(Stars and Stripes)
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Yokota is back in the Far East Division II football final. But the Panthers had to survive a tough battle against Osan to secure that berth.
Corey Carpenter rushed for 167 yards on seven carries and three touchdowns, the Panthers used five TD runs of 45 yards or more and pulled away in the fourth quarter to fend off the Cougars 44-20. The game was much closer than the final score indicated.
“The first half was scary,” Yokota coach Michael Woodworth said of a game the Panthers led by just 8-6 at intermission. The tight battle continued until late in the third quarter, after which Yokota scored 22 unanswered points.
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