BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio — Ben Mehendale and Steven Skaljac have seen plenty at Brecksville-Broadview Heights.

Mehendale came up as a promising 6-foot-8 center, while Skaljac watched his older brothers star for the Bees. Both are now the veteran leaders for the Bees, who are coming off a regional semifinal run in the OHSA Division II boys basketball tournament after finishing 18-7.

“Steven and Ben have taken it to the next level,” coach Steve Mehalik said Wednesday after a four-team scrimmage with Bedford, Cleveland Heights and Elyria. “I can’t complain. I got two guys that any coach in our conference would kill for.”

The evolution of Mehendale’s game has been particularly striking. Once confined to traditional center duties, he has blossomed into a versatile threat that coach Mehalik de

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