Football: Perry holds off Yokota to set up final-game showdown

Yokota quarterback Dylan Tomas tries to unload the ball in front of onrushing Matthew C. Perry defenders Kirby Kendrick, center and Maddix LaRue. (Kevin Rossiter/Special to Stripes)
Yokota quarterback Dylan Tomas tries to unload the ball in front of onrushing Matthew C. Perry defenders Kirby Kendrick, center and Maddix LaRue. (Kevin Rossiter/Special to Stripes)

Football: Perry holds off Yokota to set up final-game showdown

Stars and Stripes
October 17, 2021

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Denzel Gray opened Matthew C. Perry’s season with a kickoff return touchdown. His second of the season could not have come at a better time for the Samurai.

The senior speedster rocketed 85 yards for a TD with just over 11 minutes left, and Shion Fleming’s extra-point kick provided the winning margin as the Samurai edged Yokota 22-21 Friday.

The Panthers scored 21 unanswered points after trailing 15-0 at half and had a chance to win on a 37-yard field-goal try to Owen Taylor, but the kick sailed just left of the upright.

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