Gamebusters

GAMESTOPPERS

Last week’s big defensive plays:

* CORONA DEL MAR -- Senior outside linebacker Mordy Ornguze strips

the ball from a Troy ball carrier and junior cornerback Kevin Welch

recovers, one of CdM’s three forced fumble recoveries in the fourth

quarter ... Senior defensive end Brian Dunn forces and junior inside

linebacker John Shanahan recovers a fumble at the CdM 43-yard line

... Sophomore defensive tackle John Fairbanks strips the ball and

junior Zach Wishengrad pounces on it at the CdM 1 to stop another

Troy drive ... Junior defensive back Tom Welch steps in front of a

receiver to pick off a pass and returns it 10 yards ... Ornguze drops

a ball carrier for a 9-yard loss and sacks the quarterback for a

10-yard loss ... Kevin Welch leaps in front of a receiver to haul in

an interception.

* COSTA MESA -- Linebacker Jeff Waldron knocks down a pass attempt

... Gary Gonzalez records a sack ... Waldron sacks the quarterback

with an assist from Qualic Vargas ... Junior Epenesa throws the

quarterback for a loss ... Al Rodriguez nearly intercepts a pass ...

Vargas sacks the quarterback on the final play of the first half ...

Marc Daniels halts the ball carrier for a 4-yard loss ... Rodriguez

blocks a punt, which Brett Via recovers in the end zone ... Waldron

intercepts a pass and returns it 13 yards, setting up a field goal

... The Mustangs sideline erupts as Vargas puts one of the biggest

hits of the season on the quarterback ... Vargas pressures the

quarterback, forcing an incompletion ... Robert De La Cruz and

Epenesa combine to stop the quarterback for a loss ... Via knocks

down a pass attempt ... Rodriguez knocks away a pass on a two-point

conversion attempt ... Rodriguez puts a big hit on the receiver,

keeping him short of the first-down marker.

* ESTANCIA -- Bubba Kapko and Gary Jones combine to hold the

quarterback to no gain, forcing a punt ... Geo Macias makes a

touchdown-saving tackle on a kickoff return ... Macias then

intercepts on the next play ... Kakpo puts a big hit on the receiver,

limiting him to 1 yard, the only yard passing the Eagles allowed ...

Cullen Crom holds the running back to 2-yard gain on third-and-four

... Mike Softa and Mike Cahill combine to stop a run for no gain ...

Jason Johnston intercepts a pass at the goal line ... Mike Jones

stands up a rusher attempting to tie the game with a two-point

conversion and the rest of the defense piles on to maintain the

Eagles’ lead.

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- End Saami Khalifian records two solo sacks for

10 yards in losses, shares a third sack, and combines with Ryan

Rippon to stuff a run for a 1-yard loss ... Outside linebacker Greg

Miner has a key 11-yard sack and also recovers a fumble at the Marina

14 ... Cornerback Matt Erickson intercepts on final play to seal the

victory, then reels off a 40-yard return ... Outside ‘backer Trevor

Theriot crunches a ball carrier for a 2-yard loss and combines on two

sacks for minus-13 yards ... End Austin Nieto and tackle Mark Temple

combine to stuff a run for a 1-yard loss ... Cornerback Matt Encinias

sticks a would-be receiver to force an incompletion in the flat ...

James Coder blocks a punt and Garrett Guiney recovers to help set

the tone early.

* SAGE HILL -- Eddie Huang stuffs a Calvary Chapel ball carrier

for a 1-yard loss ... Bryan Kornswiet, Nick Sohl and Huang gang

tackle a Calvary Chapel receiver for a 2-yard loss ... Tackle Morgan

Brief delivers a touchdown-saving tackle, as he corrals the Calvary

Chapel quarterback at the Sage Hill 2 ... Huang steps up to provide a

solid block, that allowed Braden Ross to get his punt off cleanly,

even though the snap was bad.