The Tigers had a close call with the Mentor Cardinals in their first game of the Heights Holiday Tournament. Heights kept the puck in the offensive zone for most of the game, outshooting Mentor by a 2-1 ratio, but good Cardinal goaltending held the Tigers scoreless for nearly two periods. Mentor scored the first goal of the game on a breakaway about halfway through the second period. Jared Lavender answered for Heights, collecting his first high school goal late in the second period. Less than one minute into the third period, Pat Collins knocked in a loose puck for his third goal of the season and a 2-1 Heights lead. Things got ugly near the end of the game with half a dozen penalties being called in the final three minutes, but Pat Collins eventually sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Ben Gaglioti stopped 14 shots for his second consecutive win.