GAMEBUSTERS
High school football plays of 30 yards or more
54 – Cedric Whitaker (Newport Harbor) touchdown run
50 – Alex Abalos (Estancia) run
47 – Alex Abalos (Estancia) touchdown run
42 – Cecil Whiteside (Newport Harbor) kickoff return
36 – Matt Carlyle (Estancia) kickoff return
36 – Justin Tam (Corona del Mar) kickoff return
35 – Matt Carlyle (Estancia) kickoff return
34 – Drew Diller (Newport Harbor) pass from Austin Rios
30 – Sean Davis (Estancia) kickoff return
30 – Nico Napolitano (Corona del Mar) pass from Mitch Gardner
GAMESTOPPERS
COSTA MESA – Senior outside linebacker Brian Waldron stops a toss play for a two-yard loss ... Senior end Rudy Delgado and junior tackle Carlos Vazquez combine to stop a toss play for a one-yard loss ... Waldron speeds downfield to make a touchdown-saving tackle after a long Estancia run ... Senior tackle Travis Whitlock blows up a running play for a one-yard loss... Junior inside linebacker Nick Cendoya makes the first hit and Whitlock finishes off ballcarrier for a one-yard loss ... Senior inside linebacker Josh Erno halts a toss play for a six-yard loss ... Waldron and sophomore cornerback Jordan Walden provide bracket coverage to help force an incomplete pass ... Delgado tackles a back from behind on a draw play for a two-yard loss ... Whitlock and Erno combine on a tackle that produces a fumble that junior safety Julian Marquez recovers, leading to a Costa Mesa touchdown ... Erno chases down rolling quarterback for a three-yard sack on fourth-and-eight ... Waldron breaks up a pass in coverage ... Waldron makes a diving interception at his own five-yard line to halt Estancia’s final possession.
NEWPORT HARBOR – Junior lineman Dillon Gillette stuffs running back for a five-yard loss … Senior linebacker Ryan Iverson tackles running back for no gain … Junior cornerback Parker Norton returns an interception 16 yards to the opponent’s 33 … Senior linebacker Cameron Koziarn drops running back for a five-yard loss … Koziarn tackles ballcarrier for a one-yard loss … Sophomore Buzzy Yokoyama levels the punter after he mishandles the long snap as the Sailors take over on downs on the opposition’s 19 … Senior linebacker Austin Turner and Yokoyama combine to tackle running back for a one-yard loss … Koziarn pressures the quarterback and Whiteside intercepts a pass, returning it 21 yards near midfield … Norton tackles a receiver for a one-yard loss … Sophomore linebacker Steve Michaelsen’s pressure forces quarterback to throw the ball away.
SAGE HILL – Senior linebacker Brendan Killaly produces a 13-yard sack ... Junior tackle TJ Danner recovers a pair of fumbles ... Sophomore safety Taylor Petty recovers a fumble ... Senior end Adam Donchess collects a team-high 10 tackles, followed by Killaly (nine) and junior Taylor Ross (eight).
ESTANCIA – Senior inside linebacker Sean Davis stuffs an inside run for a one-yard loss ... Junior end Omar Gutierrez makes the first hit and sophomore tackle Alipa Peters records a four-yard sack ... Senior outside linebacker Josh Dominguez stops ballcarrier for no gain ... Junior safety Matt Carlyle breaks up a pass, nearly pulling off a sliding interception ... Senior end Coleman Brown stops running back for no gain ... Senior Michael Renteria stuffs a run for no gain ... Carlyle nails a receiver as the ball arrives to break up a would-be completion ... Junior linebacker Andrew Tenno and junior tackle C.J. Thomas combine to stop a run for no gain.
CORONA DEL MAR – Junior outside linebacker Alex Herrera recovers a fumble.
— From staff reports
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