ADAMS TWP — Scott Heinauer knows all about attention to detail.

This time last week, Mars' veteran football coach was preaching it following a season-opening loss to Franklin Regional. His team responded with a great week of practice, which led to a 64-7 drubbing of host Derry last Friday.

Now it is Indiana's chance to rebound. The Indians dropped a 31-0 decision at home to Franklin Regional and will visit the Mars Athletic Complex Friday in a battle of 1-1 Greater Allegheny Conference teams.

“It was just one of those games,” said Indiana coach Mark Zilinskas of last Friday's loss. “Franklin had so much momentum early (a 17-0 first-quarter lead), it made it really tough on us.”

Heinauer knows that Indiana is a better team than last week's score indicates.

“They fumbled the opening kickoff last week and also threw an early interception,” he said of the Indians. “Both turnovers led to touchdowns, but Indiana is a dangerous team. They have great athletes who we have to be concerned with. We need to score early.”

Indiana, which defeated Hampton 33-7 in Week 1, runs the wishbone offense and uses deception on most of its offensive plays.

Senior DeQuan West, who was the team's starting quarterback last year before missing the second half of the season with turf toe, is now a running back.

“He's a slasher with good vision, but also has some size to him (6-foot-1, 197 pounds),” said Zilinskas.

Now calling signals is senior Sean Thompson (6-4, 185), who, like the rest of the team, had a good start to the season, but struggled last week.

“On defense, you have to be ready for the dive back to get the ball, the pitch back, or the quarterback could just run it himself or pass it,” said Heinauer. “Our linebackers (John King, Jason Lozzi and Josh Schultheis) have to be patient and read their keys.”

Mars' offense has been sparked by a quick-strike passing attack, as senior quarterback Owen Nearhoof has thrown for 340 yards and three touchdowns in the first two games. His top targets are tight end Nolan Skirtich (six receptions for 141 yards) and wide receiver Travis Ganter (four for 184).

“Their contributions are much-needed,” Heinauer said. “They can both catch and run. Travis is very fast while Nolan has deceptive speed. They are a threat every time they touch the ball.”

Throw in Schultheis, a fullback who has 310 yards rushing on 39 carries, and the Planets' offense figures to give defensive coordinators headaches all season long.

“Hopefully, we can predict when they are going to pass,” said Zilinskas. “We do that by stopping the run.”

Mars defeated the Indians last year, 40-6.

Derry (0-2, 0-1)at Knoch (1-1, 0-1)Friday, 7 p.m.Last week: Derry was routed by Mars 64-7 while Knoch downed Trinity 19-7.Numbers: There are a lot of ugly ones for Derry, which has been outscored 116-7 this season. ... The Trojans are averaging just 131.5 yards per game this year and just 2.36 yards per rush. ... Derry QB Kyle Holmes has passed for 123 yards, but has thrown five INTs. ... Knoch got the ground game going last week against Trinity as the Knights fed RB Cody Milsom the ball 36 times for 160 yards and two TDs. ... Ben Lowery added 45 yards on 11 carries. ... Knights' QB Dan Farinelli threw for 62 yards and a TD against Trinity and attempted all but one of Knoch's passes.Notes: Knoch beat Derry 40-7 last season.

Slippery Rock (2-0)at Central Tech (1-1)Friday, 7 p.m.Last week: Slippery Rock rolled over Meadville 49-16; Central Tech shut out East 36-0.Numbers: Central RB Calvin Franklin rushed for 123 yards on 13 carries. ... The Falcons' defense held East to a mere 43 yards of offense. ... Central QB Josh Wells was a part of four TDs in the rout of East. ... Slippery Rock used 11 different RBs against Meadville. ... Rockets' RB Brandon McKnight made the most of his two carries, rumbling 27 and 56 yards for TDs. ... Slippery Rock PK Mark Cessar is 13-of-13 this season on extra points. ... Slippery Rock's offense has produced 84 points in two games this season. The defense has added nine on a safety and a INT return by Brady Kadlubek.Notes: The Central shutout last week was its first in six years. ... The Falcons beat East last week despite committing seven turnovers.

