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Kicoh Guenther (8) is one of a handful of Yokota offensive weapons who can move the ball downfield.

Kicoh Guenther (8) is one of a handful of Yokota offensive weapons who can move the ball downfield. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

URUMA, Okinawa – Sometimes, one star player can make a difference.

Yokota and Matthew C. Perry each lost a key senior – Casey Bumpers of the Panthers and the Samurai’s Xander Grantham – during the middle portion of the 2024 season.

But now they’re back, and the last couple of games each team has played demonstrates how each has helped his team play for the DODEA-Pacific Far East Division II football title, coaches of both teams said.

Read more at stripes.com.

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