth-and-nine from the Saint Edward 29.

The Wildcats’ defense, which has been a rock all season, got solid performances from all 11 starters.

Senior middle linebacker Kolin Sullivan forced a fumble in the second quarter that led to Anter’s 21-yard touchdown gallop, and Sullivan, senior nose tackle Ryan Carr and senior safety/tailback Pat Hinkel led the charge as Saint Ignatius stuffed the Eagles for no gain on fourth-and-less than a yard from the Wildcats’ 40. Junior outside linebacker Scott McVey was his usual disruptive self, breaking up plays near the line of scrimmage, on special teams and in pass coverage.

Following the fourth-down stand, the sure-handed Parris made a crafty catch and run that put the ball on the Saint Edward 8. Three plays later, Hinkel, a Miami (Ohio) recruit, powered and slashed his way into the end zone from 4 yards out. Hinkel’s 50-yard interception return resulted in Anter’s second TD – and 8-yard second effort.

Anter finished with 94 yards rushing on 19 carries. He rushed for 111 yards on 16 carries in the regular-season triumph over the Eagles.

Sullivan and Carr pointed to their ''team defense'' and credited the athleticism of Saint Edward junior quarterback Alex Lavisky, who lost one of his key receivers – junior Latwan Anderson – to an ankle injury in the second quarter. Lavisky, under relentless pressure all night, passed for 138 yards. He completed six passes to senior Max Warren for 45 yards and four to senior Jeff Burke for 43 yards.

''I thought we overall played actually much better than we did last week,’’ said Wildcats head coach Chuck Kyle (’69), who will guide his team against Glenville (11-0) this Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. regional semifinal at Lakewood Stadium. The kickoff time was originally 7 p.m., but was changed to accommodate the television crews who are working state tournament volleyball matches.

The top-ranked Division I team in Ohio, Glenville handed Saint Ignatius its only setback this season, 20-17 at Byers Field on opening night.

''This rivalry (with Saint Edward) is very emotional, that’s kind of what you saw,’’ Kyle said. ''The idea of playing two weeks in a row, with this kind of rivalry, is a little difficult.

''But I thought we were well-balanced offensively and the defense just played very well. We somewhat put them in a situation where they had to throw and that really hurt them, because Alex (Lavisky) can only do so much. You get up by three scores and that really does take the other team away from its game plan.’’

BY THE NUMBERS: The Wildcats’ seniors became the first class in Saint Ignatius history to go 5-0 against the Eagles in football. The Class of ’09 defeated Saint Edward on the freshmen and junior-varsity levels, and three times in varsity competition.

In winning their first postseason game since 2004, when they advanced to the regional finals, the Wildcats gave Coach Kyle his 51st victory in 62 playoff games.

BIG BROTHER TO THE RESCUE: When Parris discovered before the kickoff that he was without his contact lenses, it was one of his older brothers, Brian, who stepped up. Brian Parris drove home to Bay Village, picked up the lenses and then drove back to Byers Field, which is located off Ridge Road in Parma. With just over nine minutes remaining in the second quarter, Joey Parris was seen inserting his lenses along the sideline. One of Joey's other brothers, Mike, was in the press box. Mike is an outstanding writer /reporter for www.cleveland.com. Joey's third brother, Robby, is a wide receiver for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST: Congratulations again to Coach Mike McLaughlin (’85) and the Wildcats’ varsity soccer team. Behind a school-record 17th shutout by goalie Joe Kalt, Saint Ignatius defeated Massillon Jackson, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon and brought home a Division I regional championship. The action took place at Rocky River High School.

Tonight (Tuesday), the Wildcats will return to Rocky River to face Anthony Wayne in a 7 p.m. state-semifinal matchup.