Newman senior wide receiver George Loop returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown.

He then caught two first-half scoring passes as the Greenies built an insurmountable halftime lead on the way to a 42-13 triumph against Holy Savior Menard in the Division III select regional playoffs Friday at Newman.

“I think the bye week helped,” Newman first-year coach Aaron Vice said. “We came out, I thought we were fresh, and we jumped on 'em. We've been really good at starting fast.

“I thought (Loop) finessed his way through the line (on the kickoff return). I think the biggest thing for us is we have (Loop), we have Hendrix (Hill) and we have Collier (Villere) as receivers. Different ones have had big games on different nights. One of them will be on.”

Loop had a touchdown reception o

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