GAMEBUSTERS

High school football plays of 30 yards or more

 61 – Alex Swigert (Corona del Mar) touchdown run

 60 – Michael Helfrich (Newport Harbor) run

 51 – JB Green (Newport Harbor) kick return

 49 – Robbie Gemayel (Costa Mesa) run

 48 – Robbie Gemayel (Costa Mesa) run

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

 35 – Hector Solis (Costa Mesa) field goal

 32 – Andrew Boehm (Corona del Mar) field goal

 31 – Radames Gutierrez (Estancia) pass from Alek Kirshner

 31 – Ned Lyon (Newport Harbor) pass from Andrew McDonald

GAMESTOPPERS

Top defensive plays

 NEWPORT HARBOR – Senior cornerback JB Green stops a quick pass for a three-yard loss … Senior safety Michael Helfrich breaks up a pass play with big hit on wide receiver … Green deflects a pass in the end zone … Helfrich almost intercepts a pass … Senior linebacker Ned Lyon tackles the quarterback for no gain ... Junior outside linebacker Cecil Whiteside collects a three-yard sack … Senior defensive backs Danny Miller and Brandon Jacobi converge on a pass in end zone … Helfrich delivers a jarring hit on the quarterback on third down, forcing a subsequent punt … Jacobi tackles a receiver for a four-yard loss on a lateral play … Whiteside pressures quarterback into throwing an incomplete pass … Helfrich intercepts a pass in the end zone, allowing Sailors to put together a game-winning drive.

 COSTA MESA – Senior outside linebacker Jeff Dye stops running back for no gain … Sophomore linebacker Thomas Munoz records a four-yard sack … Junior linebacker Nick Haynes stops a wide receiver reverse for a four-yard loss … Senior Brandy Menke tackles running back for a three-yard loss … Linebacker Tim Nguyen forces the quarterback to fumble on a sack and recovers it on the opponent’s 10, setting up a Costa Mesa touchdown … Junior middle linebacker Brian Waldron applies pressure to force quarterback to throw a pass out of bounds … Senior cornerback John Galvin deflects a would-be touchdown pass with five seconds left.

 CORONA DEL MAR – Senior noseguard Dan DiChiro is credited with a five-yard sack as he is closing in when quarterback slips ... Senior inside linebacker Dutch Lamons stuffs a run for no gain ... Senior end Will Ham halts a bubble screen for a three-yard loss ... Senior linebacker Noah Molnar forces a fumble, but Beckman retains possession ... Molnar tips an interception to himself and returns it 14 yards ... Senior outside linebacker Max Haase bats a pass down at the line ... DiChiro leads a group of tacklers to nail ballcarrier for a one-yard loss ... Molnar recovers a fumble ... Ham is credited with a sack on which there is a fumble and Haase returns the loose ball five yards to set up a short touchdown drive ... Junior inside linebacker Alex Swigert leads tacklers on a two-yard loss ... Senior end Ben Noe is the first of a handful of tacklers to stuff a run for a one-yard loss ... Swigert recovers a fumble ... Senior cornerback Mitch Sands helps break up a pass.

 ESTANCIA – Sophomore end Omar Gutierrez stuffs ballcarrier for no gain ... Senior cornerback Joseph Franco intercepts a pass from holder on a fake of a conversion kick ... Gutierrez recovers a fumble at his own nine-yard line to end a long Calvary Chapel drive ... Senior Jose Padilla recovers a fumble with 1:51 left to give Estancia a final chance at victory.

— From staff reports