High School Football Highlights: GAMEBUSTERS
(High school football plays of 30 yards or more)
85 – Ben Beck (Estancia) punt return for touchdown
62 – Kurt Williams (Costa Mesa) fumble return for touchdown
60 – Joe Melita (Sage Hill) touchdown run
60 – Oronde Crenshaw (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
58 – Levi Stillman (Estancia) interception return for touchdown
57 – Oronde Crenshaw (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
57 – Henry Vasquez (Estancia) run
52 – Oronde Crenshaw (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
47 – Talalelei Teaupa (Newport Harbor) touchdown run
41 – Quest Truxton (Newport Harbor) TD pass from Cole Norris
40 – Grif Amies (Corona del Mar) field goal
40 – Landon Gyulay (Newport Harbor) kickoff return
40 – Justin Smith (Costa Mesa) interception return for touchdown
39 – Ben Beck (Estancia) TD pass from Brad Wilson
38 – Justin Smith (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
37 – Markiece Traylor (Costa Mesa) kickoff return
35 – Markiece Traylor (Costa Mesa) kickoff return
34 – Talalelei Teaupa (Newport Harbor) run
34 – Troy Reese (Corona del Mar) TD pass from Cayman Carter
32 – Robert Murtha (Estancia) touchdown run
32 – Talalelei Teaupa (Newport Harbor) run
32 – Ben Beck (Estancia) kickoff return
31 – Troy Reese (Corona del Mar) TD pass from Cayman Carter
31 – Troy Reese (Corona del Mar) pass from Cayman Carter
30 – Joe Melita (Sage Hill) run
GAMESTOPPERS
CORONA DEL MAR – Senior cornerback Ryan Griffin stops Wildcat run for a three-yard loss … Senior end Tim Reinhardt tackles running back for no gain … Sophomore lineman Hoyt Crance produces a three-yard sack … Reinhardt pressures the quarterback, who throws the ball away … Crance drops quarterback for a seven-yard loss … Griffin breaks up a pass on a two-point conversion attempt … Crance records a four-yard sack.
NEWPORT HARBOR – Senior end Armani Johnson stuffs tailback for a one-yard loss … Johnson pressures the quarterback, who recovers a bad snap for a nine-yard loss … Senior linebacker Talalelei Teaupa breaks up a pass … Junior tackle Ramsey Hufford nails quarterback for a one-yard loss … Junior safety Garrett Hall stops a run for a two-yard loss.
ESTANCIA – Senior defensive back Ben Beck recovers a fumble … Senior linebackers Dustin Long and Colby Koste, along with senior end Matt Jarmacz, stop a scramble for no gain … Jarmacz produces a five-yard sack … Koste blows up a run for a six-yard loss … Sophomore lineman Michael Hubbard nearly gets a sack to cause an incomplete pass … Senior cornerback Levi Stillman returns an interception 58 yards for a touchdown … Junior lineman Mackenzie Collins and senior lineman Bryan Arriola stop a run for a three-yard loss … Long halts a run for a four-yard loss … Beck makes a leaping interception … Koste and Collins combine to stop a run for a five-yard loss … Long stuffs a run for a two-yard loss … Senior Josh Lopez records a 10-yard sack on fourth down … Sophomore linebacker Tyler Thomas and junior Edwin Sanchez halt a run for no gain … Senior Eric Molina breaks up a pass.
COSTA MESA – Senior outside linebacker Justin Smith returns an interception 40 yards for a touchdown … Junior Quinten Bell recovers an onside kick … Senior end Jose Villalpondo and junior middle linebacker Oronde Crenshaw stop a run for a three-yard loss … Villalpondo and senior end Anthony McCormick combine on an eight-yard sack … Junior Alan Obregon and sophomore Marco Zalpa lead a host of tacklers on a four-yard sack … McCormick and Villalpondo team up for a nine-yard sack … Senior linebacker Noah JeyaRajah recovers a fumble … Senior cornerback Kurt Williams returns a fumble 62 yards for a touchdown … Williams bats down a pass in the end zone … Smith deflects a pass, causing an incompletion … Junior Oliver Ferris breaks up a pass.
SAGE HILL – Junior nose tackle Chris Lee and senior outside linebacker Thomas Fenner combine to stuff a run for a one-yard loss ... Senior cornerback Zuriel Aaron stops two-point conversion run attempt by kicker after a bad snap ... Senior safety Harrison Ray’s tackle jars the ball loose and junior linebacker Will Burns recovers the fumble ... Ray nearly intercepts while breaking up a pass ... Senior end Jason Cowan halts a run for a two-yard loss ... Junior outside linebacker Sam Masarik makes first hit and sophomore safety Beau Roth gets assist to nail ballcarrier for a two-yard loss ... Ray makes an interception ... Ray blocks a conversion kick.
— From staff reports