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The Haybalers jumped out to a quick lead Friday in Monterey, but there wasn't much else that went their way. Monterey shut down San Benito for the rest of the game en route to a 28-7 win. For the Balers, it was the second consecutive week being held to just one score.

For the second-consecutive year, the Balers will open their football season against an opponent that is coming off a deep playoff run the year before. After being overwhelmed with the speed of Palo Alto a year ago, San Benito will open its 2012 season at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Andy Hardin Stadium against 2011 Division II finalist Pioneer.

Nine months removed from a shutout loss to Archbishop Mitty in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, the San Benito Balers’ 2012 football team is ready to wash away that bad taste from their collective mouths.

One year ago, this was not supposed to happen.

A pair of returning Gavilan College football players sauntered into head coach Spencer Gilford's office Friday afternoon after a volunteer weightlifting session. Sweating profusely, the duo took an empty seat and stared straight ahead at some summer practice film.

Daunte Mills doesn’t have much of an issue admitting it: His playoff experience is limited. Including two years on the Fremont High football team in 2006 and 2007, Mills hasn’t reached the postseason since Pop Warner. 

After finishing the season with an 8-3 record, the Central Coast Barnstormers will host a playoff game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Anzar High in San Juan Bautista.

Power running back Brandon Jacobs is the latest addition to a reworked 49ers roster, having agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract, a league source confirmed.