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For coach Tim Silva and his Granada-Livermore football team, the game plan was simple: Disrupt John Torchio.
Despite the Matadors’ best efforts, they quickly became the latest postseason casualty at the hands of the red-hot Campolindo-Moraga quarterback.
Torchio threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed for 52 yards and another score. He then took the fourth quarter off as the Cougars cruised to a 42-7 victory in the North Coast Section Division 2 championship game at Dublin High.
“He’s dynamic. He’s a special player,” Silva said of Torchio. “We tried to pressure him, but he gets rid of the ball quick, and he’s got good guys to throw to, and he just makes it hard on you.
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Despite the Matadors’ best efforts, they quickly became the latest postseason casualty at the hands of the red-hot Campolindo-Moraga quarterback.
Torchio threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed for 52 yards and another score. He then took the fourth quarter off as the Cougars cruised to a 42-7 victory in the North Coast Section Division 2 championship game at Dublin High.
“He’s dynamic. He’s a special player,” Silva said of Torchio. “We tried to pressure him, but he gets rid of the ball quick, and he’s got good guys to throw to, and he just makes it hard on you.
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