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High school football plays of 30 yards or more

 54Cedric Whitaker (Newport Harbor) touchdown run

 50Alex Abalos (Estancia) run

 47Alex Abalos (Estancia) touchdown run

 42Cecil Whiteside (Newport Harbor) kickoff return

 36Matt Carlyle (Estancia) kickoff return

 36Justin Tam (Corona del Mar) kickoff return

 35Matt Carlyle (Estancia) kickoff return

 34Drew Diller (Newport Harbor) pass from Austin Rios

 30Sean Davis (Estancia) kickoff return

 30Nico Napolitano (Corona del Mar) pass from Mitch Gardner

GAMESTOPPERS

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 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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