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Gamebusters

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

75 - Kelsey Peterson (Newport Harbor) kickoff return.

60 - Ryan Brill (Newport Harbor) touchdown run.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

Newport Harbor - Safety Billy Clayton jumped a curl pattern to intercept

on Kennedy’s third play, then combined with cornerback Andre Stewart to

nearly get a second interception on the second defensive series ... End

Garrett Troncale stuffed an Irish runner for a 2-yard loss and later

recorded the first of three sacks for a 9-yard loss ... Safety Dayne

Pfaff broke up a pass early in the fourth defensive series, then ended

Kennedy’s best scoring threat by picking off a halfback pass at his own

2-yard line and returning it 24 yards ... Middle linebacker Alan Saenz

had a near-interception between Pfaff’s aforementioned plays ...

Pass-rush specialist Brad Rothwell got the first of his two sacks in the

final moments of the first half and later recovered a fumble ...

Cornerback Justin Jacobs had perfect position on a deep sideline pattern

to break up a long pass attempt ... Outside linebacker Chris Manderino

snatched a floating pass in the flat and raced 78 yards for a touchdown,

as nose guard Andy Kalanz ran interference, to end Kennedy’s first

second-half possession ... Sophomore Joe Foley recovered a fumble on

kickoff coverage to help Harbor possess the ball all but 2:16 of the

final 19:30.