The Waseda University Big Bears, who needed some help from other teams to clinch back-to-back Kanto collegiate championships, did get the assistance and also did their part.
Kazuhiro Sugai rushed for a team-high 86 yards and a score and the defense whitewashed the Nihon University Phoenix as the Big Bears improved to 6-1 with a 27-0 triumph on the final day of the Kanto Collegiate League on Sunday at Yokohama Stadium.
Earlier in the day, the Hosei University Tomahawks (6-1) beat the previously undefeated Keio University Unicorns (6-1) 34-28 at the same venue, keeping their slim hopes of winning the league for the first time in four years alive.