Alaska High School Football Huddle

Service Wins Alaska Big School Title

2011-10-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Service captured the school's sixth overall Alaska football championship Saturday with a 37-23 win over South.

The Cougars iced the Big Schools title with a 25-yard fourth-quarter interception return by Daniel Murakami. Murakami also led the team in rushing with 129 yards.

Service, which finished runner-up last year, finishes the season unbeaten at 10-0-1. The only blemish was a season-opening tie in the Fire and Ice Bowl in Hawaii. South finishes with an 8-3 record.

Click here to read a game story from the Anchorage Daily News.

Nikiski Wins Small School Title

2011-10-15T18:46:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The Nikiski Bulldogs are the first 2011 high school football champs.

Nikiski today beat Barrow 52-21 to win the Alaska Small School championship. The Bulldogs won the first two Small School championship games in 2000 and 2001. Kenai (5 titles) and Soldotna (4 titles) are the only other schools to win Small School crowns.

The Bulldogs used a strong running attack and the right arm of quarterback Colton Anderson to win the school's third state title. Nikiski rushed for 391 yards, while Anderson was 6-of-8 for 128 yards and three touchdowns.

East Moves into Big School Championship Game

2011-10-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

South knocked-off defending Big Schools' champ West Friday night 30-28 to advance to next week's state championship game.

This one came down to the end with the South needing a blocked field goal with :26 to go to grab the victory. Click here to read the game story from the Anchorage Daily News.

Next week, the Wolverines, who won 2006 Big School title, will face the winner of Saturday's game between Service and Juneau-Douglas.

Alaska High School Football Scores - Playoffs/1st Round

2011-10-09T21:06:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

While Soldotna and Kenai have become arch-rivals battling for Small School championships during the past decade, no one saw what happened Saturday coming.

Kenai upset the defending state champion Stars 28-12 Saturday in the semifinal round of the newly created Medium School division. The Kardinals entered the postseason with a .500 record at 4-4, the Stars were riding a 19-game win streak. Between the two schools, they had won the last nine Small School titles.

Kenai will play Homer (8-1) next week for the state championship.

Click here read the game story.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 8, 2011

Big School Quarterfinals
Anchorage South 38, West Valley 0
Anchorage West 59, Wasilla 36
Juneau-Douglas 7, Anchorage 6
Service 34, Palmer 32

Medium School Semifinals
Kenai 28, Soldotna 12

Small School Semifinals
Barrow 28, Monroe Catholic 14
Nikiski 55, Eielson 31

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, October 7, 2011

Medium School Semifinals
Homer 46, Thunder Mountain 7

Alaska High School Football Playoff Match-ups Set

2011-10-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The 2010 Alaska state champs are back in the playoffs to defend their titles, but there will be at least one new champ this year thanks to the addition of a third classification called Medium Schools.

In the Big Schools classification, both of last year's finalists West and Service are back, however defending champ West has a big hill to climb as it enters the playoffs after a 4-4 regular season. Service, on the other hand, enters its quarterfinal game against Palmer on an eight game unbeaten streak. The Cougars finished the regular season with a 7-0-1 record with the tie coming against Leilehua in its season opener in the Fire and Ice Bowl in Hawaii

Earlier this year, I spoke with Service head coach Jason Caldarera about that game, and you can listen to that interview by clicking here or listening to the show on High School Football America's YouTube channel.

Defending Small Schools champ Soldotna will not be defending its title, because the Stars are now in the Medium School classification. In the semifinals on Friday, Soldotna will face Kenai. Those two schools have combined to win the last nine Small Schools state titles.

In the Small Schools category, Barrow, the only school above the Arctic Circle, enters the postseason with a 6-1 record and looking for its first state championship in only its sixth season of varsity football.

In the inaugural High School Football America radio show, I spoke with first year head coach Brad Igou and his assistant Brian Houston about their team. Igou felt this team had a good shot at winning a state title.

To listen to that interview, click here or check-out the interview below from our YouTube channel.

Now here's a look at this weekend's match-ups:

Large School Quarterfinals
Palmer (4-4) at Service (7-0-1), Saturday
West (4-4) at Wasilla (6-2), Saturday
West Valley (6-2) vs. South, Saturday
East (4-4) at Juneau-Douglas (7-1), Saturday

Medium School Semifinals
Homer (7-1) at Thunder Mountain (3-4), Friday
Kenai (4-4) at Soldotna (8-0), Friday

Small School Semifinals
Monroe (5-3) at Barrow (6-1), Saturday
Eielson (4-4) at Nikiski (7-1), Saturday

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 8

2011-10-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 30, 2011

Barrow 43 Seward 0
Colony 42 North Pole 39
Homer 42 Houston 20
Juneau-Douglas 53 Lathrop 8
Ketchikan 21 Sitka 14
Renton (WA) 35 Thunder Mountain 6
Wasilla 23 Palmer 22

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 7

2011-09-24T20:35:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 24, 2011

Anchorage East 20 Barlett 13
Anchorage South 24 Dimond 19
Barrow 8 Valdez 6
Eielson 48 Delta Junction 0
Homer 21 Kenai 14 (2 OTs)
Kodiak 37 Monroe Catholic 0
Soldotna 34 Skyview 7
Thunder Mountain 30 Ketchikan 12

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 7

2011-09-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 23, 2011

Chugiak 34 Anchorage West 32
Houston 37 Lathrop 20
Juneau-Douglas 29 West Valley 8
Nikiski 58 Seward 6
Palmer 42 Colony 6
Service 66 Eagle River 36
Thunder Mountain 30 Ketchikan 12
Wasilla 43 North Pole 29

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 6

2011-09-18T11:44:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Anchorage East 21 Eagle River 19
Anchorage West 47 Bartlett 21
Dimond 20 Chugiak 14
Eielson 48 Monroe Catholic 28
Juneau-Douglas 33 Notre Dame Regional (Canada) 13
Kenai Central 38 Houston 3
Soldotna 54 Kodiak 18

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 6

2011-09-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 16, 2011

Barrow def. Ketchikan by forfeit
Delta Junction 32 Seward 14
Homer 24 Skyview 13
Nikiski 53 Valdez 0
Palmer 42 North Pole 21
Service 48 Anchorage South 13
Thunder Mountain 25 Sitka 6
Wasilla 42 Colony 7
West Valley 60 Lathrop 0

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 5

2011-09-10T21:29:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Chugiak 35, Colony 7
Eielson 59, Valdez 6
Kenai 42, Kodiak 7
Monroe 14, Barrow 8
Nikiski 56, Delta 0
Service 63, Bartlett 30

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 5

2011-09-09T21:33:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 9, 2011

Anchorage East 25, Dimond 12
Anchorage West 39, Eagle River 13
Palmer 70, Lathrop 6
Placer (CA) 65, Anchorage South 40
Thunder Mountain 48 Ketchikan 21
Wasilla 53, Juneau-Douglas 33
West Valley 62, North Pole 38

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 4

2011-09-03T06:50:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 2, 2011

Delta Junction 18 Valdez 12
Dimond 41 Eagle River 23
Juneau-Douglas 65 Colony 0
Service 33 Anchorage East 25
Seward 45 Monroe Catholic 0
Soldotna 62 Eielson 12
West Valley 25 Palmer 19 (OT)

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2011-08-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Barrow 38 North Pole JV 12
Bartlett 48 Eagle River 21
Eielson 60 Seward 8
Kodiak 12 Skyview 6
Monroe Catholic 7 Valdez 0
Nikiski 46 Thunder Mountain 6
Service 42 Chugiak 6
West Valley 47 Colony 0

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2011-08-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 25, 2011

Anchorage South 7 Anchorage East 6
Anchorage West 13 Dimond 7
Juneau-Douglas 29 Palmer 13
North Pole 62 Lathrop 18
Soldotna 68 Houston 0
Wasilla 24 Kenai 20

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 2

2011-08-21T10:38:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

For the second week in a row, Soldotna, the state's top-ranked team among medium and small schools, beat a large school.

The Stars beat Palmer 29-28. The Moose had a chance to tie the game after Luke Heun scored with 2:04 to go in the game, but instead of kicking the extra point, Palmer went for two and was denied by Soldotna's defense.

Elsewhere, the Cook Inlet Conference saw something Saturday that it hadn't in three years.

