Gamebusters

LAST WEEK’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYS OF 30 YARDS OR MORE

* 63 -- Greg Miner (Newport Harbor) pass from Kasey Peters.

* 58 -- Lewis Bradshaw (Estancia) pass from Brad Young.

* 50 -- Luis Gonzalez (Costa Mesa) fumble return for touchdown.

* 44 -- Jose Munoz (Newport Harbor) kickoff return.

* 40 -- Javy Ramirez (Estancia) pass from Louis Valdes Jr.

* 39 -- Shane Collins (Corona del Mar) pass from Jonathan

Hubbard.

* 38 -- Erik Williams (Sage Hill) run.

* 38 -- Keya Manshadi (Sage Hill) touchdown pass from Zach

Friedrichs.

* 35 -- Mark Cianciulli (Corona del Mar) kickoff return.

* 34 -- Warren Junowich (Newport Harbor) fumble return for

touchdown.

* 33 -- Mike Toole (Newport Harbor) pass from Michael McDonald.

* 31 -- Spencer Link (Newport Harbor) kickoff return.

* 30 -- Wess Presson (Corona del Mar) run.

* 30 -- Eddie Huang (Sage Hill) pass from Erik Williams.

GAMESTOPPERS

Last week’s big defensive plays

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- Outside linebacker Matt Encinias recovers a

fumble on the opening snap to set up a touchdown ... Tackle Chase

Brawner’s tackle forces a fumble recovered by Warren Junowich to set

up another TD ... Cornerback Ben Soza crushes a receiver in the flat

to force a fumble that Junowich returns 34 yards for a TD ... Brawner

stuffs a running play for a 1-yard loss ... Outside ‘backer Jimmy

Sanchez fills quickly to stop a run for no gain ... Cornerback Bryce

Sawyer breaks quickly on a route to break up a pass by drilling a

would-be receiver as the ball arrives ... Encinias pops a ball

carrier on a 1-yard gain ... Encinias smothers a punt returner for a

1-yard loss ... Outside ‘backer Greg Miner stops a toss play for no

gain ... Miner and tackle Tommy Carroll combine on a tackle for a

2-yard loss ... Christian Pacheco wraps up runner for a 1-yard loss

... End Blake Adams deflects a screen pass, nearly intercepting.

* COSTA MESA -- Jorge Quiroz recovers a fumble on opening kickoff

and returns it 22 yards for a touchdown ... Outside linebacker Nate

Hunter picks up his first of two fumble recoveries, setting up a

first-quarter score ... Inside ‘backer Cole Edwards is credited with

4-yard sack ... Middle ‘backer Junior Epenesa provides punishing

first hit on ball carrier for no gain ... Later in same series,

Epenesa unloads a big hit on same ball carrier on 2-yard gain ... Two

plays later, cornerback Luis Gonzalez scoops up fumble at 50 and

returns it for a touchdown ... Inside ‘backer Chris Reed makes a stop

for no gain ... Gonzalez causes incomplete pass with heavy pressure

on blitz, putting a big hit on quarterback ... Free safety Tyler

Waldron intercepts a pass and returns it 18 yards to set up a

touchdown ... Edwards stops a ball carrier for 1-yard loss.

* CORONA DEL MAR -- Safety Tom Welch deflects a pass out of the

hands of a receiver ... Inside linebacker Matt Warsaw collars the

quarterback on a rollout for a 1-yard sack ... Kevin Welch beats a

block and makes a touchdown-saving, shoestring tackle on a kickoff

return ...End Brian Dunn stops a run for a 2-yard loss and later

pressures the quarterback on an incompletion ... Warsaw levels a ball

carrier on a short gain ... Cornerback Mordy Ornguze recovers a

fumbled lateral pass ... Linebacker Jason Kidushim sticks a ball

carrier for a 4-yard loss ... Wess Presson saves a TD by chasing down

a ball carrier from behind.

* ESTANCIA -- Ends Jermaine Young and Erik Andersen team to sack

quarterback for 3-yard loss ... Two plays later, sophomore Bryce

McKendry levels quarterback just after his release on incomplete pass

... McKendry bats down a pass and, two plays later, unloads another

big hit on quarterback after release on incomplete pass ... Free

safety Lewis Bradshaw tackles ball carrier for 2-yard loss ...

Bradshaw and cornerback Bobby Estrada team to tackle sweep for a

2-yard loss ... Tackle Gary Jones tackles ball carrier for 2-yard

loss ... On fourth-and-five, junior linebacker Mike Softa sacks

quarterback for 5-yard loss.

* SAGE HILL -- Senior linebacker Scott Cho blocks a punt ...

Defensive backs Zach Friedrichs and Eddie Huang team to drop ball

carrier for 6-yard loss on a sweep ... Sophomore defensive back

Patrick Smith tackles ball carrier for 2-yard loss in second quarter

... Friedrichs adds stop at line of scrimmage for no gain, and two

plays later on fourth down, Cho tips a pass at line of scrimmage to

cap a four-down defensive hold ... Later in second quarter, Erik

Williams knocks down a deep pass with excellent coverage on wide

receiver ... On first defensive play of second half, Williams stops

ball carrier for 2-yard loss ... Cho adds a tackle for no gain ...

Late in third quarter, junior lineman Marcel Sohl causes 6-yard loss

on ball carrier, then Manshadi intercepts a pass on ensuing play ...

On fourth-and-four in fourth quarter, Williams and Friedrichs team

for stop of no gain ... Smith creams a punt returner.