Gamestoppers

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- Linebacker Greg Miner and end Sean Rowe apply

heavy pressure on the quarterback, leading to an incomplete pass on

third-and-5 ... End Saami Khalifian and tackle Mark Temple also apply

heat on the QB, resulting in an incomplete pass on another

third-and-long situation ... Temple and cornerback Alex Orth team up

to tackle a running back for no gain ... Cornerback Brian Campos tips

a pass and sophomore cornerback Ryan Rippon catches the ball for an

interception ... Senior tackle Austin Nieto takes down the running

back for no gain ... Nieto and Khalifian tackle a running back for no

gain.

* CORONA DEL MAR -- Junior cornerback Matt Busch breaks up a pass

attempt ... Sophomore tackle John Fairbanks thwarts a running play

for a short gain ... Junior cornerback David Del Fante breaks up a

long pass play ... Sophomore defensive back Brett Crowley recovers a

fumble near the Sea Kings’ goal line ... On University’s next

possession, Crowley stops a running play for a gain of just one yard,

then two plays later, intercepts a pass and returns it 7 yards ...

Junior linebacker John Shanahan pressures the quarterback and puts a

big hit on him after the ball’s release ... Junior linebacker Tyler

Lance intercepts a pass ... Junior free safety Kevin Welch nearly

comes up with Corona del Mar’s third interception of the game ... Del

Fante and Crowley combine to make a fourth-down stop after the

initial hit at the line of scrimmage ... Shanahan holds the ball

carrier to no gain ... Busch sacks the quarterback for an 11-yard

loss, with help from good coverage by the secondary ... Senior tackle

Andy Lujan stops a running play for a short gain.

* COSTA MESA -- Outside linebacker Gary Gonzalez sacks the

quarterback for a 2-yard loss and drops ball carriers twice for 7

yards ... Senior cornerback Luis Gonzalez blocks an extra-point try

... Senior defensive end Marc Daniels has quarterback in grasp and

forces an incompletion on fourth down ... Sophomore Tyler Legg stops

a kickoff returner in his tracks ... Sophomore cornerback Tony

Krikorian makes a touchdown-saving tackle at the 1-yard line in the

fourth quarter.

* ESTANCIA -- Senior linebacker Mike Cahill and a host of Eagles

defenders stop a running play for not gain ... Senior cornerback

Jason Johnston forces a fumble, but it is recovered by Pacifica ...

Cahill halts a running play for a gain of just 1 yard ... Junior

cornerback Geo Macias tips away a pass ... Senior end Landon Pulizzi

stops a running play for a short gain ... Cahill and Macias combine

on a tackle that limits a ball carrier to 2 yards ... Senior end

Bubba Kapko, Cahill and sophomore linebacker Kalani Teo combine to

stop another short running play.

* SAGE HILL -- Peter Haderlein breaks through for a 10-yard sack

... Keya Manshadi breaks on an out route to deflect the ball from a

would-be receiver ... Marcel Sohl records a 10-yard sack ... Don

Ayers and Morgan Brief meet at the quarterback for a 9-yard sack,

then Ayers combines with Haderlein for a 2-yard sack ... Haderlein

stuffs a run for a 3-yard loss ... Nick Sohl drops a ball carrier for

no gain ... Marcel Sohl makes a nice hit to record a 1-yard loss ...

Nick Sohl recovers a fumble to stop a scoring threat.