Gamebusters-Gamestoppers Week 9

Gamebusters

Last week’s high school football plays of 30 yards or more

80 - Andy Romo (Estancia) touchdown run.

77 - David Sprenger (Newport Harbor) interception return.

65 - Matt Moore (Corona del Mar) TD pass from Joe Barber.

50 - Louis Day (Costa Mesa) pass from Patrick Hulliger.

44 - Andy Romo (Estancia) run.

34 - Blake Hacker (Corona del Mar) run.

33 - Blake Hacker (Corona del Mar) run.

32 - Fahad Jahid (Estancia) run.

32 - Josh Strickland (Costa Mesa) kickoff return.

Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

ESTANCIA - End David Rodriguez had a 7-yard sack, one quarterback

pressure and shared a tackle for no gain with end Jesse Cardenas ...

Safety Freddy Rodriguez intercepted in the end zone to end one CdM drive

... Inside linebacker Bobby Arroyo returned an interception 8 yards ...

Outside ‘backer Danny Valbuena forced a fumble and Rodriguez recovered

... Cornerback Jeremy Valdes had a near-interception ... Rodriguez boomed

a 57-yard punt.

NEWPORT HARBOR - Strong safety David Sprenger made a touchdown-saving

shoestring tackle ... Cornerback Ryan Spruth and free safety Dane Barton

teamed up to stop a run for a 2-yard loss ... Spruth and outside

linebacker Andy Rankin combined on a tackle for a short gain ... End

Garrett Troncale tripped up the running back for no gain to force a punt

... End Ian Banigan and tackle Nick Moghaddam each made tackles for no

gain ... Middle linebacker Alan Saenz forced a fumble and Sprenger

recovered ... Sprenger intercepted a pass and nearly broke free for a

touchdown ... Spruth helped set up a Sailors’ scoring drive with an

interception on the Lions’ side of the field ... Banigan slammed up the

middle for a 7-yard quarterback sack ... Moghaddam and noseguard C.J.

Collins met at the quarterback and brought him down for a 5-yard sack.

CORONA DEL MAR - End Justin Wald forced a fumble and outside

linebacker Matt Boyce recovered ... Matt Moore partially blocked a punt

to set up a touchdown ... Outside linebacker Nick Prosser stuffed a sweep

for a 1-yard loss ... Middle linebacker Taumata Grey halted a counter for

a 1-yard loss ... Grey and cornerback Evan Burden combined on a stop for

a 3-yard loss ... Cornerback Charlie Alshuler nabbed his sixth

interception to end the first half ... End Scott Biggs was in on a tackle

for no gain, then shared a sack with end Steve Shipman on the next snap

... Outside linebacker Jason Savopolos pressured the QB on an

incompletion.

COSTA MESA - End Daniel Hunter was the first to grab Uni running back

behind the line of scrimmage for a 4-yard loss ... Tackle Danny Mardikian

made several stops for short gains ... Free safety Michael McGuire batted

down a pass.