Anchorage East beat defending Large Schools' Champ Anchorage West 28-9. It was West's first conference loss since September 2008.

The East win was surprising because the Thunderbirds had only won two games over the last two seasons.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Anchorage East 28 Anchorage West 9
Barrow 21 Eielson 20
Juneau-Douglas 57 North Pole 0
Kenai 48 Skyview 7
Monroe Catholic 45 Ketchikan 24
Service 42 Dimond 7
Soldotna 29 Palmer 28
Valdez 26 Seward 6

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 2

2011-08-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Last week's #1 large school Anchorage South beat this week's #1 large school Bartlett Friday night.

South, which opened the season last week with a 21-18 loss to Chugiak, staged a last minute comeback to beat Bartlett 36-35.

Bartlett got out to a 14-0 lead, but with :47 seconds to go, South QB Zach Lujan tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to William Krolick to pull within one-point. Tommy Hopp then scored on a 2-point conversion run to give South the victory.

Elsewhere around the state, Lathrop snapped a 21-game Railbelt Conference losing streak by beating defending conference champ Colony 26-19.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 19, 2011

Anchorage South 36 Bartlett 35
Chugiak 35 Eagle River 14
Delta Junction 16 North Pole JV 0
Lathtrop 26 Colony 19
West Valley 30 Wasilla 27

Homer's Dylan Day scored eight touchdowns Thursday night to lead the Mariners to an 84-20 rout of Thunder Mountain. Day scored four different ways. He scored on a punt return, a fumble return, he caught a touchdown pass and ran for five more.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Homer 84 Thunder Mountain 20

Nikiski running back Stephen Hartley had a big night Wednesday night. Hartley carried the ball only eight times, but gained 201 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to a 48-0 win over Sitka.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Nikiski 48 Sitka 0

Service Head Football Coach Jason Caldarera to be a Guest on High School Football America Radio Show

2011-08-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Jason Caldarera's Service Cougars kicked-off America's 2011 high school football regular season last Thursday in the Fire and Ice Bowl in Hawaii.

Tomorrow night, the Cougars' head coach since 2001 will join me on High School Football America, the country's premiere high school football talk show.

Caldarera will talk about his team's season opening 34-34 tie against Leilehua in Hawaii, plus he'll look ahead to the rest of the season in Alaska.

Click here to listen to the show LIVE starting at 7PM EST/3PM AKST

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 1

2011-08-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Anchorage West 44 North Pole 28
Bartlett 51 West Valley 26
Barrow 73 Delta Junction 8
Chugiak 21 Anchorage South 18
Dimond 31 Colony 0
Homer 52 Valdez 14
Juneau-Douglas 68 Thunder Mountain 0
Kenai 42 Eielson 22
Palmer 14 Anchorage East 0
Skyview 32 Wasilla 20
Soldotna 41 Eagle River 16

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 1

2011-08-13T08:07:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores

Friday, August 12, 2011

Kodiak 34 Houston 18

Lathrop 45 Seward 0

Nikiski 26, Monroe 7

Sitka 33, Ketchikan 19

Anchorage South & Soldotna Preseason #1s

2011-08-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network has released its preseason polls.

Anchorage South, a team that didn't make the playoffs last season, is ranked #1 in the Large Schools Preseason Top 5, while defending state champ Soldotna is the top team in Small Schools.

ASBN Preseason Poll

Large Schools
1. Anchorage South
2. Barlett
3. Chugiak
4. Palmer
5. West Valley

Small Schools
1. Soldotna
2. Kenai
3. Thunder Mountain
4. Skyview
5. Homer

Alaska Releases Regular Season Master High School Schedule

2011-05-13T17:49:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The Alaska Schools Activities Association has released the 2011 high school football schedule on its website.

Here are the Week 1 games for August 12th and 13th.....

Bartlett at West Valley

Chugiak at Anchorage South

Delta at Barrow

Dimond at Colony

Eagle River at Soldotna

Eielson at Kenai

Ketchikan at Sitka

Kodiak at Houston

Monroe at Nikiski

North Pole at Anchorage West

Palmer at Anchorage East

Seward at Lathrop

Skyview at Wasilla

Thunder Mountain at Juneau-Douglas

Valdez at Homer

Click here to see the entire eight week master schedule.

Alaska High School Football Championship Games Moved From Anchorage

2011-05-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The crowning of the 2011 Alaska high school football champs will take place outside of Anchorage.

The Alaska School Activities Association has decided to move the three state championship games to Chugiak High School. In addition to the titles games, Thomas Huffer Sr. Football Stadium will host the Large School semifinal match-ups.

Below is the 2011 high school playoff schedule...

October 7-8, 2011

Small - Semifinals at higher seed
Medium - Semifinals at higher seed
Large - Quarterfinals at higher seed

October 14, 2011

Large - Semifinal #1 at Chugiak HS

October 15, 2011

Small - Championship Game at Chugiak HS - noon
Medium - Championship Game at Chugiak HS - 7:30 PM
Large - Semifinal #2 at Chugiak HS - 4 PM

October 22, 2011

Large - Championship Game at Chugiak HS - 2 PM

Alaska Approves Additional Football Championship Game

2011-05-13T14:24:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The Alaska Sports Athletic Association has vote to add a third high school football championship this season.

State officials have decided to add a third classification to the present Small and Large School Division set-up. Beginning this fall, Alaska will crown a Medium School champ.

The new classification will be for schools with a student body between 326 and 800 students. In announcing the new classification, state officials also announced that Palmer and North Pole will play-up a division. That means the two Medium Schools have decided to play in the Big School division.

Anchorage West Captures Alaska Big Schools Football Title

2010-10-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Anchorage West captured its first Alaska high school football title Saturday with a 6-0 win over Service in the Big Schools championship game at a soldout Anchorage Football Stadium.

The Anchorage Daily News reports the Eagles won the title late in the game on a touchdown run by J'Vonte Buster.

It was a perfect bookend season for West (11-0), which opened the season with a come-from-behind 38-35 win over Service (9-2).

Soldotna Runs to Alaska Small Schools High School Championship

2010-10-17T13:13:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Soldotna captured its fourth Alaska Small Schools state championship in the last five years beating Kenai 77-42 on Saturday.

The Stars (11-0) finished a perfect season by rushing for a state championship game record 641 yards rushing. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Soldotna had 11 running plays of 30 yards or longer.

Soldotna and Kenai have combined to win the last nine Small Schools' championships

Alaska High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semfinals

2010-10-14T21:05:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 9, 2010

Playoffs - Semifinals

Big Schools

Anchorage West 21 Juneau-Douglas 18

Small Schools

Kenai 47 Homer 17

Alaska High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semfinals

2010-10-08T23:11:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Half of next week's Alaska high school football championships are set.

Friday night, Service and Soldotna advanced to next Saturday title games at Anchorage Football Stadium.

Service, which won the 2008 Big Schools championship, improved to 9-1 with a 54-26 win over Colony. The Cougars will face the winner of today's game between Anchorage West and Juneau-Douglas.

According to the Anchorage Daily News' game story, Service was led by running back Michael McCrae, who rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns.

Soldotna cruised into its fourth straight Small Schools title game with a 61-27 defeat of Eielson. The Stars won three straight titles from 2006 to 2008.

The Anchorage Daily News' game story notes that this game was decided by halftime, thanks to the Stars great ground game.

Soldotna will face the winner of today's other semifinal between defending state champ Kenai (6-3) and Homer (5-4).

