Gamebusters

GAMESTOPPERS

Last week’s big defensive plays

* COSTA MESA -- Cole Edwards tackles the punter as he is

bobbling a fumbled snap, then falls on the loose ball to set up a

short TD drive ... Inside linebacker Brett Via deflects a pitch to

force a fumble on an option play and makes the tackle for a 4-yard

loss ... Edwards and Via combine on a stop for a 2-yard loss ...

Outside ‘backer Nate Hunter tips a pass away for an incompletion ...

Cornerback Luis Gonzalez makes a near-interception ... Edwards gets a

solo sack for an 18-yard loss ... Edwards stuffs a run for a 4-yard

loss ... Outside linebacker Daniel Cooper levels a would-be receiver

to force an incompletion ... Cornerback Al Rodriguez breaks up a pass

by tipping the ball away ... Via recovers a fumble ... Middle ‘backer

Junior Epenesa whacks a ball carrier for a 2-yard loss ... Borotha

Pov, Cooper and Edwards combine on a 20-yard sack ... Pov stuffs a

run for a 2-yard loss ... Edwards trips up a ball carrier for a

5-yard loss ... Edwards and Epenesa combine on a 7-yard sack ...

Epenesa drills a running back for no gain ... Edwards stops and

off-tackle play for a 1-yard loss ... Safety Tyler Waldron and

linebacker Chris Reed both nearly intercept consecutive under-thrown

passes ... Epenesa, Edwards and end Marc Daniels simultaneously drill

QB for an 8-yard sack.

* CORONA DEL MAR -- Cornerback Mordy Ornguze returns a fumble 20

yards for a touchdown to make it a 13-0 lead in the opening 43

seconds ... End Brian Dunn sacks the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on

third down to force a punt ... End John Daley is credited with a

tackle for a 7-yard loss ... Brian LaPerle makes a shoestring tackle

for a 2-yard quarterback sack, with Dunn on the assist ... End Joseph

Carr recovers a fumble ... Dunn makes a big hit on gain of 1 yard ...

Outside linebacker Jeff Reed dives to break up a pass ... On the next

play, outside linebacker Kris Cooper stops running back for a 6-yard

loss, with an assist from Dunn ... Carr sacks the quarterback for a

5-yard loss ... On the game’s final play, tackle Jayson Skalla

records a 7-yard sack.

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- Outside linebacker Jimmy Sanchez sticks a

ball carrier for a 1-yard gain and, on the next snap, middle

linebacker Fernando Castorena levels a rusher for a 1-yard gain ...

End Shahan Mouradyan nearly pulled the ball loose from Irvine ball

carrier on a tackle ... Safety Warren Junowich closes to stop a sweep

for no gain with a sure tackle ... Cornerback Ben Soza pushes a

receiver in the back to break up a pass.

* ESTANCIA -- End Erik Andersen stops a run for a 2-yard loss ...

Strong safety Louis Valdes Jr. fills to stop a sweep for a short gain

... Inside linebacker Mike Cahill nails a rusher for a 1-yard loss

... Cornerback Javy Ramirez breaks up a pass ... End Bryce McKendry

foils a two-point conversion by tackling quarterback after an errant

shotgun snap ... Tackle Landon Pulizzi stops quarterback on a

two-point conversion scramble ... Inside ‘backer Bubba Kapko nails a

ball carrier for a 1-yard loss ... McKendry stops a run for no gain

... Cahill halts an inside reverse for a 1-yard gain ... The Eagles’

interior defenders combine on a goal-line stand with stops for gains

of 2,0, 2 and 1.

* SAGE HILL -- Linebacker Scott Cho sacks quarterback for an

8-yard loss ... Linebacker Erik Williams tackles running back for a

2-yard loss ... Defensive back Keya Manshadi and Cliff Swanson team

to cause a fumble by the running back ... Williams and Swanson are in

on several run stops ... Defensive back Eddie Huang leaps to deflect

two passes ... Defensive lineman Marcel Sohl trips up a running back

for a 2-yard loss ... Defensive back Eric Good recovers a fumble and

returns it 5 yards.