Gabriel Simpkins and his Zama Trojans would love nothing more than to get their hands on that elusive Division II title. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Fourth in a series of DODEA-Pacific high school football previews.
CAMP ZAMA, Japan – They were close to a 2025 Far East Division II title game berth. But a government shutdown and the short end of a points tiebreaker got in Zama’s way.
Thus, Gabriel Simpkins says he and the Trojans are primed to not let the same thing happen this coming football season.
“Very motivated,” said Simpkins, Zama’s featured running back who averaged nearly 20 yards per carry last season. “It’s my senior season. I want to end my senior season with a championship.”
The Trojans lost their first two games last season, 56-35 to Yokota and 27-18 to Matthew C. Perry. They closed with a flurry, winning their last three games but were left on the outside looking in as Perry and Yokota played for the title.
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