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, October 8, 2010

Semifinals

Big Schools

Service 54 Colony 26

Small Schools

Soldotna 61 Eielson 27

Alaska High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Quarterfinals

2010-10-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Playoffs
Quarterfinals

Large Schools

Juneau-Douglas 24 Chugiak 7
Service 31 Palmer 21

Small Schools

Eielson 12 Skyview 6
Homer 34 Nikiski 0
Kenai 25 Barrow 0
Soldotna 55 Thunder Mountain 20

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, October 1, 2010

Anchorage West 20 West Valley 12
Colony 27 Dimond 14

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 8

2010-09-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Anchorage West 20 Bartlett 13
Chugiak 34 Anchorage South 27

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 24, 2010

Anchorage East 40 Eagle River 0
Barrow 45 Delta Junction 0
Colony 17 West Valley 13
Homer 50 Houston 0
Juneau-Douglas 40 North Pole 0
Lathrop 44 Monroe Catholic 8
Nikiski 47 Eielson 39
Palmer 26 Wasilla 12
Service 27 Dimond 23
Sitka 48 Ketchikan 26
Skyview 43 Kodiak 34
Soldotna 52 Kenai 8
Thunder Mountain 42 St. Bernard's (CA) 0
Valdez 28 Seward 20

Scores courtesy of SportsPower.com

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 7

2010-09-18T07:22:00.001-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 17, 2010

Chugiak 31, East 0
Colony 32, Palmer 28
North Pole 41, Lathrop 0
Service 41, Bartlett 14
Seward 16, Delta 0
Thunder Mtn. 42, Ketchikan 14
West 20, Dimond 3
West Valley 18, Wasilla 7

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 6

2010-09-12T12:33:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Anchorage West 35 Anchorage East 3
Barrow 26 Monroe Catholic 14
Bartlett 13 Chugiak 10
Dimond 9 Anchorage South 6
Eielson 53 Delta 13
Kenai 29 Kodiak 0
Nikiski 56 Valdez 8
Service 60 Eagle River 21
Sitka 50 Ketchikan 13
Skyview 60 Houston 38
Soldotna 29 North Pole 18

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 10, 2010

Colony 20 Wasilla 17
Douglas-Juneau 53 Lathrop 0
Homer 39 Seward 6
Palmer 38 West Valley 21
Thunder Mountain 36 Renton (WA) 20

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 5

2010-09-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Anchorage West 28 Eagle River 14
Anchorage South 25 Anchorage East 6
Barrow 22 Seward 8
Eielson 55 Valdez 0
Homer 28 Kodiak 6
Houston 53 Delta 6
Kenai 47 West Valley 20
Nikiski 51 Monroe Catholic 12
Thunder Mountain 36 Sitka 13

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 3, 2010

Colony 31 Lathrop 14
Dimond 32 Bartlett 14
Douglas-Juneau 31 Wasilla 14
Earl Marriott (British Columbia) 27 Ketchikan 7
Palmer 47 North Pole 19
Service 30 Chugiak 27
Soldotna 46 Skyview 21

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 4

2010-08-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

West, the #1 Big Schools team, improved to 4-0 Saturday night with a 20-15 come-from-behind win over South.

Doyle Woody of the Anchorage Daily News reports that West was led again for the second week in a row by sophomore quarterback Conor Feckley, who had a big second half.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Anchorage West 20 Anchorage South 15
Bartlett 47 Eagle River 7
Delta Junction 12 Valdez 6
Eielson 40 Monroe 7
Kodiak 48 Barrow 6
Nikiski 30 Seward 8
Skyview 32 Homer 8
Thunder Mountain 33 Ketchikan 0

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 4

2010-08-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Being a highly ranked team continues to be a hazard to the health of big schools in Alaska.

Friday night, Colony (2-2) beat #2 Juneau-Douglas 26-7 to hand the Crimson Bears their first loss of the season.

The Anchorage Daily News reports its the first time in the history of the series that Colony has walked off the field with a victory.

So far this year, previous Big Schools' #1's Service and Chugiak have tasted defeat.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 27, 2010

Chugiak 13 Dimond 7 Game story
Colony 26 Juneau-Douglas 7
Palmer 36 Kenai 32 Game story
Service 36 Anchorage East 21 Game story
Soldotna 70 Houston 0
Wasilla 55 Lathrop 0
West Valley 33 North Pole 22

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2010-08-22T07:26:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

For the second time in the first three weeks, Alaska's #1 Big Schools high school football team has tasted defeated...and both times at the hands of Anchorage West.

Saturday, the Eagles improved to 3-0 and probably the top of the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's high school football poll with a solid 32-16 win over top-ranked Chugiak.

Anchorage Daily New sports writer Doyle Woody reports that the Eagles were led by sophomore quarterback Conor Feckley, who has come-out of nowhere to lead his team to be the only undefeated team left in the Cook Inlet Conference.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Anchorage West 32 Chugiak 16
Barrow 42 Valdez 22 Game story
Bartlett 27 Anchorage East 13 Game story
Kenai 44 Houston 14 Game story
Monroe Catholic 28 Delta 14 Game story
Service 44 Anchorage South 26 Game story
Soldotna 26 Homer 20 Game story
Wasilla 44 Kodiak 25 Game story
West Valley 34 Lathrop 13 Game story

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2010-08-21T06:55:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Juneau-Douglas improved to 3-0 on the young 2010 season Friday night with a solid 17-7 win over Palmer.

The Crimson Bears entered the game ranked #2 among Alaska's Big Schools, while Palmer was rated #4. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Juneau salted this one away with a strong fourth quarter on offense and defense.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 20, 2010

Colony 48 North Pole 32 Game story
Dimond 34 Eagle River 14 Game story
Eielson 47 Seward 0 Game story
Juneau-Douglas 17 Palmer 7
Thunder Mountain 47 Nikiski 22 Game story

Alaska High School Football Scores
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Skyview 35 Sitka 12 Game Story

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 2

2010-08-15T09:06:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska HIgh School Football Huddle

After Service's opening week loss to West last week, it was #1 vs. #1 Saturday, but the game still lived up to it's billing as the Cougars beat Kenai, the #1 Small Schools team in the state, 20-13.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Service, the preseason #1 in Big Schools, didn't put the victory away until the final seconds after trailing 13-0 at the half.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Anchorage East 18 Dimond 6 Game Story
Chugiak 27 Eagle River 14 Game Story
Eielson 39 Barrow 0 Game story
Houston 37 Ketchikan 0
Juneau-Dougals 37 West Valley 15
Nikiski 34 Delta 6 Game story
Service 20 Kenai 13
Skyview 74 Service JV's 14
Soldotna 28 Kodiak 0 Game Story
Valdez 28 Monroe Catholic 20 Game story

#1 Chugiak Faces Cross-River Foe

2010-08-14T08:11:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Top-ranked Chugiak will face the team from across the Eagle River Saturday...the team...Eagle River High School, which is playing only its fifth year of football this season.

Both teams enter the game 1-0, but Chugiak has dominated the first four games between the two. Chugiak has outscored the Wolves 176-to-13 in the four victories having won 34-0 last year; 41-0 in 2008; 52-7 in 2007 and 49-6 in 2006.

Even though the Mustangs are the more seasoned of the two programs, Anchorage Daily News sports reporter Jeremy Peters writes that this is becoming a rivalry that will last for years.

Saturday's Schedule
August 14, 2010

Barrow at Eielson
Dimond at Anchorage East
Juneau-Douglas at West Valley
Ketchikan at Houston
Nikiski at Delta
Service at Kenai
Sitka at Seward
Soldotna at Kodiak
Valdez at Monroe

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 2

2010-08-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Defending Big Schools champ Bartlett (1-1, 0-1 CIC) tasted defeat for the first time in eight games as Anchorage South (1-1, 1-0 CIC) beat the Golden Bears 24-12 Friday night the Cook Inlet Conference season-opener for both schools.

Beth Bragg of the Anchorage Daily News reported in her game story that the big play was a 99-yard interception return by a touchdown by Dante Williams.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 13, 2010

Anchorage South 24 Bartlett 12 Game Story
Anchorage West 7 Colony 6 Game Story
North Pole 21 Wasilla 18 Game story
Palmer 46 Lathrop 0 Game story
Thunder Mountain 23 Homer 12 Game story

New #1 in Alaska High School Football Poll

2010-08-10T07:47:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Just like last year, it only took the opening week to jumble the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's Large School High School Football Poll.

Pre-season #1 Service fell lost in its season opener 38-35 to Anchorage West, which means there's a new #1 this week.

Chugiak, a 31-21 winner over Palmer Saturday, moves from #2 to the top spot this week. West enters the poll at #3.

Also, sliding out of the Top 5 is Colony, which lost 18-12 to Dimond in OT. Dimond moves into the poll at #5. Juneau-Douglas and Bartlett all move-up on notch.

There's one new team in the Small Schools Poll...Thunder Mountain enters at #5. Previous #3 Eielson leaves the poll after a 33-7 loss to Homer, which moves-up one spot this week.

