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I talked about special teams in the video on Thanksgiving Day being a key element in Friday's Pacific Grove-Scotts Valley CCS semifinal playoff game.
Boy, was it ever.
If you want to break down the Breakers 29-20 win over Scotts Valley, here are three reasons there's practice this week in Pacific Grove.
Take the fake punt in the second quarter when upback Andrew Sublett tossed a jump pass to Anthony Hernandez for 18 yards.
Instead of punting it back to Scotts Valley down 10-7, the Breakers went down and scored a touchdown to take a lead they would never relinquished.
Sticking to the theme, how about Ian Hesse's 75-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, in which he got a block from Matt Laredo to spring him for the second time in three games.
Or the fake extra point attempt, where holder Jeff Snyder tossed a pass to Sublett that turned the game into a two possession battle with 10 minutes left.
No doubt, the Breakers reached into their bag of tricks. Now they've been used up. So what.
Pacific Grove is in the CCS finals for the fourth time in seven years. The only other team that's made four final appearances in the same span is Palma.