gamebusters-gamestoppers from week 6
Last week’s high school football plays of 30 yards or more
89 - Marshall Hendricks (Estancia) touchdown run.
50 - Jon Schrank (Corona del Mar) pass from Evan Burden.
41 - Marshall Hendricks (Estancia) touchdown run.
40 - C.J. Zuniga (Costa Mesa) run.
38 - Grant Estabrook (Corona del Mar) touchdown run.
36 - Adam Cooper (Corona del Mar) touchdown pass from Evan Burden.
Gamestoppers
Last week’s big hits and defensive plays
Estancia - Marshall Hendricks came up with a big hit on a Costa Mesa
running back ... Outside linebacker Sean Freeman stopped a Costa Mesa
running back for a 1-yard loss, then forced and recovered a fumble on the
next play ... Defensive end David Rodriguez forced the Mustangs into a
third-and-long situation, stopping a play for a short gain ... End Kyle
Westman and Rodriguez teamed up for a quarterback sack ... Middle
linebacker Matt Mueller and Freeman came through on back-to-back tackles,
which forced the Mustangs to punt in the second half ... Rodriguez, Jahid
and cornerback John Alderete, on three straight plays, kept the Mustangs’
ground game halted ... Romo intercepted a fourth-quarter pass with the
Mustangs driving ... Alderete nearly had an interception ... Romo, after
a quarterback sack, teamed up with Mueller to stop a fake punt attempt
short of a first down.
Newport Harbor - End Garrett Troncale blocked a would-be go-ahead field
goal with 4:51 left after tripping ballcarrier on third down to bring
kicker on ... Middle linebacker Alan Saenz made a handful of big stops up
the middle ... Nose guard Andy Kalanz sacked QB for 1-yard loss ...
Cornerback Justin Jacobs chased down Irvine receiver to save a touchdown
on 51-yard gain ... Tackle Nick Moghaddam recovered a fumble, the only
turnover of the game.
Corona del Mar - Tackle Travis Hackett, linebacker Nick Prosser and end
Scott Biggs each had quarterback sacks ... Safety Adam Cooper forced a
fumble and intercepted a pass ... Cornerback Charlie Alshuler recovered a
fumble and broke up a pass at the goal line ... Mike Hayes crunched
Laguna Beach quarterback on a scramble ... Prosser, who also recovered a
fumble and forced another, nearly intercepted a pass, which linebacker
Brandon Johnson then broke up ... Biggs and Chuck Shurtleff combined to
stuff an option keep for a 3-yard loss ... Linebacker Jason Kurtz
recovered a fumble.
Costa Mesa - Cornerback Greg Stewart avoided a straight-arm to pull down
an Estancia runner ... End Todd Duddridge forced the Estancia quarterback
to hurry his pass, causing an incompletion ... Inside linebacker Jason
Rankin made a key stop on third-and-short, forcing a fourth down ...
End Antony Grubisich and outside linebacker Dave Weir each came up with a
quarterback sack on the same Eagles’ drive ... Free safety Willy Franco
intercepted a pass to end the first half ... Rankin and Duddridge teamed
up on a play to slow the Eagles’ rushing attack for a 1-yard loss ...
Duddridge sacked the quarterback ... Outside linebacker Patrick Hulliger
stopped an Estancia runner from scoring with a nice tackle ... Tackle
Daniel Hunter intercepted a pass thrown off a player’s helmet, ending the
Eagles’ scoring opportunity ... Inside linebacker Shaun Ferryman stopped
an Estancia runner for a 5-yard loss.
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