Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 12

Gamebusters

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

42 - Mitch Gray (Newport Harbor) pass from Morgan Craig.

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

35 - Chris Manderino (Newport Harbor) run.

33 - Chris Manderino (Newport Harbor) run.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

NEWPORT HARBOR - End Garrett Troncale stood up Stanford-bound lead

blocker Chris Rudiger and wrapped up the tailback for no gain ... Dane

Barton blocked a conversion kick after La Mirada’s first TD ... Tyler

Miller and Cory Ray each had big hits on kickoff returners ... Middle

linebacker Alan Saenz buried a receiver after a short gain, one of

several “aah-inspiring” hits to excite the Harbor faithful ... Tackle

Nick Moghaddam applied pressure on the quarterback, forcing a hurried

throw which linebacker Chris Manderino nearly intercepted ... Moghaddam

and end Joe Foley combined for a 5-yard sack ... Noseguard C.J. Collins

shed his blocker and wrapped up a ballcarrier for 3-yard loss ...

Cornerback Brian Gaeta intercepted a pass ... Manderino startled the

crowd by planting a receiver over the middle on a short gain ... Saenz

and fellow linebacker Andy Rankin combined on a pad-popping tackle ...

Foley corralled the QB on a scramble on third-and-goal and cornerback

Ryan Spruth did the same on fourth-and-goal, resulting in a 3-yard loss

... Barton recovered and onside kickoff ... kicker Duke Burchell boomed

four kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks.