Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 1

Last week’s high school football plays of 30 yards or more

95 - Steven Ward (Corona del Mar) interception return for a touchdown.

89 - Mitch Valdes (Estancia) kickoff return for a touchdown.

46 - Dartagnan Johnson (Newport Harbor) run.

45 - Matt Cooper (Corona del Mar) interception return.

42 - Mark Cianciulli (Corona del Mar) touchdown run.

37 - Junior Tanielu (Estancia) run.

30 - Dartagnan Johnson (Newport Harbor) run.

30 - Tyler McClellan (Corona del Mar) pass from Dylan Hendy

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

CORONA DEL MAR - Tackle Jayson Skalla led a gang tackle that produced

a 2-yard loss ... Inside linebacker Matt Boyce plowed up the middle for a

sack and a 7-yard loss ... Skalla and fellow lineman Jeff Wicken teamed

on tackle for a 1-yard loss ... Free safety K.C. Rawlins made a big hit

on a short gain ... Outside linebacker Kris Cooper stopped a ball carrier

for no gain ... Rawlins made a third-quarter interception ... Skalla and

Joseph Carr join forces for a big hit, good for a 2-yard loss ... Cooper

applied the hit of the night on a punt coverage, leveling his man ...

Wicken made another big hit on a short gain ... Cooper returned an

interception 45 yards ... Cornerback Steven Ward capped the comeback with

a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown.

COSTA MESA - Middle linebacker Keola Asuega made a tone-setting stick

early for a 2-yard loss ... Inside linebacker Jose Valle retreated to

make a leaping interception that set up a Mesa TD ... Omar Ruiz made a

nice stop on kickoff coverage ... Outside ‘backer Matt Colby popped a

receiver who caught a screen pass ... Safety free Freddy Rodriguez picked

off a pass ... Noseguard Borotha Pov pressured the quarterback and made a

tackle for a 2-yard loss on back-to-back snaps ... Ruiz forced a fumble

on a punt return and Nathan Hunter recovered to set up final touchdown

... Inside linebacker Bobby Arroyo made a tackle for a 1-yard loss.

NEWPORT HARBOR - Cornerback Adam Kerns stuffed a reverse for a 7-yard

loss, broke up a pass and made two key stops on Orange Lutheran’s final

drive, including a huge hit, to preserve the tie ... Outside linebacker

Tyler Miller recovered a fumble, made a diving interception and also made

a sack for a 3-yard loss ... End Bryan Breland recorded a sack ... Middle

linebacker Cory Ray sniffed out a screen pass and made the stop for a

1-yard gain ... Noseguard Joe Foley pressured the quarterback ... end Jim

Rothwell drilled QB as he released a pass.

ESTANCIA - Inside linebacker Mario Macias stopped a run up the middle

for a 1-yard loss and made another stop for a minimal gain ... Defensive

back Nick Koreerat popped into the backfield to make a tackle for a

4-yard loss and later showed good speed to make a touchdown-saving tackle

near the sideline ... Outside linebacker Junior Tanielu and end Lewis

Bradshaw teamed up on a tackle for no gain ... Linebacker Bubba Kapko

made a big hit for zero yardage ... Bradshaw recovered a Magnolia fumble,

giving the Eagles momentum ... Kapko and Fabrizio Gutierrez teamed up on

a stop for a 3-yard loss.