ASBN Football Poll

Large Schools

1. Chugiak 1-0, LW: #2
2. Juneau-Douglas 1-0, LW: #3
3. Anchorage West 1-0, LW: NR
4. Bartlett 1-0, LW: #5
5. Dimond 1-0, LW: NR

Small Schools

1. Kenai 1-0, LW: #1
2. Soldotna 1-0, LW: #2
3. Kodiak 1-0, LW: #4
4. Homer 1-0, LW: #5
5. Thunder Mountain 1-0, LW: NR

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 1

2010-08-08T07:36:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Defending Big Schools' champ Bartlett raced-out to an early lead to beat North Pole 32-27 in the season opener for both schools.

Anchorage Daily News reporter Doyle Woody reports that the Golden Bears did it behind a strong running game led by tailback Trent Anthony.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 7, 2010

Barrow 14 Anchorage South JV 8 Game story
Bartlett 32 North Pole 27
Chugiak 31 Palmer 21 Game story
Dimond 18 Colony 12 (OT) Game story
Eagle River 14 Lathrop 6 Game Story
Homer 14 Nikiski 8 Game story
Houston 48 Valdez 24 Game story
Juneau-Douglas 55 Anchorage South 14
Kenai 36 Skyview 0 Game story
Ketchikan 26 Delta Junction 24 Game story
Kodiak 33 Eielson 7 Game story
Thunder Mountain 40 Sitka 17 Game story
West Valley 27 Anchorage East 14

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 1

2010-08-07T09:09:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Why do I always say preseason football poll means nothing?

Just look at last night's 38-35 win by Anchorage West over pre-season #1 Service Friday night to open the 2010 high school football season in America.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that West, which finished the 2009 season with a perfect 8-0 before losing in the opening round of the Big Schools' playoffs, was led by sophomore quarterback Conor Feckley, who passed for over 350 yards while enduring 10 sacks.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 6, 2010

Anchorage West 38 Service 35
Seward 27 Monroe Catholic 0 Click here for game story
Soldotna 15 Wasilla 7 Click here for game story

Service and Kenai Begin Season as Alaska's #1 High School Football Teams

2010-08-06T08:39:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The 2010 regular season kicks-off with three games and thirteen tomorrow, and according Alaska's media, Service and Kenai are the top two teams in the two state's two classifications.

The Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's pre-season poll was released earlier this week with Service, the 2008 champ, begin named the state's #1 team in the Large Schools division. Defending Small Schools champ Kenai begins the 2010 in the same spot it ended last year.

Here's a look at the rest of the pre-season poll...

ABSN Preseason High School Football Poll

Large Schools

1. Service
2. Chugiak
3. Juneau-Douglas
4. Colony
5. Bartlett

Small Schools

1. Kenai
2. Soldotna
3. Eielson
4. Kodiak
5. Homer

For more on the opening weekend, check-out the Anchorage Daily News story.

Tonight's Games

Monroe at Seward, 6 pm
Wasilla at Soldotna, 6:30 pm
Anchorage West vs. Service at Anchorage Football Stadium, 7 pm

Saturday's Games

Homer at Nikiski, 1 pm
Kodiak at Eielson, 1 pm
Houston at Valdez, 1 pm
Lathrop at Eagle River, 1pm
Anchorage South JV at Barrow, 1pm
North Pole vs. Bartlett at Anchorage Football Stadium, 1 pm
Thunder Mountain at Sitka, 2 pm
Skyview at Kenai, 2 pm
Chugiak at Palmer, 4 pm
Delta at Ketchikan, 6 pm
Anchorage East at West Valley, 6 pm
Colony at Dimond, 7 pm
Anchorage South at Juneau-Douglas, 8 pm

Alaska Kicks-off High School Football's Regular Season on Friday

2010-08-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Hard to believe, but the regular season is upon us with the eight-week regular season kicking-off Friday night.

Two-a-days began across the state on Monday with every team dreaming of making it to the state championship games in October.

I spent a lot of time on the road this week, but had a chance to check-out good story about new West Valley head coach Daniel Esparaza. The article from the Fairbanks News-Miner looks at the excitement that the 24-year old coach is brining to the Wolfpack.

West Valley is coming off a 2-6 season in 2009.

Saturday in Juneau, Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas scrimmaged. The J-D shutout the second-year Falcons, who according to the Juneau Empire have high hopes in 2010 after a 3-4 inaugural season last year.

Meanwhile, Shaun T. Cox of the Juneau Empire reports that the Crimson Bears have some rebuilding to do after losing in the quarterfinal round of the Big Schools playoffs. Juneau-Douglas finished with a 6-3 record in '09.

Here's a look at the Week 1 match-ups...

Friday

Monroe Catholic at Seward
Service at Anchorage West
Wasilla at Soldotna

Saturday

Skyview at Kenai
Homer at Nikiski
Kodiak at Eielson
Houston at Valdez
Delta Junction at Ketchikan
Thunder Mountain at Sitka
North Pole and Bartlett
Chugiak at Palmer
Colony at Dimond
Lathrop at Eagle River
Anchorage East at West Valley
Anchorage South at Juneau-Douglas

Alaska High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 26th

2010-07-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look as the 2010 season is upon us!

Welcome to the new look!

With two-a-days beginning in 12 days, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years. I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country. If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Now to help you get ready for the 2010 season, here are the important dates to know...

First Practice - July 26th

First Contest - August 6th

Playoffs First Round - Oct. 1st & 2nd

Semifinals - Oct. 8th & 9th

Finals - Oct. 16th @ Anchorage Football Stadium

Alaska All-State Teams

2009-10-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

While Anchorage West's perfect (8-0) regular season didn't end in a state championship trophy, the Eagles did pick-up lots of honors when the state coaches revealed their Player and Coach-of-the-Year Awards and all-state teams.

West senior quarterback Justin Kauffman was named Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Tim Davis was named Coach of the Year along with Rich Sjoroos of Juneau Douglas. The Anchorage Daily News reports that both Kauffman and Davis were integral in getting the Eagles into the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

All-State Football Team

Large Schools

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Kauffman, Sr., QB, West
Defensive Player of the Year: Junior Tufuga, Sr., LB, Bartlett
Lineman of the Year: Dylon Short, Sr., C, South
Coach of the Year: Tim Davis, West, and Rich Sjoroos, Juneau
Assistant Coach of the Year: James Watson, North Pole

First-team offense

Center -- Dylon Short, Sr., South. Guards -- Jacob Wert, Sr., Chugiak; Chris Wentland, Sr., North Pole; Eric Sele, Sr., Juneau. Tackles -- Jacob Eisses, Jr., West; Wes Jansen, Sr., Palmer; Buzzy Hotch, Sr., Juneau. Tight end -- Lawrence Fenumiai, Sr., Juneau. Wide receivers -- Michael Sharp, Sr., West; Caleb Holley, Sr., East. Quarterback -- Lee Jones, Sr., North Pole. Fullback -- Jamal Hale, Sr., Bartlett. Running backs -- Cyrus Chenault, Sr., Bartlett; Greg Ghramm, Jr., Chugiak; Brennan Bohman, Sr., Palmer; Mathew Maka, Jr., Juneau.

First-team defense

Defensive ends -- Lyndon Tulimaselii, Jr., West; Lawrence Fenumiai, Sr., Juneau. Interior linemen -- P.J. Tito, Sr., West; Troy Masalosalo, Sr., Bartlett; Shane Duque, Sr., Colony; Buzzy Hotch, Sr., Juneau. Linebackers -- Wes Rabung, Sr., Chugiak; David Solomona, Sr., West; Joe Sokimi, Sr., Service; Junior Tufuga, Sr., Bartlett; Ben McGraw, Sr., Colony; Jack Perkins, Sr., Juneau. Defensive backs -- Jordan Blount O'Connor, Sr., Bartlett; Erik Moore, Sr., Chugiak; Jared Isaacson, Sr., North Pole; Matt Jaronik, Sr., Colony. Kicker -- Bryan Maley, Jr., Chugiak. Punter -- Brennan Bohman, Sr., Palmer. Kick Returner -- Lucas Cosgriff, Sr., Service. Punt returner -- Matt Jaronik, Sr., Colony. Long snapper -- Blake Mitchell, Sr., Lathrop.

