Win or go home.

Those are the stakes starting tonight for six Butler County football teams: Freeport, Karns City, Mars, North Catholic, Seneca Valley and Union/A-C Valley.

Five of them — the Raiders don’t play until next week — begin their WPIAL and District 9 postseason journeys this weekend.

This year, the Eagle will provide this Friday night landing page for all things high school football. If you missed any of our preview coverage or predictions for the week, you can find it here. And tune into “Eye On Sports” to hear deeper breakdowns of the games. We’ll update the scores of each game as they’re reported from kickoff to final whistle. And after the action is over, you can find all our game coverage and photos from the field.

Bookmark this page for the latest from tonight’s playoff games.

Karns City takes on Central Clarion tonight in the District 9 Class 2A championship. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Each week the Butler Eagle sports staff will preview everything you need to know ahead of Friday night’s games. Missed anything this week? Catch up with our analysis here:

Playoff staff picks: Who did Eagle reporters, Scoop predict will win?

Playoff preview: One X-factor from each Butler County team this postseason

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Leaderboards: Top passers, rushers, receivers after Week 10

Check back regularly for the latest in-game scores as they’re reported on social media.

Friday, Oct. 25

WPIAL

7 — 4A quarterfinal: Mars at Montour

7 — 3A quarterfinal: Mt. Pleasant at Freeport

7 — 3A quarterfinal: North Catholic at Deer Lakes

District 9

7 — 2A championship, at Brookville HS: Karns City vs. Central Clarion

7 — 1A quarterfinal: Otto-Eldred at Union/A-C Valley