end of the series, he is shown to be attending Saikyodai University. Kotaro Sasaki is the kicker of the Bando Spiders. A skilled kicker, he has an average of 100% success of converting extra points. However, he aims to hold the title of the best kicker in Japan and then he wants to face Musashi as he heard the urban legend of Musashi's sixty-yard field goal. Due to his abilities, Sasaki is invited to join the Teikoku Alexanders, but rejected the offer to stay with Hayato Akaba. At the end of the series, he is shown to be attending Enma University. Hakushu Dinosaurs The are a team from the SIC region (Saitama, Ibaraki, and Chiba), participating for the first time in the Kantō Tournament. Its members include Reiji Maruko, the quarterback and captain, Rikiya Gao, the main lineman, the wide receiver who is considered the team's left arm, the team's former "ace", the kicker who proclaims himself the third best, and the club's manager who although admires Marco's ambition does not appreciate his methods to win. Reiji Maruko is the quarterback and captain of the Hakushu Dinosaurs. He is the son of a former organized crime member and calls himself , because he thinks his name sounds like that of a girl's. Marco is an ambitious man who aspires to be the best and win the Christmas Bowl. To do this, and to impress Himuro he trains hard. However, his teammates encourage him to quit after seeing the strength of the Teikoku Alexanders. Obsessed for winning, he recruits Rikiya Gao, even against the will of Himuro. Rikiya Gao is the strongest lineman of college football in Japan. Despite being a rookie, he holds the Japanese bench press record with over two hundred kilograms. Due to his enormous strength, he breaks regular mouthpieces, causing him to use one made of a titanium alloy. He is considered to be a monster by his opponents, having injured the quarterback of all teams he has faced until the match against Taiyo Sphinx. Despite always wanting a power match, Gao respects all the rules and has respect for those who face him. After his high school years, he joins the semi-pro football club Takekura Babels in the X-League. Inagaki was inspired to create him after watching an NFL match, where he thought the players "were facing dinosaurs". Other Rui Habashira is a linebacker and the