Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 3

Gamebusters

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

71 - Nate Harriman (Estancia) pass from Lewis Bradshaw.

56 - A.J. Perkins (Costa Mesa) TD run.

43 - Morgan Craig (Newport Harbor) run.

38 - Dartangan Johnson (Newport Harbor) run.

37 - Adam Kerns (Newport Harbor) interception return.

33 - Dartangan Johnson (Newport Harbor) touchdown run.

33 - Keola Asuega (Costa Mesa) pass from A.J. Perkins.

30 - John Garcia (Costa Mesa) TD pass from A.J. Perkins.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

NEWPORT HARBOR - End Jim Rothwell’s blindside sack forced a fumble

that led to first touchdown ... End Bryan Breland recovered

aforementioned fumble, after combining with outside linebacker Tyler

Miller on stop for no gain ... Rothwell and outside ‘backer Matt Encinias

combined on stop for 1-yard loss ... Miller dived to deflect a pass in

coverage ... Cornerback Adam Kerns and Encinias combined to stop receiver

shot of first down, forcing a punt ... Miller sniffed out a screen pass

to produce 1-yard loss ... Miller deflected another pass ... Kerns made

touchdown-saving tackle on fake punt pass ... Rothwell penetrated to nail

rusher for 2-yard loss ... Cornerback Nick Iverson intercepted at his own

1 ... Kerns returned an interception 37 yards ... Dave Erickson, Ben Soza

and Encinias made big stops on kickoff coverage ... End Mac Posey batted

down a pass at the line.

COSTA MESA - End John Garcia tackled ball carrier for a 4-yard loss in

first quarter ... End Junior Epenesa made an initial hit for stop in

backfield and 4-yard loss ... Safety Freddy Rodriguez had an interception

in the second quarter.... Kenny Bun tackled punter after he fielded an

errant snap in the end zone for a safety.

CORONA DEL MAR - Outside linebacker Kris Cooper stopped a flat pass

for a short gain ... Safety K.C. Rawlins made a touchdown saving tackle

inside his own 5 after long run ... Inside linebacker Matt Cooper made a

stop for a 6-yard loss and another tackle for no gain ... Jonathan

Hubbard blocked a conversion kick ... Outside ‘backer Matt Wilson stuffed

a run for minus 3 yards ... Linebacker Matt Warsaw and tackle Jayson

Skalla combined on stop for 2-yard loss ... End Joseph Carr forced a

fumble, but Harbor recovered ... Skalla stopped two running plays for no

gain.

ESTANCIA - End Lewis Bradshaw was quick to stop a Canyon ball carrier

for no gain ... Cornerback Jermaine Snell used his speed to break up a

long Canyon pass ... Inside linebacker Mario Macias put a big hit on a

Comanche runner for minimal yardage ... Free safety Mitch Valdes saved a

sure Canyon touchdown with a shoestring tackle ... Cornerback Nate

Harriman deflected a Canyon pass, negating what would have been a big

gain ... Outside linebacker Junior Tanielu put a big-time hit on a Canyon

running back.