Freeport (0-2)at Deer Lakes (0-2)Friday, 7:30 p.m.Last week: Freeport fell to Ford City 34-20 while Deer Lakes was routed by Shady Side Academy 63-0.Numbers: Freeport scored all 20 of its points in the third quarter after falling behind 26-0. A fourth-quarter score and 2-point conversion by Ford City put the game out of reach. ... Yellowjackets QB Andrew Romanchak had a good game, rushing for 106 yards on 16 carries and two TDs. He also hooked up with WR Brandon Hochbein three times for 56 yards. ... Deer Lakes has been outscored 105-16 this season. The Lancers fell behind SSA 49-0 at the half. ... Deer Lakes gave up 341 rushing yards to SSA.Notes: Freeport beat Deer Lakes 39-0 last season. ... The Yellowjackets committed 10 penalties for 86 yards against Ford City and seven penalties for 55 yards against Kittanning in Week 1.

Grove City (2-0, 1-0)at Reynolds (2-0, 1-0)Friday, 7 p.m.Last week: Grove City eked out a 17-13 win over Wilmington; Reynolds beat Titusville 35-14.Numbers: Reynolds' 5-10, 180-pound junior RB Mike Millero has scored six TDs already this season. He had 1,281 yards and 16 TDs as a sophomore in 2012. ... The Raiders rushed for 348 yards in the win over Titusville. ... Grove City had seven penalties for 40 yards, many on delay-of-game or false starts. ... GC's Foster Reznor was bottled up in the running game, but hauled in a 53-yard pass from Jared Graham with 1 minute remaining in the game for the winning score against Wilmington.Notes: Reynolds coach Josh Mull is in his first season. ... Eagles' coach Jeff Bell said the communication between the coaches and players this week will be quicker to avoid the penalties and confusion.

Redbank Valley (1-1, 1-0)at Union (1-1, 1-0)Friday, 7 p.m.Last week: Redbank Valley dropped a 35-21 decision to Brookville; Union was downed 34-18 by PunxsutawneyNumbers: Mark Strothers gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead with a 25-yard TD run just 1:16 in the game last week, before Brookville ran off 35 unanswered points. ... Strothers leads Redbank with 209 rushing yards on the season. ... QB Jake Dougherty ran for two short TDs and was 7-of-23 passing for 93 yards last week. ... Union junior QB Lane Cicciarelli has completed 12-of-25 passes for 254 yards with five TDs and one interception this season. ... Shane Murphy leads the team with six catches for 160 yards and five touchdowns. ... Dylan Shirey has paced the Knights' rushing attack with 192 yards on 25 carries.Notes: Union beat Redbank Valley 35-6 last season, but lost to the Bulldogs 20-14 in 2011.

A-C Valley (0-2, 0-1)at C-Limestone (0-2, 0-1)Friday, 7 p.m.Last week: A-C Valley lost at home to Clay-Battelle (W.Va.) 49-28, while the Lions fell to visiting Warren 27-0.Numbers: Falcons' senior RB Mike Suto has rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns in two games. ... In last week's loss to Warren, C-L allowed four touchdown passes to Dragons' junior QB D.J. Fehlman.Notes: Falcons' head coach Brad Dittman said he's looking for his defense to not give up so many big plays. In Week 1's 36-7 loss to Union, A-C Valley surrendered three touchdowns from at least 35 yards out. That trend continued in last week's defeat to Clay-Battelle. ... After two games, Clarion-Limestone has been outscored 101-0. The Lions are led by first-year head coach Dave Eggleton, who played football at C-L before graduating in 2004. ... The Falcons shut out the Lions last year 46-0.

Summit Academy (1-1, 1-0)at Burrell (1-1, 0-1)Friday, 7:30 p.m.Last week: Summit Academy was edged 14-7 by Waynesburg Central. ... Burrell was blanked 26-0 at Valley.Numbers: Knights running back Elijah Hardy scored Summit's lone touchdown last week with a 34-yard run in the second quarter. ... Hardy erupted for 247 yards on 12 carries during the Knights' Week 1 win over East Allegheny. ... Burrell was shut out at Valley after posting 46 points in a Week 1 rout of Brownsville. ... Ryan Sowol paced the Bucs with 112 yards on 26 carries in last week's loss.Notes: Burrell outlasted Summit Academy for a 28-24 win last season on the way to becoming Allegheny Conference co-champions. ... Cole Bush, a standout running back for the Bucs in 2012, has graduated and is now playing at St. Francis (Pa.) University.