Gamebusters-Gamestoppers

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

Big defensive plays vs. Kennedy

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.

WEEK 14

42 - Andre Stewart (Newport Harbor) run.

38 - Brian Gaeta (Newport Harbor) field goal.

36 - Brain Gaeta (Newport Harbor) field goal.

Big defensive plays vs. Irvine

Newport Harbor - End Garrett Troncale had two official sacks, the second

of which he popped the ball loose, allowing nose guard Andy Kalanz to

scoop it up and return it 4 yards for the game-winning touchdown. He

added another sack to foil a two-point conversion ... Kalanz also had a

sack ... Cornerback Kelsey Peterson had two late interceptions to protect

the lead. He also recovered a fumble to set up a field goal and had a

sack ... Outside linebacker Mike Tunney stuffed a run for a 2-yard loss

... Outside linebacker Chris Manderino made a tackle for no gain ... End

Nick Langsdorf forced the fumble Peterson recovered on the first play

after halftime and later batted down a pass attempt at the line ...

Middle linebacker Alan Saenz nailed the ballcarrier for no gain late in

the game ... Safety Billy Clayton intercepted one pass, nearly picked off

another, and deflected one Peterson picked off to foil Irvine’s

fourth-quarter comeback attempts.