Mars freshman Julia Gagnon extends to pass the ball forward and counter a Thomas Jefferson push downfield during the Planets' 7-0 rout Thursday night. Gagnon scored the final goal of the match for Mars, which will move on to play Belle Vernon in the semifinals.

WEXFORD — Take no opponent for granted.

It's not a slogan for Mars' girls soccer team. More importantly, it's a mentality.

Three days after dismantling Trinity, 7-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, the top-seeded Planets hung the same exact score on No. 9 Thomas Jefferson in a quarterfinal Thursday at North Allegheny's Newman Stadium.

Gracie Dunaway, Taylor Hamlett and Londynn Gonzalez each scored in the first 20 minutes and the Jaguars (12-7-1) were unable to answer the onslaught.

Mars tallied five of its six corner kicks in the first 40 minutes.

“The key for us was we were able to find a couple of matchups, 1-on-1 situations that we were able to take advantage of,” said Planets' coach Blair Gerlach. “The girls were highly motivated tonight.”

Mars will face Belle Vernon, a 1-0 winner against Oakland Catholic, in a semifinal on Monday at a site and time to be determined.

Hamlett scored her second goal late in the first half and Gonzalez also tallied another score in the second half against Thomas Jefferson goalkeeper Maddison Sippey, who finished the game with five saves.

The attack came from all angles and Jaguar defenders came up with several stops to keep the Planets (16-0-1) from extending their lead ... at least, momentarily.

Also scoring for Mars were Caroline Wroblewski and Julia Gagnon.

Courtney Lisman made two saves for the Planets before sophomore Megan Boddy finished the game in net.

Mars has now outscored its opponents 109-8 this season.

Mars' practices are spirited and the Planets reap more from them than simply knowledge of Xs and Os.

“Our training sessions are intense,” said Gerlach. “There's a lot of competition within the team. It's not nasty, but encouraging. Everybody wants each other to do well. It's a very selfless group.”

“No matter the age, everyone on the team has put in so much hard work and you can see it in the results,” said Hamlett, who despite individual and team success, is part of a senior class that has yet to win a WPIAL title. The Planets fell in the district quarterfinals her freshman year and lost in the championship game the last two years to Moon (2017) and Oakland Catholic (2018).

“Getting another shot to get back to the final, it means everything,” Hamlett added.