Alaska High School Footbal Preview - Week 2

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


The northernmost high school football team in America is the feel good story of the day as we head into Week 2 of the high school football season in Alaska.

The Barrow Whalers (1-0), a team that didn't exist until the 2006 season, will host Seward (0-1) on Saturday ranked as the #3 team in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network Football Poll. It's the first time the school has ever been ranked. Barrow opened the season last week with a 36-27 win over Skyview.

Here's the rest of the rankings...

Large Schools

1. Juneau-Douglas (1-0)
2. Service (1-0)
3. Anchorage South (1-0)
North Pole (1-0)
5. Wasilla (1-0)

Small Schools

1. Kodiak (1-0)
2. Soldotna (1-0)
Eielson (1-0)
3. Barrow (1-0)
5. Houston (1-0)

Here's this week's schedule of games....

Friday

Ketchikan at Sitka 5PM
Colony at Soldotna 6:30PM
Dimond at Anchorage West 7PM
Service at Chugiak 7PM
North Pole at West Valley 7PM
Wasilla at Juneau-Douglas 8PM

Saturday

Valdez at Kenai 1PM
Skyview at Houston 1PM
Eagle River at Barlett 1PM
Eielson at Monroe Catholic 2PM
Homer at Kodiak 2PM
Seward at Barrow 2PM
Nikiski at Delta Junction 5PM
Anchorage South at Anchorage East 7PM
Palmer at Lathrop 7PM

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2008 High School Football Season Kicks-Off in Alaska

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

While the Lower 48 and Hawaii will have to wait a little bit for the regular season games to start, they're strapping on the helmets for real tonight and Saturday in Alaska.

How does footbal in Alaska differ? While most schools are sweating out two-a-days, there's already been snow at the Barrow Whalers practices. Of course, Barrow is the only school above the Arctic Circle, and is the northernmost city in the country. The team's blue astroturf field sits only 100 yards from the Arctic Ocean. Click here for a story on the Whalers entering their third season of football.

Barrow and 27 other schools from around the state open their eight week regular season this week, and Alaska High School Football Huddle is here to keep you up-to-date with news and scores from around the state.



Juneau, which was a perfect 11-0 last year, will be going after its third Big Schools' title in four years. The Soldotna Stars will be going for the three-peat in Small Schools. Click here for a story on the Crimson Bears and Soldotna trying to defend their titles.

Click here to read about Chugiak unveiling its new artificial turf in its opener against Wasilla.

Tonight's Games

Kenai at Lathrop, 7PM
Palmer at Anchorage East, 7PM
Wasilla at Chugiak 7PM
Soldotna at Nikiski 6PM

Saturday Games

Barlett at Anchorage West, 7PM
Colony at North Pole, 6PM
Delta Junction at Houston, 1PM
Eagle River at Dimond, 1PM
Juneau at West Valley, 1PM
Monroe Catholic at Homer, 2PM
Service at Anchorage East, 4PM
Seward at Kodiak, 2PM
Skyview at Barrow, 2PM
Valdez at Eielson 1PM