Saturday night's OHSAA third-round Division I, Region 1 football playoff game between the Saint Ignatius Wildcats (8-4) and the Mentor Cardinals (11-1) will be played at Byers Field in Parma's Robert M. Boulton Stadium. The kickoff will be 7 PM.

For the third consecutive season, the Wildcats and the Cardinals will be meeting in a Region 1 third-round or regional final match up. In 2011, Saint Ignatius, en route to its record 11th Division I state championship, defeated Mentor, 23-17, in the Region 1 final at Lakewood Stadium. Last season, in what was one of the greatest games in the history of the Ohio High School Athletic Association playoffs, Mentor eliminated the Wildcats, 57-56, in triple overtime in the Region 1 final at Byers Field. And now we're back for more on Ridge Road and Day Drive.

After defeating the Cardinals, 26-6, in a Week 2 encounter this season at Mentor's Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium, Saint Ignatius leads the all-time series between the perennial big-school powers, 11-5. The Wildcats and the Cardinals also met in the OHSAA postseason in 1992 and 2003, with Saint Ignatius' undefeated state championship team of 1992 winning, 38-13, in a regional final at Baldwin-Wallace's Finnie Stadium and Mentor soaring to a 31-0 victory in a regional semifinal at Byers Field in 2003.

Mentor's drive to another successful fall has been fueled by its versatile and savvy quarterback, senior Conner Krizancic.

In Mentor's 43-0, second-round victory over Stow on Saturday night, Krizancic ran for three touchdowns, passed for one and caught a touchdown pass. Krizancic threw for 237 yards and carried the ball 10 times for 68 yards. Recruited by the University of Cincinnati as a wide receiver, Conner has thrown for more than 2,000 yards this fall and has rushed for more than 1,000 yards.

For a look at the Wildcats' 28-17, second-round playoff victory over Hudson, see the corner's story below.

As always, Saturday night's game will be broadcast live over the Saint Ignatius Student Broadcasting Network, with the thrill-some threesome of Pat McGuire '14, Cole Larson '14 and Carter Spearry '16 on the call.

NOTE: The corner will provide an in-depth preview on Saturday's 17th meeting between the 'Cats and the Cardinals on Wednesday night.