BEDFORD, Ohio — It took Bedford more than six minutes to score a point Friday night against Warrensville Heights.

It took more than seven minutes, if you don’t count free throws.

Bedford mounted a substantial comeback Friday night against Warrensville Heights, which entered this boys basketball season ranked eighth in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25 . The Tigers (1-2) are relentless with their perimeter defense for third-year coach Demetrius “Mechie” Johnson Sr., who has a 6-foot-10 sophomore lurking around the basket.

No matter, No. 18 Bedford (4-1) remained patient against a frustrating opponent.

“We weren’t supposed to win this game from what the city said,” junior forward A.J. McGuinea said after the Bearcats’ 51-47 comeback victory in overtime. “But we trusted everybody in

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