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

64 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) run.

62 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) kickoff return.

61 - Alvin Nguyen (Costa Mesa) touchdown run.

48 - Blake Hacker (Corona del Mar) kickoff return.

38 - Joe Foley (Newport Harbor) pass from Chris Manderino.

36 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) TD pass from Patrick Hulliger.

36 - Eric Snell (Corona del Mar) punt return.

33 - Luis Avalos (Costa Mesa) field goal.

31 - David Stoddard (Estancia) pass from Kenny Valbuena.

31 - David Stoddard (Estancia) pass from Kenny Valbuena.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

Costa Mesa - Linebackers Jason Hurley and Robert McQueen, as well as

tackle Danny Mardikian, had quarterback sacks ... Cornerback Nick Cabico

had an interception, another near-pick, and broke up a handful of passes

... Inside linebacker Louis Day made two tackles for losses and deflected

one pass ... Hurley recovered the Roadrunners’ only fumble ... End Alvin

Nugyen made a stop for a 4-yard loss.

Newport Harbor - End Ian Banigan hammered a back for a loss ... Tackle

Joe Foley, cornerback Brian Gaeta, outside linebacker Andy Rankin,

cornerback Ryan Spruth and noseguard C.J. Collins were all in on tackles

for losses ... Banigan blocked a punt and Tyler Miller recovered,

returning it 4 yards to the Lancers’ 9 ... Middle linebacker Alan Saenz

prevented a key first down with a nice solo tackle and later smothered

the quarterback, who had caught his own deflected pass for a 10-yard loss

... Foley pounced on a loose ball, stopping a Lancers’ drive ... Banigan

and Garrett Troncale teamed up for a quarterback sack and Troncale added

a solo sack ... Outside linebacker Chris Manderino made back-to-back big

tackles for 11 yards in losses, including the hit of the night ... Foley

kept the Lancers’ quarterback at bay with a tackle and a 1-yard loss ...

Gaeta sealed the victory with a leaping interception to halt the Lancers’

last drive ... Tackle Nick Moghaddam had a sack and batted down a pass

... Safety David Sprenger saved a touchdown with an open-field tackle.

Estancia - End David Rodriguez stopped a running back for no gain with

a big hit ... End Cesar Romero alertly pounced on a loose ball when the

Magnolia players thought the play was dead, giving the Eagles great field

position ... Rodriguez made another big hit for no gain ... Cornerback

Jeremy Valdes forced a third-and-long with a tackle behind the line ...

Romero leaped to bat down a pass to force a punt ... Inside linebacker

Fahad Jahid leveled a ballcarrier, forcing a fumble which Rodriguez

recovered ... Romero recovered the Sentinels’ third fumble.

Corona del Mar - End Scott Briggs knocked down a pair of passes and

had one sack ... Outside linebacker Nick Prosser made two stops for

negative yardage ... End Matt Marston made two stops for short gains in

the red zone ... Outside ‘backer Blake Hacker batted down a pass in the

fourth quarter and later had the biggest hit of the game for the Sea

Kings ... Junior defensive end Tyler McClellan had a sack for minus-7

yards and provided a heavy pass rush late in the game.