Football: Kadena edges Kubasaki in Okinawa opener

Kadena running back Trent Fowler gets hhemmed in by Kubasaki's Jacob Acosta and Justin Podozon. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kadena running back Trent Fowler gets hhemmed in by Kubasaki's Jacob Acosta and Justin Podozon. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Football: Kadena edges Kubasaki in Okinawa opener

by Dave Ornauer
Stars and Stripes

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Trent Fowler was thrown for a 4-yard loss the first time Kadena tried a fake punt on fourth down.

After running for 40 yards the second time the Panthers tried it, he said he wasn’t going to be stopped again.

The 40-yard romp set up what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, a 3-yard quarterback sneak by Anthony Skalamera with 11 minutes, 56 seconds left. Joey Puterbaugh’s extra-point kick provided the winning margin in the Panthers’ 21-20 season-opening win at Kubasaki’s Mike Petty Stadium.

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