Karns City raced out to a 27-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 42-22 football victory Friday night at Punxsutawney.

The win was the first for new Gremlins head coach Joe Sherwin.

“The kids played a solid all-around game tonight,” Sherwin said. “They (Punxsutawney) scored twice off our JV squad in the fourth quarter.”

Hunter Jones rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the Gremlins. Quarterback Anthony Kamenski threw for over 100 yards, including a 50-yard scoring strike to Eric Pfeiffer.

Karns City (1-1) scored early in the third quarter to take a 35-0 lead and put the mercy clock rule into effect.

After the host Chucks scored, the Gremlins scored again to grab a 42-8 lead, then emptied the bench.

Defensively, outside linebacker Trey Albert stood out for KC.

“He was all over the field for us,” Sherwin said. “Overall, we wanted to fix some of the things that hurt us last week and I think we did that.”

Punxsutawney slipped to 0-2 with the loss.

North Catholic 41, Burrell 7 — The Trojans (2-0) put this game away with an electrifying first half.

Quarterback Zack Rocco completed 11 of 14 passes for 279 yards and five touchdowns, all in the first half. Receiver Tyree Brown produced 142 yards and three TDs receiving.

The Trojans led 41-0 at halftime and pulled their starters afterward.

Union/A-C Valley 47, Sheffield 0 — The Falcon Knights rolled up 368 yards of offense, including 294 on the ground, in this runaway win.

Kylar Culbertsion had 10 carries for 77 yards while Caden Rainey rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Bowser completed five of seven passes for two touchdowns, including a 26-yarder to Rainey.

Caleb Penny had seven tackles, Joe Dehart six to lead the win defensively. The Falcon Knights are 1-1 and Sheffield dropped its 12th straight game.

Girls Soccer

Butler opened its season Friday with a 4-3 win over Mount Lebanon. Gabby Boden and Chloe Weiland scored two goals each.

Girls Golf

Paige Scott and Maggie Feczko both shot 40 as Butler defeated Shady Side Academy, 178-204.

Butler plays Kiski Area at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Apollo Elks.

Butler 178: Paige Scott 40, Maggie Feczko 40, Emilee Altman 49, Chloe Paulisick 49, Landis Ruth 50, Andrera Jones 59

Shady Side Academy 204: Catherine Jewart 45, Helena Wang 50, Charliotte Rupp 54, Deepa Kandidle 55, Addie Todd 57

Boys Golf

Freeport won by forfeit over Valley as the latter only had four players. David Gaspersic shot 38 to attain medalist honors for the Yellowjackets (5-3, 4-1).

Freeport 210: David Gaspersic 38, Slade Ohl 41, John Zurisko 42, Ryan Jacko 43, Vincent Luchetti 46

Valley: Jay Jackson 41, Ben Aftanas 50, John Luke Bailey 55, Zac Pulcini 66

Knoch 224, Kiski 233 — Luke Bartek earned medalist honors with a 40 for the Knights (2-2).

Knoch: 224: Luke Bartek 40, Beay Risdnak 43, Cory Voltz 45, Jack Baertek 47, Mike Kohl 49

Kiski 233: Alec Moran 45, Matt Lizik 45, Ryan Rametta 45, Cambell Curry 48, Parker Koontz 50