Almost every time Clinton’s defense makes a tackle after a short gain or for a loss, the first person out of the pile to celebrate the play, is senior linebacker Hector Espinoza.
The 5-foot-9, 165-pound thumper plays with intensity each snap. He’ll fly toward the football, submarine an opposing running back and get up yelling and clapping. That sequence happens a lot, as the first-year starter is t…