Skyler Howard threw four touchdown passes and ran for another, leading the Obic Seagulls to a 42-25 victory over the Nojima Sagamihara Rise on Saturday at Yokohama Stadium in the quarterfinals of the X League playoffs.
The Seagulls face the defending X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers in the semifinals at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki on Nov. 25.
Howard, a former West Virginia University quarterback, completed only 9 of 18 pass attempts, but four of them got into the end zone. The 24-year-old rookie also rushed 11 times for 105 yards, both team-high totals.