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Backup quarterback Kaden Elwood "won the game for us," Yokota coach Michael Woodworth said. Elwood accounted for three total touchdowns and 175 yards total offense.

Backup quarterback Kaden Elwood "won the game for us," Yokota coach Michael Woodworth said. Elwood accounted for three total touchdowns and 175 yards total offense. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – Malik Davis and Osan got the early jump on Yokota before Kaden Elwood and the Panthers pulled out all the stops en route to a huge road victory in the chase for Division II playoff space.

Elwood, Yokota’s sophomore backup quarterback, went a perfect 7-for-7 for 153 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing TD for the Panthers, who rallied from an early 8-0 deficit to pound the Cougars 46-8 Friday at Cougars Field.

“He wanted to put the game on his shoulders and he did,” Panthers coach Michael Woodworth said. “He won the game for us.”

Read more at stripes.com.

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