High school football highlights: Arch Manning accounts for three scores as Newman improves to 2-0
By Mitch Stephens
Oct 11, 2020, 11:00am
Nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning shows off his legs and toughness in 27-7 win over Metairie Park Country Day.
High school football sophomore sensation
Arch Manning of
Newman (New Orleans, La.) rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to help his team improve to 2-0 with a 27-7 win over Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie). See highlights from Saturday's performance in the video.
The nephew of Super Bowl-winning signal callers Peyton and Eli Manning, Arch scored on runs of 9 and 2 yards while throwing a touchdown pass to his favorite target
A.J. Johnson.
Manning is ranked the No. 5 player overall in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports and No. 1 quarterback. He was coming off a six-touchdown performance — five through the air — in a 41-0 season-opening win over East Jefferson.
As a freshman, Manning completed 65 percent of his passes (204 of
316) for 2,509 yards and 34 touchdowns against six interceptions, leading the Greenies to a 9-2 season. He was named MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year.
Arch Manning has this season accounted for nine touchdowns in two games, three on the ground.
File photo by Parker Waters
