Manning completed 22 of 38 passes for 317 yards and four touchdowns while adding another on the ground. Newman (3-0) trailed 32-14 at halftime.
Facing a fourth and 13 from the Benton 29 and trailing 39-34 in the third, the future Texas Longhorn took the snap, rolled right and threw a touchdown to junior
Peter Loop to give Newman its first lead at 40-39.
Newman came back to win 54-52 over Benton after trailing 32-14 at the half.
Photo: Brad Weimer
Manning threw two of his four TD passes in the third and ran for another touchdown from 25 yards out as Newman took a 47-39 lead into the final quarter. He threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game in the fourth quarter to
Will Loerzel.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound senior now has 92 career TD passes. Newman heads to
Many (La.) next week.
