Erick Taylor and Khalil Weathers both scored twice on 1-yard runs to help second-seeded Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic open the WPIAL Class A playoffs with a 35-7 win over Union (New Castle) Friday night at Stone Field in North Park.

Keith Wells also scored on a 35-yard run for the Trojans, who improved to 10-0.

Cochranton 25, A-C Valley 0 — The Falcons were blanked and fell to 0-10 on the season.

Lakeview 31, Grove City 12 — Austin Rice ran for 171 yards and Jake Doddo added 142 yards and three touchdowns for Lakeview.

Kameron Patterson scored on a 4-yard run for Grove City (1-9). The Eagles' Brady Callahan tossed a 42-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Turner on the final play of the game.

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Jonathan Kowalski, William Foley, Andrew Norris and Beau Heakins scored two goals each Friday night as Mars (5-1) shut out winless Chartiers Valley, 10-0, at the Baierl Ice Complex.

William Scurci and Owen Vasbinder also scored for the Planets. Tyler Spreng made 11 saves in goal.

Freeport 6, Franklin Regional 3 — Rob Reichenbaugh scored a pair of goal as the Yellowjackets (4-0) handed the Panthers (4-1) their first defeat at the Center Ice Arena.

Michael Frazetta, Kyle Hazelett, Stone Haberstroh and Thomas Intrieri also scored for Freeport, the latter into an empty net.