CITY SECTION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Venice 49, Manual Arts 35--Eddie Miller completed 11 of 18 passes for 223 yards and four touchdowns for the Gondoliers (7-4), who scored on five of their first six possessions.

Arthur Giddens completed 13 of 33 passes for 340 yards and five touchdowns for Manual Arts (5-6). James Finley caught eight passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns and Thomas Bonam added four catches for 147 yards and a touchdown.

For Venice, Wale Forrester rushed for 202 yards in 25 carries and also caught a seven-yard touchdown pass. Anthony Soto had four receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns.