JEFFERSON TWP — Three botched PATs proved costly to Knoch last Friday night.

The Knights are hopeful they can try a few PATs this Friday night when they travel to West Mifflin for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

The Titans (2-0) have yet to allow a point defensively, having defeated South Allegheny 46-0 and Trinity 28-2 to begin the season. Coach Ray Braszo lost only four seniors from last year's 6-4 team.

“They're not real fancy, but what they do, they do very well,” Knoch coach Mike King said. “They are sound defensively, are well-coached and they run the option well.”

In the season opener, West Mifflin forced five turnovers. Dorian Johnson, Brody Bellante and Parrish Parker had interceptions while Devon Slater and Mike Marshall recovered fumbles.

Howard Reid leads the Titans offensively thus far, running for 214 yards and six touchdowns on just 29 carries. He has scored three touchdowns in both of West Mifflin's first two games.

Knoch was flagged 13 times for 130 yards in penalties in last week's 28-27 overtime loss to Blackhawk. Mac Christy led the Knights with 94 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. He connected with Zach Boldy for a 33-yard touchdown pass as well.

“We didn't have our No. 1 kicker that night. He was playing in a soccer tournament. That was part of our frustrations in the kicking game,” King said. “Mac led us in tackles from his inside linebacker position. Mark Kroneberg had a good game and Jayden Renfrew ran well for us.

“There were a lot of positives we could take out of that Blackhawk game. It came down to missed PATs. That's football.”

The Knights have played West Mifflin only once before — a 28-14 playoff loss in 2012.

Karns City (1-1) at Redbank Valley (1-0)

7 p.m. Friday

What to look for: The Gremlins own a 26-20-1 edge in the all-time series. Karns City defeated Redbank 42-7 last year, their first meeting since 2011. ... The Bulldogs opened the season last week with a 55-28 win over Keystone while KC trounced Brookville, 49-6. ... Curtis and Colten Mohney rushed for 113 and 70 yards, respectively, both scoring two TDs for Redbank. Jared Kespelher caught TD passes of 25 and 50 yards. ... KC quarterback Jacob King threw for 233 yards and four TDs — to four different receivers in Chandler Turner, Jason Crowley, Kaiden Powers and Clay Garing.

Hickory (2-0)

at Slippery Rock (0-2)

7 p.m. Friday

What to look for: Hickory is coming off a 70-0 win over Mercer in which the Hornets led 42-0 after the first quarter and 56-0 at the half ... Hickory RB Chuck Carr rushed for 207 yards on just 13 first-half carries and five TDs. He already has 431 yards and nine TDs on the ground this season ... Slippery Rock hung with Greenville last week, trailing 20-14 in the fourth quarter, before falling 34-14. ... Rockets' quarterback Bailey Mertens was 11 of 28 for 131 yards in the loss. ... Slippery Rock TE Calvin Rossi caught four passes for 62 yards.

Grove City (2-0) at Conneaut Area (2-0)

7 p.m. Friday

What to look for: Despite giving up 355 yards passing and another 216 yards on the ground, Conneaut beat DuBois, 34-33. There were six lead changes in the second half alone in that Conneaut win. ... Grove City is off to its first 2-0 start since 2013. The Eagles finished 5-5 that season. ... Grove City QB Kameron Patterson became the school's all-time leading passer last week. He is 25 of 38 for 338 yards and six TDs with no INTs this season and has 3,548 passing yards in his career. ... After averaging less than 100 yards rushing per game last season, Grove City has rushed for 298 yards in two games this season. ... Conneaut QB Connor Mattera was 8 of 16 for 166 yards and two TDs last week. ... Conneaut WR Kyle Sheets caught five passes for 152 yards and also threw a TD pass.

Moniteau (0-1)

at Punxsutawney (0-1)

7 p.m. Friday

What to look for: It was a memorable debut at QB for Moniteau's Chance Nagy, who threw TD passes on his first three varsity attempts. He finished 4-of-9 for 224 yards and three scores in the Warriors' 26-25 loss to St. Marys. ... Dalton Anderson also had a big night, hauling in three receptions for 179 yards and two scores. ... Punxsutawney is coming off a 41-0 loss to Clarion. ... The Chucks managed just 48 yards of offense. ... Punxsutawney beat Moniteau 41-10 in the season-opener last year.

Mohawk (0-1) vs. C.W. North Catholic (0-1)

7 p.m. Friday

at Mars Athletic Complex

What to look for: Both teams opened the season last week with Midwestern Conference losses. Mohawk fell to Laurel 22-14 while CWNC was shut out at Neshannock 36-0. It was the first time the Trojans failed to score in a game since a 19-0 loss to Bishop Canevin in 2011. ... Neshannock outscored CWNC 29-0 in the second quarter. ... In its loss to Laurel, Mohawk allowed 191 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Keystone (0-2) at Union/A-C Valley (0-1)

7 p.m. Friday

at Union

What to look for: Keystone dropped a 55-18 decision at home last week against Redbank Valley and Union/A-C Valley met with a 20-18 defeat at Clarion-Limestone. ... The Falcon Knights went for two points following all three of their TDs, but fell short each time. The team's passing attack was potent as junior QB Lucas Bowser threw for 190 yards and two TDs, but the running game was held to just 70 yards on 28 carries.

Rochester (1-0) at Summit Academy (0-1)

Saturday 12:30 p.m.

What to look for: Summit Academy led Western Beaver 22-8 at the half, but fell 30-22. ... Knights' QB Tacore Penn rushed for 156 yards and two TDs in the loss. ... Rochester opened the season with a come-from-behind 35-21 win over Shenango. ... Rochester RB Ian Kouba scored on runs of 47, 23, 48 and 2 in the win.