Football: Big games by quarterbacks
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The opening round of the football playoffs produced some huge games by quarterbacks.
Junior Conner Manning of Lake Forest El Toro passed for 444 yards and five touchdowns in a 54-30 win over Anaheim Esperanza.
Junior Jihad Vercher of Los Angeles Salesian completed 12 of 13 passes for 378 yards and seven touchdowns in a 69-0 win over Santa Clarita Christian.
Senior Anthony Benitez of Los Angeles Marshall was 12 of 15 for 358 yards in the first half of a victory over Los Angeles Santee.
-- Eric Sondheimer