Gabriel Simpkins returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown for Zama. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP ZAMA, Japan — In what was expected to be a battle of star running backs, a transfer receiver from DODEA’s largest overseas school stole the show.
Milo Ivulich, a senior from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, caught three of Thomas Diaz’s five touchdown passes and the Trojans’ defense stifled two-time defending Far East Division I champion Yokota in a 43-7 rout Friday.
Ivulich has never played football until this season, he said.
“We had to convince his parents to let him play,” Zama coach Shawen Smith said.
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