Gamestoppers

Last week’s big defensive plays

* NEWPORT HARBOR -- Senior tackle Mark Temple and junior ends

Saami Khalifian and Sean Rowe combine to throw the running back for a

3-yard loss on a third-and-10 play, forcing Los Altos to punt ...

Khalifian and senior tackle Austin Nieto stuff an option run by the

quarterback for no gain, leading to a three-and-out for the

Conquerors ... Nieto breaks through the line of scrimmage to block a

pair of point-after conversion kicks ... Junior linebacker Trevor

Theriot stops a running play for just a 1-yard gain ... Khalifian and

Temple, aided by a host of other Sailors, sack the quarterback for an

11-yard loss on second-and-7 at the Newport Harbor 11-yard line ...

Khalifian, again assisted by Temple, records another sack, this one

coming on fourth down, giving the ball back to the Sailors ... Junior

safety Alex Orth comes up to the line of scrimmage and halts a

running play for a 1-yard gain ... Nieto and Khalifian combine on the

Sailors’ third sack of the game, this one forcing a loss of 8 yards

with just over two minutes remaining in the first half ... Junior

linebacker Greg Miner limits the ball carrier to a 1-yard gain ...

Khalifian stops a running play for no gain ... Senior end Peter Hoyt

puts heavy pressure on the quarterback, forcing an incompletion ...

Khalifian records another sack, this one a solo tackle on a

third-and-13 play for a 3-yard loss ... Nieto forces a three-yard

loss ... Khalifian continues his strong play, putting pressure on the

quarterback to force an incompletion.