Second-team offense

Center -- Ray Shoemaker, Soph., West Valley. Guards -- Jared Kinney, Jr., Chugiak; Tyler Denman, Sr., South; Dakota Wainwright, Jr., Colony. Tackles -- Shawn George, Sr., Service; Ben Kozak, Sr., Eagle River; Stephen Bezousek, Sr., South; Trey Farber, Jr., Colony. Wide receivers -- Lucas Cosgriff, Sr., Service; Cody Pfeiffer, Sr., Wasilla; Josh Hollett, Sr., North Pole; Darrius Horton, Sr., Eagle River. Quarterback -- Justin Kauffman, Sr., West; Jeff Debrill, Sr., East. Fullbacks -- Matt Higgins, Sr., South; Jack Perkins, Sr., Juneau. Running backs -- Elliott Bauer, Jr., South; Eric Antesberger, Sr., North Pole; Brandon Comeau, Jr., West Valley.

Second-team defense

Defensive end -- Ishmael Agae, Sr., West Valley. Interior linemen -- Andy Enz, Sr., Service; David Green, Jr., Wasilla; Aaron McCauley, Sr., West Valley. Linebackers -- Trever Romo, Sr., Dimond; Justin Kauffman, Sr., West; Kasen Lehman, Sr., Eagle River; Kasen Lehman, Sr., Eagle River; Jacob Yates, Sr., Bartlett; Matt Higgins, Sr., South; Siaosi Sila, Jr., West; Alex Innes, Sr., North Pole; J.D. Mayo, Sr., Colony; Coleman Ahrens, Sr., Palmer; Lee Jones, Sr., North Pole. Defensive backs -- Mark Moeola, Jr., South; Jim McCall, Jr., Palmer; Mathew Maka, Jr., Juneau. Kicker -- Chirs Hoffman, Sr., Juneau. Punter -- Kyle Dodson, Sr., Dimond. Kick returner -- Frankie Anderson, Jr., North Pole. Long snapper -- Matt Culp, Jr., Bartlett.

Small Schools

Offensive Player of the Year -- Billy Kiefer, Sr., RB Kenai
Defensive Player of the Year -- Braden Price, Jr., LB, Soldotna
Lineman of the Year -- Donny Dormady, Kenai
Coach of the Year -- Cameron Wyatt, Homer
Assistant Coach of the Year -- Tim Johnson, Nikiski

First-team defense

Punter -- Vlad Ferderer, Skyview. Defensive backs -- Cole Jacobsen, Homer; Brando Wik, Nikiski; Charles King, Eielson. Outside linebacker -- Nick Rouswell, Kenai; Chase Jenson, Soldotna. Inside linebacker -- Braden Price, Soldotna; Kyle Rogers, Kenai. Interior lineman -- Donny Dormady, Kenai; Nathan Strieby, Soldotna; DJ Stilchen, Soldotna; Richie Ziehmer, Kenai. Utility player -- Tate Syverson, Soldotna

First-team offense

Quarterback -- A.J. Hull, Kenai. Fullback -- Chris Nolden, Soldotna. Running backs -- Braden Price, Soldotna; Billy Kiefer, Kenai. Wide receiver -- Charles King, Eielson. Tight end -- Josh Bialik, Delta, Center -- Caleb Cinerski, Seward. Guards -- Chase Jenson, Soldotna; Donny Dormady, Kenai. Tackles -- Nathan Strieby, Soldotna; Kyle Rogers, Kenai. Kicker -- Mark Walsworth, Homer. Long snapper -- Tyler McGillivary, Soldotna. Return specialist -- Billy Kiefer, Kenai

Second-team defense

Punter -- Brando Wik, Nikiski. Defensive backs -- Billy Kiefer, Kenai; Justin Hjelm, Delta; Dylon Story, Soldotna. Outside linebacker -- Bob Seater, Nikiski; Anthony Edwards, Barrow. Inside linebacker -- Nick Gavora, Monroe; Jordan Harrison, Nikiski. Interior lineman -- Tyler Peek, Nikiski; Victor Unutoa, Barrow; James Duncan, Monroe; Caleb Cinereski, Seward. Utility player -- Matt Parker, Nikiski.

Second-team offense

Quarterback -- Albert Gerke, Barrow. Fullback -- Stephen Krogseng, Nikiski. Running back -- Jacob Sprankle, Eielson; Anthony Edwards, Barrow. Wide receiver -- Bryson Lowe, Kenai. Tight end -- Garrett Bosick, Soldotna. Center -- Braden Lichty, Soldotna. Guard -- Joe Biggane, Eielson; Jordan Harrison, Nikiski. Tackle -- William Cullen, Valdez; Alistar Dunbar, Barrow. Kicker -- Sara Colvin, Eielson. Long snapper -- Colton Anderson, Nikiski. Return specialist -- Brian Schmidt, Seward.

Bartlett and Kenai Wins Alaska High School Football Championships

2009-10-18T11:30:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Kenai and Soldotna wrote another chapter in their rivalry Saturday.

Three weeks after being blown out by three-time defending champion Soldotna 52-27 in the regular season finale, Kenai (10-1) bounced back and beat the Stars 21-10 on Saturday to claim the 2009 Alaska Small Schools high school football championship.

The title is the fifth for Kenai during this decade. The Kardinals won four straight championships before Soldotna (8-3) began its run of three straight in 2006. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Soldotna hadn't lost to a small schools opponent since the 2005 season.

That opponent? Kenai, of course.

In the Large Schools championship, Bartlett's defense keyed the Golden Bears 21-3 win against Chugiak. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Bartlett forced five turnovers.

Playoff Brackets
2009 Alaska Big School Football Tournament
2009 Alaska Small School Football Tournament

Alaska High School Football Championship Scoreboard

2009-10-17T13:47:00.001-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Small Schools Championship

Kenai 21 Soldotna 10

Large Schools Championship

Bartlett 21 Chugiak 3

Alaska High School Football Championships To Be Decided Today

2009-10-17T09:40:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Alaska was the first to start, so it stands to reason that it's first to end the 2009 high football season.

Today at Anchorage Football Stadium, three-time state champ Soldotna will play Kenai for the Small Schools championship. Once that hardware is handed out, Bartlett and Chugiak will battle for the Large Schools Championship.

The Small Schools title tilt has a lot of glitz to it since Soldotna and Kenai have won the last seven Alaska Small Schools championships. According to the Anchorage Daily News, a win by the Stars would match Kenai's streak of four straight between 2002 and 2005.

No one expected Bartlett and Chugiak to be playing for the First National Bowl Large Schools championship trophy. Bartlett finished third in the Cook Inlet Conference, while Chugiak finished fourth in the CIC.

You can watch the two championship games on the internet from KTUU-TV.

Soldotna Goes After Four-Peat

2009-10-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Before Soldotna went-on its run of three straight championship, Kenai captured four straight. Next week, Soldotna will try to match Kenai's streak when the two square-off for Alaska's Small Schools Championship.

Saturday, Soldotna held-off Homer 44-20. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Homer was able to hang with the champs even though they only dressed 24 players.

Friday night, Kenai reached the final with a 34-13 win over Kodiak. It's the first time that the Kardinals are back in the finals since 2005. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the underdog Bears hung with Kenai for the first half.

Chugiak to Face Bartlett for Alaska's Large Schools Championship

2009-10-11T06:54:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The post-season can be a funny thing...just ask Chugiak and Bartlett, who will square-off next week for Alaska's Large Schools high school football championship. Neither team expected to make it to the title game, but the Mustangs and Golden Bears are the last two teams standing after two rounds of post-season play.

Chugiak needed a 24-21 overtime win over Palmer on Saturday to move-on to the championship game. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the Mustangs captured the championship berth on the right leg of junior kicker Bryan Maley.

Bartlett sealed its fate with a 40-19 defeat of pre-season #1 North Pole Friday night. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Bartlett running backs Jamal Hale and Cyrus Chenault combined for 392 yards on the ground.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Large Schools Semifinals

Bartlett 40 North Pole 19
Chugiak 24 Palmer 21 (OT)

Alaska High School Football Scores - Playoffs: Quarterfinal Round

2009-10-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Two perfect seasons came to crashing halts Saturday in the opening round of the Alaska high school football playoffs.

