CHERRY TWP — Moniteau and St. Marys have history.

A lot of it recent.

Moniteau beat the Flying Dutch twice last year, 29-28 late in the regular season and 17-6 in the District 9 Class AA semifinals.

In 2014, St. Marys won both meetings, including a 7-6 playoff slugfest.

For the fifth time in 25 months, the two teams will tangle again in the season opener at 7 p.m. Friday at Moniteau.

There will be no playoff rematch this year; the Warriors (2-A) and Dutch (3-A) are now in different classes.

“St. Marys does what St. Marys does,” said Moniteau coach Wade Vogan. “They try to bait you into putting nine guys in the box to stop their run, then they try to beat you deep. Hopefully, we can stop the run so we can't be baited.”

St. Marys returns three of its most important skill players from last season.

Senior Pat Schlimm is back under center after completing 54-of-109 passes for 960 yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Also returning is the Dutch's two leading rushers from last season, senior Christian Steffan, who gained 821 yards on the ground, and senior Matt Marconi, who rushed for 644 yards.

St. Marys will have to replace receiver Brady Bauer, who had 31 receptions for 568 yards and five TDs last season.

Moniteau knows a thing or two about replacing stars. The Warriors have to replace 92 percent of their offense this season.

But Vogan believes he has found those players.

Dalton Anderson had a huge camp and scrimmages for the Warriors and will line up at multiple positions.

Chance Nagy won the battle of sophomores against Hunter Fitzingo to be the starting quarterback.

“Chance is shifty and chimes in with what we want to do with the quarterback position, running the ball,” Vogan said. “Hunter also had a good camp and it's a good thing to have them both.”

Vogan said he was very displeased with his team's performance in their first scrimmage, but the Warriors redeemed themselves with a strong effort last week in the second scrimmage.

“It was like night and day,” Vogan said. “The first scrimmage there was no emotion, no intensity and I think it made them realize how important it is to come together and come out with some fire.”

Freeport (0-0) at Vincentian (0-1)

7 p.m., Friday, Stone Field

What to look for: This is the first football meeting ever between the schools. ... Vincentian runs a spread offense and has seven seniors on its 29-player roster ... The Royals lost their season opener to Sto-Rox, 42-22, allowing nearly 300 yards passing. ... Ravenstahl was 74-30 in nine years as head coach of Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, winning the WPIAL and PIAA titles in 2013. The Royals are 3-15 in their two WPIAL seasons, including 1-8 last year. ... Freeport graduated 10 of its top 11 tacklers from last season, including Logan Thimons (161 tackles, 15.5 QB sacks), who is now at West Virginia University. ... The Yellowjackets also graduated 2,000-yard passer Ryan Weigold, 1,100-yard rusher Ian Miller and top receivers Brandon and Dylan Hochbein, Justin Brestensky and Josh Beale.

Brookville (0-0)

at Karns City (0-1)

7 p.m., Friday

What to look for: Karns City leads the series between the teams, 22-8-2. ... This is the third straight year Brookville has opened its season against the Gremlins. The Raiders lost 47-0 last year and 60-6 in 2014. ... Karns City has defeated Brookville in the teams' last five meetings. The Gremlins' last loss to the Raiders was 25-15 in 2010. ... Brookville QB Seth Ray threw for 723 yards and four touchdowns last year, but was intercepted 15 times. ... Brandon Mcgranor ran for 324 yards and two TDs last season and returns as the Raiders' top rusher. ... Brookville recorded two QB sacks all of last year. ... Karns City quarterback Jake King threw for 141 yards in last week's 35-22 loss to Armstrong. ... Gremlins kicker Kaiden Powers booted field goals of 40, 33 and 24 yards last week after kicking one field goal all of last year.

Slippery Rock (0-1)

at Greenville (0-1)

7 p.m., Friday

What to look for: Both teams are coming off season-opening losses with Slippery Rock falling 13-7 to Reynolds and Greenville dropping a 48-14 decision to Hickory. ... The Rockets' new spread offense struggled for most of the first half against the Raiders, but began moving the ball more efficiently in the second half. ... The Trojans were held to just 196 yards of offense against Hickory. ... QB Nate Bell was just 5-of-18 passing for 42 yards in the loss. ... Canyon Eells led Greenville with 69 yards on 10 carries.

Warren (1-0)

at Grove City (1-0)

7 p.m., Friday

What to look for: Grove City is coming off a rousing come-from-behind 34-28 win over General McLane while Warren comes in after routing East 46-8. ... The Dragons' sophomore QB Jake Kupchella completed 12-of-19 passes for 91 yards in the win ... Austin Cummings led the ground game with 65 yards on 15 carries. ... Meanwhile, Grove City also got its ground game going in complement to senior QB Kameron Patterson. A big emphasis before the season started, the Eagles rushed for 126 yards, led by Trey Adams with 87 yards on 18 carries. ... Patterson had a huge game, completing 16 of 25 for 213 yards and three TDs. He also rushed for a TD.

C.W. North Catholic (0-0) at Neshannock (1-0)

7 p.m., Friday

What to look for: CWNC returns RB Mario Latronica, a senior who rushed for 1,058 yards last year. ... Neshannock defeated Farrell last week 42-14. ... The Lancers return their leading passer and rusher from last season, senior QB Frank Antuono, who threw for 1,803 yards and gained 968 more on the ground. ... Both teams saw their 2015 season end at the hands of Jeannette in the WPIAL Class A playoffs. CWNC fell 22-14 in the semifinals while the Lancers bowed to the Jayhawks 25-15 in the quarterfinals. ... The last time CWNC faced Neshannock was in the 2013 WPIAL Class A semifinals, with the Trojans winning 27-14.

Union/A-C Valley (0-0)

at Clarion-Limestone (0-0)

7 p.m., Friday

What to look for: Gavin Hawk, now a senior, is the Falcon Knights' top returning WR, grabbing 14 passes for 168 yards and 2 TDs last year. ... Clarion-Limestone must replace graduated QB Anthony Louder and All-State WR Brady Himes. The Lions will count on 6-foot-8 senior WR Dan Callen to create matchup problems for opposing secondaries. ... Clarion-Limestone has not qualified for the District 9 playoffs since 2005.

Western Beaver (1-0)

at Summit Academy (0-0)

12:30 p.m., Saturday

What to look for: All eyes will be on Summit Academy QB Tacore Penn as he makes his debut for the Knights. Penn had a huge 7-on-7 tournament at Kiski and could be the spearhead of a dangerous offense. ... Western Beaver, like Summit Academy, is coming off an 0-9 season in 2015, but downed Avella 14-6 Friday. It was the Golden Beavers first win since Oct. 17 of 2014 and it came in large part because of their defense, which recorded seven sacks and picked off three passes.