GAMEBUSTERS
(High school football plays of 30 yards or more)
68 – Mario Smith (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
65 – Mario Smith (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
60 – Mario Smith (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
55 – Oronde Crenshaw (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
53 – Marty Blake (Newport Harbor) interception return for a touchdown
50 – Jordan Walden (Costa Mesa) touchdown pass from Nathan Alvis
46 – Peter Marquez (Costa Mesa) field goal
45 – Robert Murtha (Estancia) pass from Brad Wilson
43 – Eric Cheng (Sage Hill) kickoff return
41 – Oronde Crenshaw (Costa Mesa) touchdown run
41 – Chris Johnstone (Corona del Mar) pass from Brent Lawson
41 – Titus Hasson (Newport Harbor) kickoff return
41 – Luke Napolitano (Corona del Mar) field goal
40 – Josh Giger (Corona del Mar) pass from Brent Lawson
37 – Titus Hasson (Newport Harbor) kickoff return
34 – Eric Cheng (Sage Hill) pass from Taylor Petty
34 – Christian Ochoa (Newport Harbor) field goal
34 – Conner Ascher (Sage Hill) touchdown pass from Taylor Petty
33 – Blake Bell (Newport Harbor) touchdown pass from Cole Blower
GAMESTOPPERS
(Top defensive plays)
ESTANCIA – Junior lineman Kevin Peters drags running back down for a one-yard loss … Senior lineman Alipa Peters pressures quarterback into an incompletion … Senior linebacker Alex Rodriguez drops running back for a three-yard loss to cap half-ending goal-line stand … Junior Levi Stillman and junior strong safety Deionte Haywood combine to jar ball loose from receiver to force incompletion ... Stillman breaks up deep pass ... Junior linebacker Adahir Aguilera and Alipa Peters combine to stop runner one yard short on fourth down ... Senior end Andy Ugalde plants running back for five-yard loss ... Kevin Peters and Ugalde team up on a 10-yard sack ... Ugalde posts a 10-yard sack ... Kevin Peters tackles quarterback for a two-yard loss ... Haywood and Alipa Peters drop runner for a three-yard loss ... Aguilera breaks up a pass in the end zone.
COSTA MESA – Senior cornerback Jordan Walden intercepts a pass … Senior safety Trace Curet and sophomore linebacker Oronde Crenshaw combine to stuff a run for a two-yard loss … Senior end Jake Comer breaks up a pass … Walden breaks up a pass… Junior outside linebacker Noah JeyaRajah gets a 10-yard sack … Senior cornerback Marcus Hayes recovers a fumble … Curet recovers a fumbled snap … Curet deflects a pass … Walden intercepts a pass and returns it 23 yards … Senior noseguard Charles Mankin stuffs a run for no gain … Walden intercepts a pass … JeyaRajah records a 10-yard sack … Junior end Jake Martin gets a two-yard sack … Senior linebacker Ulices Martinez gets a six-yard sack … Walden ties a school record by intercepting his fourth pass … Martin recovers a fumble … Junior ‘backer Rudy Aguirre halts a run for a two-yard loss.
CORONA DEL MAR – Senior linebacker David Moore produces an eight-yard sack … Senior linebacker Grant Garrett records a six-yard sack … Junior lineman Tim Reinhardt posts a two-yard sack … Moore records a 14-yard sack … Senior outside linebacker Aaron White registers four sacks, of seven, two, seven and seven yards … Junior defensive back Ryan Griffin intercepts a pass in the end zone right before halftime … Junior lineman Devon Trejo gets an 11-yard sack … Garrett recovers a fumble … Reinhardt drops quarterback for a 10-yard loss.
NEWPORT HARBOR – Senior Kory Cablay almost intercepts a pass … Senior end Dalton Jensen bats down a pass … Senior linebacker Ethan Cochran stops a run for no gain … Senior middle linebacker Stone Manoa produces a six-yard sack … Senior end Steve Michaelsen deflects pass … Manoa gets an eight-yard sack … Jensen tackles the punter for a safety … Cochran stuffs fullback for a two-yard loss … Senior safety Titus Hasson breaks up a pass … Michaelsen and Jensen combine on a two-yard sack … Junior linebacker Marty Blake returns an interception 53 yards for a touchdown … Cablay breaks up a pass … Junior safety Zach Wade returns an interception 63 yards … Senior lineman Dylan Spengler gets a four-yard sack.
SAGE HILL – Senior outside linebacker David Fenner drills quarterback after he lets go of a pass on a play nullified by penalty … Junior end Thomas Fenner leads group of tacklers to halt run for no gain … Junior Charlie Kim blocks a conversion kick.
— From staff reports