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Marek Allen tries to avoid getting tackled.

Humphreys QB Marek Allen tries to stiff-arm a pair of ASIJ defenders. (Photo by Elena Betancourt/Special to Stripes)

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — For a baseball pitcher, Ray Takizawa showed on Friday he’s pretty fair at throwing game-winning touchdown passes.

American School In Japan’s quarterback hit fellow senior receiver Shou Murakami-Moses for a 22-yard last-minute TD, capping the Mustangs’ rally from 16-6 down at halftime for a 26-23 win Friday over Humphreys at Blackhawks Field.

“Shou rolled to the left, caught the pass on the sideline, toe tap and just made it inbounds,” Mustangs coach John Stanton said. “Ray threw it to the corner and Shou made a great catch.”

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