Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 8

Gamebusters

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

84 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) fumble return for touchdown.

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

62 - Alvin Nguyen (Costa Mesa) run.

42 - Brian Gaeta (Newport Harbor) pass from Morgan Craig.

38 - Andy Romo (Estancia) run.

38 - Fahad Jahid (Estancia) run.

36 - Chris Manderino (Newport Harbor) run.

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

30 - Eric Snell (Corona del Mar) interception return.

30 - Luis Avalos (Costa Mesa) field goal.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

ESTANCIA - Outside linebacker Matt Colby recovered a fumble in the end

zone for a third-quarter touchdown ... Safety Freddy Rodriguez made a

leaping interception in the end zone to protect fourth-quarter lead ...

Middle linebacker Ivan Garcia recovered a fumble forced by noseguard Rick

Valdez to end the first half ... Valdez and end David Rodriguez combined

on a sack and another stop on a running play for a 2-yard loss ...

Cornerback Jeremy Valdes got his hand in to break up a pass downfield ...

Outside ‘backer Danny Valbuena buried QB for a 6-yard sack on a blitz ...

Colby made a tackle for no gain and Rodriguez drilled a Mesa runner for a

1-yard loss ... Billy Bosch made loud tackle on Eagles’ final kickoff ...

Cornerback Andy Romo had a near-interception on final possession, which

ended when end Cesar Romero made a tackle as time expired.

NEWPORT HARBOR - Ends Ian Banigan and Garrett Troncale each had sacks

and Banigan combined with Nick Moghaddam for another ... Banigan also

batted down a pass, had one pressure and made a huge hit on kickoff

coverage ... Troncale made a stop for a 2-yard loss, another for no gain

and pressured the quarterback ... David Sprenger blocked a punt and Dane

Barton recovered ... Moghaddam and Andy Rankin combined on a stop for a

yard loss ... Cornerback Ryan Spruth stopped a sweep for a 3-yard loss

... Linebacker Chris Manderino had a near-interception ... Corner Brian

Gaeta wrapped up a receiver for a 1-yard reception ... Bryce Sawyer made

an impressive downfield form tackle ... Middle ‘backer Alan Saenz made a

stop for no gain.

CORONA DEL MAR - Outside linebacker Nick Prosser recovered a fumble

... End Justin Wald put a big hit on a running back for a short gain ...

Prosser forced a second-and-long situation with a tackle for a 1-yard

gain ... Jason Savopolos found the quarterback and sent him to the mud

for a 9-yard sack ... Strong safety Eric Snell intercepted a pass ...

Snell picked off his second pass of the night ... End Steve Shipman

plowed through and tackled the quarterback for a 5-yard loss ... Scott

Biggs came through with a quarterback sack, good for a loss of 7 yards.

COSTA MESA - Tackle Danny Mardikian forced two fumbles, one of which

was returned 84 yards for a touchdown by cornerback Nick Cabico, and the

other on his team’s lone sack ... Outside linebacker Patrick Hulliger

recovered a fumble and caused another which was recovered by Estancia ...

Outside ‘backer Alvin Nguyen stuffed a run for a 1-yard loss ... End

Jason Hurley pressured quarterback to help force incompletion and later

stopped a run for a 1-yard loss ... Cabico saved a touchdown with a

downfield tackle ... Inside linebacker Louis Day made a big hit on a

short gain near the goal line ... Cabico broke up a deep pass and nearly

intercepted on a short out.