Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 10

Gamebusters

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

71 - Richie Berame (Estancia) kickoff return.

69 - Rory McKeever (Corona del Mar) punt.

57 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) touchdown run.

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

55 - Freddy Rodriguez (Estancia) touchdown run.

55 - David Stoddard (Estancia) TD pass from Kenny Valbuena.

54 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) touchdown run.

45 - Fahad Jahid (Estancia) touchdown run.

41 - Billy Jordan (Costa Mesa) interception return for TD.

40 - Luis Avalos (Costa Mesa) field goal.

37 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) run.

34 - Andy Romo (Estancia) kickoff return.

33 - Keola Asuega (Costa Mesa) run.

33 - Ryan Ortega (Newport Harbor) touchdown run.

32 - Nick Cabico (Costa Mesa) run.

32 - Joe Foley (Newport Harbor) pass from Morgan Craig.

30 - Morgan Craig (Newport Harbor) run.

30 - Andy Rankin (Newport Harbor) interception return.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

ESTANCIA - David Rodriguez had solo sacks for losses of 7 and 9 yards

and shared another 9-yard sack with fellow end Jesse Cardinas ... Backup

cornerback Javier Ramirez returned an interception 21 yards, broke up a

two-point pass, and made two tackles on kickoff coverage ... Safety

Freddy Rodriguez had one interception, nearly added another and made a

big hit on a receiver to force an incompletion ... Rodriguez’s pressure

led to an incomplete two-point pass ... Inside linebacker Bobby Arroyo

clubbed a ballcarrier to the turf and later recovered a fumble ...

Cardenas drilled QB after a completion and made a stop for no gain ...

Cornerback Jeremy Valdes broke up a pass ... Andy Romo had an

interception and nearly added a second ... Outside ‘backer Matt Colby had

a 6-yard sack ... Inside ‘backer Ivan Garcia made a 5-yard sack ...

Junior Tanielu made a huge hit on kickoff coverage.

NEWPORT HARBOR - Outside linebacker Chris Manderino stopped a run for

no gain ... Middle linebacker Alan Saenz forced a third-and-long

situation with a tackle for a yard loss ... End Ian Bannigan delivered a

big hit for no gain ... Noseguard C.J. Collins snuffed a reverse for a

3-yard loss ... Manderino blocked a punt, which Dane Barton returned for

a touchdown ... Collins created a 2-yard loss on a run ... Manderino

separated the ball from the receiver with a monster hit to force an

incomplete pass ... Barton recovered a fumble to set up a Newport TD ...

Andy Rankin intercepted a pass and returned it 30 yards, setting up

another score ... Strong safety David Sprenger stopped a back for no gain

... Chase Brawner pounced on an Aliso fumble ... Jim Rothwell chased down

the quarterback for a 3-yard sack.

COSTA MESA - Inside linebacker Louis Day stuffed a back for a 2-yard

loss ... End Sean Biggio slammed up the middle for a 4-yard quarterback

sack ... Antony Grubisich made a big hit for a 3-yard loss ... Tackle

Danny Mardikian broke free from his block and made a tackle for a 3-yard

loss ... Tackle Charlie Amburgey and end Jason Hurley combined on a

4-yard sack ... End Daniel Hunter had sacks of losses of 8 and 2 yards

... Cornerback Nick Cabico made a leaping interception ... Hunter and

Mardikian combined on a 7-yard sack ... Day ended the first half with an

interception ... Biggio and Grubisich held back-to-back runs to no gain

... Day drilled a back for minus-1 yard ... Linebacker Robert McQueen

earned an 11-yard sack ... Cornerback Billy Jordan returned an

interception 41 yards for a TD ... Mher Babikian made a tackle for an

8-yard loss ... Kenneth Bun tackled a runner for a 2-yard loss.

CORONA DEL MAR - Middle linebacker Taumata Grey stuffed Uni’s second

play for no gain ... Safety Bart Welch made a diving interception to set

up first TD ... Outside ‘backer Nick Prosser intercepted at his own 20

and later made a tackle for a 4-yard loss ... Tackle Jayson Skalla made a

stop for a 1-yard loss ... End Scott Biggs pulled down runner for no gain

... Cornerback Charlie Alshuler nabbed his seventh interception of the

year.