HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS : Southern Section Roundup

DIVISION III

Paramount 26, Hart 14--Junior quarterback Jack Manu ran for 2 touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Pirates at Paramount. Manu completed 9 of 14 for 166 yards and rushed for 63 yards in 16 carries. He had touchdown runs of 1 and 9 yards and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to senior running back Daniel Godfrey.

Hart quarterback Rob Westervelt struggled in the first half, completing 3 of 9 for 34 yards with an interception. He finished 9 of 23 for 133 yards with 1 touchdown, a 12-yard pass to Brian Allen. The senior tight end caught 4 passes for 58 yards.

Senior Jamie Carroll’s 3-yard touchdown run accounted for Hart’s other score. Hart running back Howard Blackwell carried 12 times for 64 yards.

With Paramount (9-1) leading, 26-14, early in the fourth quarter, Hart (6-5) threatened when Westervelt hit Cameron Smyth with a 6-yard pass to the Paramount goal line, but Smyth fumbled to the Pirates.