On Sunday, November 26, 2023, the 3rd round of the 54th National High School American Football Championship was held at MK Taxi Field, and the Ritsumeikan Uji High School Panthers faced the Otemon Gakuin High School Lumberjacks and won 16-0. Otemon Gakuin High School is a strong team that won a close game 21-14 over the spring champion Kwansei Gakuin High School in the second round. Each player is physically strong, and all eyes were on how Ritsumeikan Uji would attack them.

The next match will be the Kansai Final on December 10, 11:00 a.m. at Oji Stadium against Osaka Sangyo University High School.