PARK CITY — Park City won its opening game of the Class 3AA state playoffs over Cedar on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown with 18 seconds remaining.

The Miners (7-5), who will play at top-seeded Stansbury next Friday, also got 412 yards passing and two touchdowns from quarterback Spencer Zur and 133 yards and a touchdown from his twin brother Collin.

It seems kind of unfair for the Miners to rely on a duo with self-described a secret weapon: twin telepathy.

“There will be times when we will just be having a conversation, and we’ll just say the same thing,” Spencer said.

These wonder twins have activated their powers to help the Miners find success.

“He knows where I’m going to be, and he knows my speed,” Collin said a little more pragmatically. “I think that’s more of it.”

The psychic connection isn’t a scientific fact, but Spencer and Collin are identical twins, which means they know each other very well.

The Zur brothers’ bedrooms are just a hallway apart, and they’ve played football on the same team since the fourth grade.

“It’s nice. If I ever need to work on any mechanics, I always have a receiver to go throw with me,” Spencer said. “We’ve thrown together so much that we’ve just got the chemistry down. It works.”

The duo has compiled more than 600 yards as a tandem this season. But like most brothers, it’s always a competition against themselves — just ask who is the most athletic.

“You’re looking at him, right here,” Spencer said, pumping his chest.

At the same time, Collin raised his hand, then laughed: “It’s me. All he does is take three steps and throw the ball. He doesn’t have that many opportunities to make plays.”

Spencer then called out his assertion that he “plays defense.”

“I don’t start defense,” Collin conceded. “But I rotate in.”

One thing the Zur twins can agree on: playing the best prank on the other Miners.

A few weeks ago, Collin and Spencer switched their gear — and successfully pulled the ol’ switcheroo on Park City coach Josh Montzingo.

“I had come out late because of a teacher’s meeting, and started yelling at one,” Montzingo said. “Lo and behold, I was yelling at the wrong brother and realized it wasn’t the right one. They pulled one over on me. The switcheroo was had.”

The laughs continue on gameday where it’s a family affair in the Zur household. Dad Dave Zur is the team’s statistician, while mom Kathy Zur is the team photographer.

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But these moments are known to be short-lived. The Zur brothers are seniors, and they haven’t decided if they will play football together in college.

That means only one more season of twin telepathy is guaranteed — on the basketball court.

“The hours that we’ve put together, being the receiver-quarterback duo, most of the time it means we are on the same page,” Collin said. “It helps the team when both of us can make plays.”

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