WPIAL football Week 5 results

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Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review

Central Catholic quarter back Dom Pieto throws against Pine Richland Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at CMU.

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review

Moon’s Jeremiah Dean pulls down Bethel Park’s Dominic Esposito during a game Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Bethel Park.

Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review

North Allegheny’s Khalil Dinkins catches a touchdown pass over Seneca Valley’s Ethan West during the second quarter Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Nextier Stadium in Jackson.

Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review

Deer Lakes Issaha Yoder drives for yardage against the Burrell defenders Friday. Sept 27, 2019.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review

McGuffey’s Marshall Whipkey dives for the down against Southmoreland defenders on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 in WPIAL football at Southmoreland High School’s Russ Grim Field.

Louis Raggiunti | For the Tribune-Review

Kiski Area’s Luke Lander (6) finds some running room against Hampton Sept. 27, 2019 at Hampton.

Kelly Vernon | For The Daily Courier

Mt. Pleasant’s Jacob Johnson looks for a rushing lane against North Catholic on Sept. 27, 2019, at Mt. Pleasant.

TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

•McGUFFEY 55, SOUTHMORELAND 28

The Scotties, on the verge of a WPIAL playoff appearance for the first time in 40 years, went score-for-score with visiting McGuffey until it all unraveled in the fourth quarter.

• BURRELL 16, DEER LAKES 14

Ssenior running back Mikey Scherer carried the ball 33 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

• CENTRAL CATHOLIC 29, PINE-RICHLAND 7

Pine-Richland’s defense entered allowing less than a touchdown a week but Central Catholic tripled that average in the second quarter alone.