GAMEBUSTERS

High school football plays of 30 yards or more

 65 – Robbie Gemayel (Costa Mesa) touchdown run

 57 – JB Green (Newport Harbor) touchdown pass from Andrew McDonald

 50 – Michael Helfrich (Newport Harbor) touchdown run

 37 – Robbie Gemayel (Costa Mesa) run

 36 – John Galvin (Costa Mesa) kickoff return

 35 – Max Ellison (Sage Hill) kickoff return

 33 – Antwon Byrd (Costa Mesa) touchdown run

 32 – Noah Molnar (Corona del Mar) pass from Mitch Sands

GAMESTOPPERS

Top defensive plays

 CORONA DEL MAR – Junior inside linebacker Alex Swigert pressures the quarterback into an incompletion … Senior outside linebacker Max Haase stops quarterback for no gain … Senior outside linebacker Tyler Haly intercepts a pass on CdM’s 19-yard line and returns it four yards … Senior inside linebacker Dutch Lamons produces a four-yard sack … Haase and Swigert stuff running back for a three-yard loss … Haly collects a seven-yard sack … Swigert recovers a fumble on opposition’s three.

 COSTA MESA – Senior end Thomas Guzowski combines with senior outside linebacker Robbie Gemayel and junior inside linebacker Nick Haynes to stuff a dive play for a one-yard loss ... Senior cornerback Manny Gomez intercepts a pass ... Senior ends Max Cederquist and Jason Schroeder combine to halt a draw for a five-yard loss ... Senior outside linebacker Jeff Dye stops a fly sweep for a two-yard loss ... Sophomore inside linebacker Thomas Munoz halts a run for a two-yard loss ... Gomez makes a near-interception to break up a pass ... Dye stops a run for no gain ... Schroeder produces a three-yard sack ... Gomez wallops kickoff returner after a short gain ... Munoz penetrates to stop a run for a three-yard loss ... Munoz pressures quarterback, who throws an incomplete pass ... Junior middle linebacker Brian Waldron blitzes to register a four-yard sack ... Munoz’s pressure forces a hurried pass that is incomplete ... Gemayel provides blanket coverage to prevent a completion ... Schroeder strips a ballcarrier of the ball, though ballcarrier recovers ... Junior Brian Simrak records a six-yard sack ... Senior Antwon Byrd pressures the quarterback, leading to a Gomez interception ... Gomez breaks up a pass, nearly collecting yet another interception ... Senior cornerback John Galvin gets a hand in front of a receiver to bat down a pass.

 NEWPORT HARBOR – Junior linebacker Ryan Iverson pressures quarterback into throwing an errant pass … Senior cornerback Danny Miller breaks up a pass in the end zone … Senior inside linebacker Brandon Kula stops screen pass for a three-yard loss … Senior defensive back Jason Jacobi breaks up a pass in the end zone … Kula leaps up to intercept a pass and returns it five yards to the Sailors’ 48-yard line.

 SAGE HILL – Freshman free safety Taylor Petty returns an interception eight yards on the second play of the game ... Junior inside linebacker Dusty Orrantia recovers a Linfield Christian fumble ... Junior linebacker Brendan Killaly forces a fumble, though offense retains possession ... Senior strong safety Justin Barbour makes the first hit to down ballcarrier for a two-yard loss ... Orrantia nails ballcarrier for two-yard loss ... Sophomore cornerback Taylor Ross breaks up a pass ... Orrantia returns an interception 20 yards ... Orrantia forces a fumble and Barbour recovers ... Ross trips up a ballcarrier and Barbour finishes him off for a one-yard loss ... Orrantia leads host of tacklers to halt a run for no gain ... Sophomore outside linebacker Max Callas halts a toss sweep for no gain on third-and-goal to force a field goal.

— From staff reports