WPIAL Week 5 Regional High School Football Roundup

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, September 30, 2017 | 12:38 AM

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West Mifflin's Jaimere Loften stiff-arms Greensburg Salem's Tyler Williams during their game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Offut Field in Greensburg.

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Penn-Trafford's Cam Laffoon hands the ball off to John Gay for a run against Gateway on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 during WPIAL football at Penn-Trafford High School.

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Springdale's Josh Harmon attempts to break free of Riverview's Deonte Grigsby when Riverview hosted Springdale in Oakmont, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.

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Burrell's Logan Bitar (21) looks to find a hole to run through against Freeport Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Burrell.

TribLive’s sports writers have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 regional high school football action.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

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■ PENN-TRAFFORD 28, GATEWAY 0
Warriors coach John Ruane will empty the playbook to beat you, and he did that Friday in the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference showdown for first-place at Warrior Stadium.

■ PINE-RICHLAND 47, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 17
No. 1-ranked Pine-Richland scored seven first-half touchdowns — all by senior running back Jordan Crawford — in Friday night’s 47-17 victory over No. 2 Central Catholic, a Northern Seven rivalry that quickly turned into mismatch this time.

■ SETON LaSALLE 35, APOLLO-RIDGE 21
Behind a virtuoso performance by running back Lionel Deanes — 285 yards and three long touchdown runs — Class 3A No. 2 Seton LaSalle pulled away for a 35-21 victory over host Apollo-Ridge in an Allegheny Conference game.

■ FREEPORT 44, BURRELL 0
Freeport junior running back Conor Selinger rushed for a game-high 154 and two touchdowns to lead the Yellowjackets to a 44-0 win that kept Freeport (4-1, 3-0) perfect in the Allegheny Conference.

■ SPRINGDALE 42, RIVERVIEW 13
The Dynamos didn’t have any passing yards, but they rushed for 278 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-13 victory.

■ WEST MIFFLIN 14, GREENSBURG SALEM 7
Poor tackling, penalties and missed opportunities hindered Greensburg Salem early, and the offense sputtered in a 14-7 Class 4A Big Nine loss to West Mifflin before an umbrella-wielding crowd on homecoming night.