Gamebusters

GAMESTOPPERS

Last week’s big defensive plays

* COSTA MESA -- Linebacker Chris Reed has one fumble recovery,

one caused fumble, one solo tackle for a loss and two shared tackles

for losses ... Inside linebacker Brett Via recovers a fumble ...

Noseguard Borotha Pov and linebacker Junior Epenesa combine to stop a

run for a 2-yard loss ... End Cole Edwards tackles a runner for a

4-yard loss and joins with Reed to take down a receiver for a 1-yard

loss ... Edwards pressures the quarterback on a screen pass, while

Nate Hunter and Reed tackle the receiver for a 3-yard loss ... Hunter

and Reed stuff a run for a 2-yard loss ... Epenesa recovers a fumble.

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- Alex Orth drills return man on the opening

kickoff ... Noseguard Alfredo Cruz teams with tackle Chase Brawner on

a 2-yard quarterback sack ... Brawner sacks QB for 6-yard loss ...

End Mac Posey’s pass rush forces an incompletion ... Posey is the

lead man on stopping a sweep for a 6-yard loss ... Cornerback Ben

Soza drives on a flat pass and makes the tackle for a 2-yard loss ...

Safety Warren Junowich has a near-interception while breaking up a

pass ... Tackle Mark Temple stuffs a run for 1-yard loss and later

leads a group of tacklers on a 2-yard loss ... Soza makes a leaping

interception on a long fade pass in the end zone ... Sam Matlin slams

quarterback down on an option keep for a 2-yard loss.

* CORONA DEL MAR -- End Brian Dunn posts a 7-yard sack on game’s

first play ... Safety K.C. Rawlins drills intended receiver on an

incompletion over the middle ... Inside linebacker Matt Warsaw

recovers a fumble ... Outside ‘backer Jeff Reed recovers a fumble ...

Kris Cooper sacks quarterback for a 7-yard loss ... John Daley slams

ball carrier down for 1-yard loss ... Dunn falls on a fumble in the

backfield.

* ESTANCIA -- Yousif Muradian and Erik Andersen team up to halt a

fourth-down run short of the first-down marker.

* SAGE HILL -- Linebacker Scott Cho sacks quarterback for 6-yard

loss and also stops a back for a 10-yard loss ... Eddie Huang knocks

a pass away while jarring a receiver on fourth down ... Linebacker

Bryan Forrest stuffs a run for a 3-yard loss ... End Morgan Brief

trips up runner for a 4-yard loss ... Linebackers Cliff Swanson and

Erik Williams stop several runners for short gains.