In the Large Schools quarterfinal round, top-ranked and unbeaten Anchorage West was manhandled by North Pole 36-12. Ironically, it was North Pole that began the season as the #1 team in the big school classification. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the Patriots blew this one open in a three-minute span of the third quarter with three touchdowns.

On the Small Schools side of the equation, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner details the end of Eielson's season. The second-seeded Ravens lost their first game of the season 24-14 to Kodiak. The Bears entered the postseason with a 4-4 record.

The Anchorage Daily News recaps the four Small Schools quarterfinal games, as all four Northern Lights Conference teams advanced to the semifinals.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Playoffs - Quarterfinal Round

Large Schools
Chugiak 16 Juneau-Douglas 14 Juneau Empire game story
North Pole 36 Anchorage West 12

Small Schools
Homer 24 Nikiski 15
Kodiak 24 Eielson 14
Kenai 47 Barrow 13
Soldotna 41 Monroe 0

Bartlett and Palmer Advance in Alaska High School Football Playoffs

2009-10-03T11:09:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

It made me smile today when I read the first line of the Bartlett Flies Past Colony in the Anchorage Daily News that said there was snow in the mountains as the first round of the Alaska high school football playoffs began Friday.

Ever since I was a little kid, I've thought there's something romantic about football and snow.

Friday night, Bartlett and Palmer moved on to the Large Schools semifinals next week.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, October 2, 2009

Bartlett 34 Colony 12 Anchorage Daily News game story
Palmer 48 Anchorage South 12 Anchorage Daily News game story

High School Football Playoff Time in Alaska

2009-09-29T15:00:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle
Soldotna appears to be ready to make it four Alaska Small School high school football championships in a row. With just two losses to Big School playoff teams (West & Colony), the Stars (6-2) open defense of its championship Saturday with a home game against Monroe (5-3).

Small School Quarterfinal Match-ups:
Saturday, October 3

Monroe (5-3) at Soldotna (6-2)
Barrow (4-4) at Kenai (7-1)
Kodiak (4-4) at Eielson (8-0)
Homer (5-2) at Nikiski (5-3)

There will be a new Big Schools champ with 2008 champ Service on the outside looking in. West is the top seed and will face North Pole Saturday in the quarters. North Pole began the season at the pre-season #1 in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network poll.

Large Schools Quarterfinal Match-ups:
Friday, October 2

Bartlett (6-2) at Colony (7-1)
Palmer (5-3) vs. Anchorage South (6-2)

Saturday, October 3

North Pole (4-4) at Anchorage West (8-0)
Chugiak (5-3) at Juneau-Douglas (6-2)

The Anchorage Daily News has more on the first round of the playoffs.

Meanwhile, below is the final high school state football rankings from the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network.

Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network Final State High School Football Poll
Big Schools

1. Anchorage West 8-0
2. Juneau-Douglas 6-2
3. Bartlett 6-2
4. Anchorage South 6-2
5. Colony 7-1

Small Schools

1. Soldotna 6-2
2. Eielson 8-0
3. Kenai 7-1
4. Nikiski 5-3
5. Barrow 4-4

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 8

2009-09-27T10:09:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Kenai (7-1) found out why Soldotna (6-2) is the three-time defending Small Schools champ Saturday as the Stars beat the Cardinals 52-27 to win the Northern Lights Conference championship and claim the top-seed for the playoffs that start next weekend. Kenai is the #2 seed and will probably face the Stars again in the championship game in three weeks.

What made Saturday's win some incredible is that Kenai had allowed only one touchdown all year while shutting out six of seven opponents. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Kenai actually jumped out to a 14-6 lead before the Stars. Soldotna's two losses were to big schools....Anchorage West and Colony.

Speaking of West, the Eagles will be the #1 seed when the Big Schools post-season begins next week. West beat South 26-21 Saturday to capture the Cook Inlet Conference regular season title. The Anchorage Daily News has the game story.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Anchorage West 26 Anchorage South 21
Bartlett 35 Chugiak 3 Anchorage Daily News game story
Eielson 49 Delta 6
Homer 34 Kodiak 16
Nikiski 56 Valdez 0
Service 28 Anchorage East 20 Anchorage Daily News game story
Skyview 26 Houston 18
Soldotna 52 Kenai 27
West Valley 29 Barrow 21

Alabama High School Football Scoreboard - Week 8

2009-09-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Today is the last day of the regular season in Alaska, but there's plenty to be decided. First there's the Big Schools showdown between Anchorage West (7-0, 6-0) and Anchorage South (6-1, 5-1) will battle for the CIC championship and top seed in next week's quarterfinal round of playoffs. On the Small Schools side, #1 Kenai (7-0) hosts three-time defending champ Soldotna (5-2), which has only two losses to Big Schools playoff qualifiers West and Colony.

Friday night, Juneau-Douglas, North Pole and Monroe wrapped-up playoff berths with victories.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 25, 2009

Eagle River 41 Dimond 14 Anchorage Daily News game story
Juneau-Douglas 11 Colony 0
Monroe 25 Seward 8
North Pole 61 Lathrop 0
Palmer 48 Wasilla 7 Anchorage Daily News game story

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 7

2009-09-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 18, 2009

Colony 42 West Valley 13 Anchorage Daily News game story
Nikiski 51 Delta 6
Wasilla 58 Houston 0 Anchorage Daily News games story

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 7

2009-09-18T07:33:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

The Service Cougars won't be back to defend their Alaska Big School high school football championship when the playoffs begin in two weeks. Chugiak knocked-off the defending champs 21-20 on Thursday night, ending the Cougars hopes of picking-up the big trophy and putting the Mustangs into the playoffs. According to the Anchorage Daily News, the Mustangs earned their playoff berth by blocking a game-winning Service field goal attempt.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Bartlett 41 Eagle River 13 Anchorage Daily News game story
Chugiak 21 Service 20

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 7

2009-09-17T06:11:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Top-ranked Anchorage West received a scare from Dimond Wednesday night, but according to the Anchorage Daily News a fake punt kicked the Eagles into high gear and a 33-9 victory. Because of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana, which begins at sundown on Friday, the Cook Inlet Conference has changed this week's schedule, which included two games on Wednesday.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Anchorage South 35 Anchorage East 24 Anchorage Daily News game story
Anchorage West 33 Dimond 9

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 6

2009-09-16T16:55:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Anchorage South 32 Chugiak 28 Anchorage Daily News game story
Anchorage West 35 Eagle River 9 Anchorage Daily News game story
Barrow 51 Valdez 2
Bartlett 24 Service 14 Anchorage Daily News game story
Eielson 42 Skyview 12
Kenai 55 Homer 7
Kodiak 46 Houston 0
Nikiski 44 Monroe 7
North Pole 26 Juneau-Douglas 14

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 11, 2009

Anchorage East 34 Dimond 21
Colony 44 Wasilla 19
Soldotna 34 Palmer 20
West Valley 54 Lathrop 0

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 5

2009-09-06T19:31:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

In the topsy-turvy world of Alaska Big Schools high school football, Anchorage West made its claim to be the state's #1 team with its 20-16 defeat of defending state champ and former #1 Service. When the new Alaska Sports Broadcasting Poll comes out next week, the Eagles (5-0) should find themselves as the fifth #1 team this season. The Anchorage Daily News has the game recap of the battle of unbeatens from Friday night.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Anchorage South 52 Eagle River 17 Anchorage Daily News game story
Barrow 61 Delta Junction 8
Bartlett 51 Dimond 0 Anchorage Daily News game story
Chugiak 24 North Pole 20 Anchorage Daily News game story
Juneau-Douglas 42 East Valley (WA) 0 Juneau Empire game story
Kenai 44 Skyview 0
Monroe 61 Valdez 14
Soldotna 44 Kodiak 0

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 4, 2009

Anchorage West 20 Service 16
Colony 27 Palmer 6
Eielson 41 Latrop 8
Nikiski 28 Seward 8
Thunder Mountain 26 Sitka 8 Juneau Empire game story
Wasilla 30 West Valley 9

Defending Champs Moved to Top of Alaska High School Football Rankings

2009-09-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Defending Big Schools champ Service is fourth team this season to hold down the top spot in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's high school football rankings. Service began the season unranked after losing most of the players from last year's squad to graduation. The Cougars #1 ranking will be tested this weekend when they face #2 ranked Anchorage West Kenai continues to dominate in Small Schools.

Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network Rankings

Big Schools
1. Service (4-0)
2. Anchorage West (4-0)
3. Colony (3-1)
4. Juneau-Douglas (3-1)
5. Anchorage South (3-1)

Small Schools
1. Kenai (4-0)
2. Eielson (4-0)
3. Soldotna (2-2)
4. Kodiak (3-1)
5. Homer (3-1)

Alaska High School Football Scorebord - Week 4

2009-08-30T15:26:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Barrow 46 Monroe 6
Delta Junction 22 Valdez 2
Eagle River 43 Anchorage East 40 Anchorage Daily News game story
Eielson 35 Nikiski 19
Homer 56 Houston 6
Juneau-Douglas 36 Palmer 7 Juneau Empire game story
Kodiak 18 Skyview 2
Thunder Mountain 30 Ketchikan 14
Wasilla 53 Lathrop 0 Anchorage Daily News game story

Alaska High School Football Scorebord - Week 4

2009-08-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

While most of America is kicking-off the 2009 high school football season, the state of Alaska reached the half-way point last night. Colony continues to show that it's deserving of the #1 Big Schools ranking. Colony beat three-time Small Schools champ Soldotna 24-17 to move to 4-0 on the season. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the win avenged last year's 40-16 loss to the Stars.

In Small Schools, top-ranked Kenai smashed Seward 69-0. For the season, the Cards have outscored their opponents 228-0

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 28, 2009

Anchorage South 24 North Pole 27
Anchorage West 20 Bartlett 13 Anchorage Daily News game story
Chugiak 24 Dimond 21 Anchorage Daily News game story
Colony 24 Soldotna 17
Kenai 69 Seward 0
Service 53 West Valley 15

Colony & Kenai Remain Top Dawgs in Alaska High School Football Rankings

2009-08-27T12:15:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Colony snapped the Big Schools #1 jinx by winning last Friday. As a result, the Knights become the first team this year to stay in the top spot on consecutive weeks in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Networks rankings. Friday, Colony's ranking will be tested when the Knights host three-time defending Small Schools champ Soldotna. The Stars are ranked #3 this week, but began the season #1 before losing its season opener.

Changes this week...Anchorage West moves from #5 to #3 in Big Schools with South moving into the #5 spot and Juneau-Douglas leaving the rankings after a loss in Utah last week. Monroe entered the Small Schools poll at #5.

Large Schools
1. Colony (3-0)
2. Service (3-0)
3. West (3-0)
4. Palmer (3-0)
5. South (2-1)

Small Schools
1. Kenai (3-0)
2. Eielson (3-0)
3. Soldotna (2-1)
4. Kodiak (2-1)
5. Monroe (3-0)

Alaska High School Football Scorebord - Week 3

2009-08-23T10:53:00.001-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Thanks to a rapidly developing sophomore quarterback, defending Big Schools champ Service (3-0) is looking like a return to the championship game could be in the cards. J.J. Christy, battling a head cold, threw for 416 yards Saturday to lift the Cougars to a 57-14 win over Eagle River. The Anchorage Daily News has the details.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Anchorage South 27 Dimond 7 Anchorage Daily News game story
Eielson 48 Barrow 13
Kodiak 48 Thunder Mountain 20
Monroe 27 Sitka 26 (OT)
Palmer 33 West Valley 0 Anchorage Daily News game story
Seward 40 Valdez 16
Soldotna 70 Houston 0

Alaska High School Football Scorebord - Week 3

2009-08-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 21, 2009

Anchorage West 37 Chugiak 21 Anchorage Daily News game story
Bartlett 41 Anchorage East 6
Colony 46 Lathrop 0 Anchorage Daily News game story
Homer 21 Skyview 0
Kenai 41 Nikiski 0
North Pole 61 Wasilla 6
Pine View (UT) 46 Juneau-Douglas 13

Colony Moves to the Top Alaska High School Football Rankings

2009-08-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

For the third straight week, there's a new #1 in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's Big Schools high school football poll. Colony moves into the top spot after last week's top dawg Bartlett lost last weekend. North Pole, the pre-season #1, lost in Week 1. Kenai holds steady at #1 in the Small Schools rankings.

Big Schools
1. Colony (2-0)
2. Service (2-0)
3. Juneau-Douglas (2-0)
4. Palmer (2-0)
5. Chugiak (2-0)
Anchorage West (2-0)

Small Schools
1. Kenai (2-0)
2. Eielson (2-0)
3. Soldotna (1-1)
4. Kodiak (1-1)
5. Sitka (2-0)

Alaska HIgh School Football Scoreboard - Week 2

2009-08-16T08:16:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High school Football Huddle

Service's 49-3 Saturday night win over Dimond may have been just as exciting as the Cougars Big Schools championship last season. That's because the Anchorage Daily News reports that assistant coach Fenumiai "Numi" Italio, Jr. was back roaming the sidelines after returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan with the Alaska Army National Guard.

This is a great story about a coach that has touched a team and a community.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Anchorage West 44 Anchorage East 20 Click here for game story
Colony 23 Kodiak 6 Click here for game story
Kenai 71 Houston 0 Click here for game story
Monroe 41 Ketchikan 6
Nikiski 27 Barrow 2
Service 49 Dimond 3
Sitka 32 Delta Junction 0

Alaska HIgh School Football Scoreboard - Week 2

2009-08-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

It's safe to say that the new #1 team in next week's Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network high school football poll won't be very excited. The reason?? For the second straight week the #1 team in the Big Schools poll was beaten.

Anchorage South beat #1 Bartlett Friday night 23-21. According to the Anchorage Daily News, the Wolverines did it with a solid ground attack. Click here to read the game story.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 14, 2009

Anchorage South 23 Bartlett 21
Chugiak 34 Eagle River 0 Click here for game story
Eielson 84 Valdez 7 Click here for game story
Juneau-Douglas 47 Wasilla 0 Click here for game story
North Pole 47 West Valley 7 Click here for game story
Palmer 46 Lathrop 0 Click here for game story
Seward 14 Skyview 0
Soldotna 33 Homer 0

New #1's in Alaska High School Football Rankings

2009-08-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

After a wild Week 1 that saw both of the pre-season #1 teams in Alaska lose, everyone is wondering what Week 2 will bring?

The one thing we know is that there's a new #1 in both of the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network high school poll. Barlett moves-up from #2 to take over the top spot in Big Schools, while Kenai leaps from #3 to #1 in Small Schools.

Here's the new polls...

Big Schools

1. Bartlett (1-0)
2. Colony (1-0)
3. Service (1-0)
4. Juneau-Douglas (1-0)
5. Chugiak (1-0)

Small Schools

1. Kenai (1-0)
2. Eielson (1-0)
3. Kodiak (1-0)
4. Soldotna (0-1)
5. Homer (1-0)

For news from around America, click here to go to The High School Football Huddle.

Top 10 Alaska High School Football Highlights

2009-08-10T12:12:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle
Quite a start to the high school football season as the two top teams in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network Pre-Season Poll tumbled. #1 North Pole now has to go back to work in the Big Schools classification after a 17-7 loss to Colony. In Small Schools, pre-season #1 and three-time champ Soldotna took a double hit as the Stars lose their season-opener, plus see their 29-game win streak go down the tubes in a 34-21 loss to West.

Soldotna now goes into the record books tied with East for the longest win streak in Alaska high school football history.

Below check-out the Top 10 plays of this past weekend from KTUU-TV in Anchorage.

2009-08-10T09:35:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

When it comes to the longest win streaks in Alaska football history, the Anchorage West Eagles has had something to say about them.

On Saturday, West beat Soldotna 34-21 to snap the three-time defending Small Schools champ's 29-game win streak. The loss leaves the Stars tied with Anchorage East for the long win streak in state football history. Back in 1988, it was West that ended East's 29-game streak.

Click here to read how West stormed back from a 14-0 deficit.

The opening week of action also saw the #1 pre-season Big Schools team lose. North Pole lost to Colony 17-7.

