GAMEBUSTERS

High school football plays of 30 or more yards

 75 – J.D. Abbott (Corona del Mar) touchdown run

 47 – Max Ellison (Sage Hill) kickoff return

 45 – Andy Multari (Sage Hill) kickoff return

 36 – Luis Gomez (Costa Mesa) pass from Todd Davis

 35 – Jason Moreno (Estancia) kickoff return

 30 – Carlos Mendez (Estancia) touchdown run

GAMESTOPPERS

Top defensive plays

 CORONA DEL MAR – Senior nose guard Dan DiChiro drops ballcarrier for a one-yard loss ... Sophomore free safety Will Morrow bats down a pass … Senior end Ben Noe sacks quarterback and forces a fumble recovered by a Costa Mesa lineman. Senior linebacker Dutch Lamons then forces the lineman to fumble and senior linebacker Max Haase recovers and returns it nine yards for a touchdown … Haase stuffs back for a two-yard loss … Haase sacks the quarterback and forces a fumble that junior linebacker Alex Swigert recovers on opposition’s 12-yard line … Junior strong safety J.D. Abbott drops running back for a three-yard loss … Noe stuffs running play for a two-yard loss … DiChiro records a four-yard sack … Lamons halts run for a two-yard loss … Haase partially blocks a punt that goes only six yards … DiChiro forces running back to fumble and Abbott recovers on opponent’s 20 … Junior defensive back Michael Borchard breaks up a pass … Morrow makes a leaping interception ... Junior linebacker Nico Napolitano tackles back for a two-yard loss … Abbott makes a seven-yard sack … Sophomore end Spencer Haly recovers a fumble.

 ESTANCIA – Junior cornerback Jason Moreno makes a form tackle, putting his helmet on the ball to jar a fumble loose from a receiver and senior strong safety Radames Gutierrez recovers to halt an Aquinas drive at the Estancia 23-yard line ... Senior middle linebacker Brian Linares tips a pass to cause an incompletion ... Senior end Jose Padilla leads a group of tacklers to stuff a run for a two-yard loss ... Moreno breaks up a pass on third down to force a field-goal try that was missed ... Linares gets the first hit to halt a run for no gain ... Senior linebacker Luis Quintana leads a group of tacklers to snuff a run for a three-yard loss ... Padilla nails the fullback for a three-yard loss ... Junior Jeff Kirchberg tips a pass that is nearly intercepted by a teammate ... Gutierrez maintains ideal position to ensure a fade pass is incomplete ... Senior tackle Ryan Longoria bats down a pass at the line of scrimmage.

 COSTA MESA – Senior end Thomas Guzowski sacks quarterback for a five-yard loss … Senior end Jason Schroeder stuffs run for a two-yard loss … Senior tackle Juan Garces drops ballcarrier for a three-yard loss … Schroeder halts a running play for a four-yard loss … Junior strong safety Brian Waldron tackles back for a two-yard loss … Senior linebacker Nick Pederson stops running back for a two-yard loss.

 SAGE HILL – Freshman free safety Taylor Petty breaks up a pass … Sophomore end TJ Danner records a six-yard sack … Senior end Craig Jackson drops running back for a four-yard loss … Sophomore cornerback Taylor Ross bats down a potential 29-yard touchdown pass in the end zone.

— From staff reports