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Video: One Last Look at Tesoro's Upset of Servite

Titans were physical, and beat the nation's No. 21 team at its own game: Defense.

You can never have too much of a good thing, especially when it's highlights of the best victory in your school football program's history.

Tesoro's 24-20 victory over Servite, which went into the second-round of the Pac-5 playoffs ranked No. 2 in the state and No. 21 in the nation, was considered by Coach Brian Barnes as the greatest victory in the Titans' football history.

Few would disagree, even though that history includes two Division IX championships, in 2004 and 2005; a 28-24 victory over Mission Viejo in 2007 that ended Mission's run of South Coast League titles; and victories over Mater Dei and Orange Lutheran en route to the 2008 Pac-5 championship game.

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Although Tesoro lost the '08 title game, 20-17, to Long Beach Poly, it is still alive in its drive to win its first major division championship. The Titans play host to South Coast League rival San Clemente on Friday at Orange Coast College—the site where Tesoro beat Servite.

Check out the video for highlights and interviews of the greatest victory in Tesoro history—so far.

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