Kicoh Guenther caught three passes for 107 yards for Yokota. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – With both his throwing arm and rushing legs, Adrian Santiago-Cruz propelled Zama to victory Friday and spoiled Yokota’s homecoming in the process.

The senior quarterback threw 67 yards to Chris Jones for a touchdown and ran 4 yards for another second-half TD, rallying the Trojans from an 8-6 halftime deficit for a 35-14 win Friday over the Panthers.

“Yokota gave us a fight,” Zama coach Scott Bolin said. “We didn’t expect anything less. We turned the ball over three times, but our defense held Yokota … and swarmed to the ball.”

With the win, the Trojans solidified their hold on the top spot in the DODEA-Pacific Division II football standings at 2-0, while handing the Panthers (2-1) their first loss. The Panthers are tied for second with Robert D. Edgren.

Injuries and a lack of offense did in the Panthers, Yokota coach Michael Woodworth said.

“If you don’t have backups who can step up, that can be a big problem,” Woodworth said. “Just not a lot of offense and no protection for the quarterback. And Bolin is always prepared. He was prepared to play us. Their outside contain, they did a really good job of that.”

In the first half, Josh Low, who had 60 yards on 12 carries and was 3-for-7 passing for 107 yards passing, ran 2 yards for a touchdown and Camdyn Campbell added a two-point conversion for Yokota. Zama’s Isaiah Segarra scored from 6 yards out; he finished with 75 yards on 10 attempts.

The second half was almost all Trojans. Jones also caught a 10-yard scoring pass from freshman Sky Gaines and Geovanni Joell rushed for a 2-yard TD. Jay Douglas provided Yokota’s lone second-half points on a 6-yard touchdown run. Kicoh Guenther caught all three Yokota completions, Zach Nelson had a fumble recovery and an interception, Campbell also had an interception and Brailyn Ivey and Mark Segura one sack each for the Panthers.

Zama plays its next three games at home, starting with Matthew C. Perry next Friday at 6 p.m. Yokota travels to Edgren for a 7 p.m. Friday start.

“If the season plays out the way I think it might, I fully expect to see them (Yokota) again,” Bolin said.

Isaiah Segarra scored Zama’s first touchdown, on a 6-yard first-half run. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Camdyn Campbell had a two-point conversion and an interception for Yokota. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Josh Low ran 12 times for 60 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown run, and was 3-for-7 passing for 107 yards for Yokota. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)