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Colony 17 North Pole 7 Click here for game story
Eagle River 57 Houston 0 Click here for game story
Eielson 35, Seward 0 Click here for game story
Juneau-Douglas 41 West Valley 0 Click here for game story
Kodiak 21 Barrow 7
Monroe 42, Delta 0 Click here for game story
Palmer 25 Dimond 22
Service 18, South 15 Click here for game story
Sitka 20 Thunder Mountain 6 Click here for game story
Skyview 55 Valdez 8
West 34, Soldotna 21

Alaska HIgh School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

2009-08-08T08:04:00.001-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 7, 2009

Four games, four shutouts as the 2009 high school football season kicked-off in Alaska. Below are the scores with game stories. 11 games are on the schedule today.

Bartlett 39 Wasilla 0 Click here for game story
Chugiak 37 Anchorage East 0 Click here for game story
Homer 27 Nikiski 0
Kenai 47 Lathrop 0 Click here for game story

31 Teams Dreaming of Alaskan Gold Rush

2009-08-07T12:17:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle
31 teams begin their drive for the golden First National Bowl high school football championship trophy this weekend. Three games kick-off the 2009 Alaska high school football season tonight with twelve games on tomorrow's schedule.

History may be made tomorrow when three-time defending Small Schools champ Soldotna faces Anchorage West. The Stars will be looking for their 30th straight win, which will set a new record for consecutive wins.

Service is the defending Big Schools champ.

The Anchorage Daily News has a nice preview of all of the Anchorage-area teams. Click here to read the opening night story.

Here are some other team previews:

Delta Junction
Lathrop
Monroe Catholic
Thunder Mountain

For more on high school football around America, click here to go to The High School Football Huddle.

Friday Games
Lathrop at Kenai, 6:30 p.m.
Nikiski at Homer, 6:30 p.m.
Chugiak at East, 7 p.m., Anchorage Football Stadium

Saturday's Games
Bartlett at Wasilla
Thunder Mountain at Sitka
Delta at Monroe
Valdez at Skyview
Eielson at Seward
Houston at Eagle River
Service at South
Soldotna vs. West
North Pole at Colony
Dimond at Palmer
Kodiak at Barrow
West Valley at Juneau

Pre-Season Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network High School Football Poll Released

2009-08-05T12:57:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Not much has changed in the Small Schools division as we approach the start of the 2009 high school football season Friday night. Three-time defending champ Soldotna opens the season as the #1 ranked team in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network pre-season poll. North Pole is the top pick in Big Schools.

Click here to read about the pre-season poll from the Anchorage Daily News.

Big Schools Poll

1. North Pole
2. Bartlett
3. Juneau-Douglas
4. Anchorage South
5. Colony

Small Schools Poll

1. Soldotna
2. Eielson
3. Kenai Central
4. Kodiak
5. Barrow

New Lathrop Head Coach Opens Camp

2009-07-28T17:01:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Here's a first day of pre-season camp story on Lathrop new head coach Jason Gazewood from the Daily News Miner in Fairbanks. Lathrop is coming off a 1-7 season. Click here to read the story on the Malemutes.

Dungy, Manning, Carroll & Irvin Coming to a Theater Near You for HS Football

2009-07-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

It won't be a Hollywood premiere, but the stars will be shining on August 25th when Tony Dungy's RED ZONE '09 kicks-off the high school football season with a two-hour motivation show that will be shown in over 460 select movie theaters across America.

The former Indianapolis Colts head coach will be joined by three-time National Football League MVP Peyton Manning, Defensive Player of the Year Bob Sanders, Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame Receiver Michael Irvin, USC Head Coach Pete Carroll and many others during this first-of-its-kind theater event.

Tony Dungy’s RED ZONE ’09 gives athletes unprecedented access to professional coaches and players who will present inside tips on football, the keys to winning at any position, and discuss the importance of hard work, team building, conditioning, skills development and mental toughness. A news release on the event states that regardless of ability level, audiences of all ages will be inspired to work hard, eat right, stay focused and expand their skills – on and off the field.

In addition, USC Coach Carroll will specifically address how parents can help their high school athletes prepare and potentially increase their chances of receiving college athletic scholarships.

To read the news release in its entirety click here

Practice Underway in Alaska

2009-07-27T17:21:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

High school football practice officially began in Alaska and Tennessee this morning and there certainly was a contrast in temperatures for two-a-days...Knoxville was in the mid 80's; Anchorage in the mid 60's.

Soldotna will be looking for its fourth straight Alaska Small Schools championship. The Stars can also set a new state record for consecutive victories with a win in the season opener. Soldotna has won 29 straight.

Service is the Big Schools defending champ.

2009 Alaska High School Football Schedules

2009-07-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Practice begins in Alaska one-week from today with the first games being played August 7th & 8th. Click here to see the entire statewide schedule.

Beeson Steps Down as Head Football Coach at Kenai Central

2009-06-07T19:10:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
Alaska High School Football Huddle

Less than two months from the start of the 2009 Alaska high school football season, Kenai Central head football coach Jim Beeson is stepping down after 19-years as the main man. According to the Peninsula Clarion, Beeson must step down in order to become assistant principal at the school.

No successor has been named for the man that last season became the fifth Alaska high school football coach to win 100 games, although according to the report, the replacement will come from the current staff. Beeson retires with a 103-60 record and four small school state championships.

Click here to read more from the Peninsula Clarion.

North Pole Delivers Players To Texas College Football Team

2009-04-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

by Jeff Fisher
The Alaska High School Football Huddle

In the 50's, the late country singer Johnny Horton, who grew-up in Texas, recorded a song North to Alaska. Today you can check-out a story from from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on three North Pole high school football players, who will be playing their college football in the Lone Star State at West Texas A&M University.

Click here to read the full story.

To read more high school football news from around America, click here to go to The High School Football Huddle.

Soldotna Gets the Three-Peat

2008-10-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The third time wasn't the charm for Kodiak, but it was for Soldotna as for the third straight year they met for Alaska's Small Schools state championship. Soldotna won its third straight title with a 28-6 win, which also tied the Alaska record for consecutive wins at 29 straight.

Click here to read about the Stars championship.

Service Wins Alaska Big Schools Football Title

2008-10-19T10:03:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

At halftime, it looked like Service's incredible season would end with a runner-up finish for Alaska's Big Schools high school football championship. Defending champ Juneau-Douglas held a 14-2 lead and looked like it would cruise to it's third championship in the last four years.

However, the dream changed in the second half as the Cougars clawed back with two second quarter touchdowns on the way to a 22-14 win.

Click here to read a recap story.

Alaska High School Football Championship Game Webcasts

2008-10-18T12:13:00.001-07:00

If you want to watch Saturday's Alaska high school football championship games, click here to watch a webcast of the Big Schools title game between Juneau-Douglas and Service or the Small Schools championship between Soldotna and Kodiak.

Big Schools Championship
Juneau-Douglas vs. Service 4PM EST

Small Schools Championship
Soldotna vs. Kodiak 8:30PM EST

Alaska To Crown State Champs Today

2008-10-18T12:05:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Juneau-Douglas is back to defend its 2007 Alaska Big Schools high school football championship, while Soldotna is looking for the three-peat in Saturday's Small Schools championship game in Anchorage.

Juneau-Douglas (6-4), which has won two of the last three Big Schools titles, will face Service (7-3), which is playing in its first title game since 1999. Click here to read a preview story on Service. Click here to read a preview story on Juneau-Douglas.

It's deja vu all over again in the Small Schools championship as two-time defending champ Soldotna faces Kodiak for the third straight year for the title. The Stars are riding a 28-game win streak. A win by Soldotna will equal the straight record for consecutive wins. Anchorage East currently holds the record at 29.

Click here to read a preview story on Soldotna. Click here for a preview story on Kodiak.

Juneau-Douglas and Soldotna Ready to Defending State Titles

2008-10-13T21:54:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Alaska's Big Schools high school football championship game will feature two teams that weren't expected to make it to the title game. With seven losses between them, defending state champ Juneau-Douglas (6-4) will face Service(7-3) for the title on Saturday.

Juneau made it back to the championship game with a 28-27 come-from-behind win Saturday against unbeaten Anchorage South in the semifinals. Click here to read a recap of that game.

Service will play for its first title since 1999 after beating Alaska's other unbeaten big school North Pole 27-12 on Friday. Click here for a Service/North Pole recap.

In the Smalls School semis, Barrow's season of first ended with a 19-13 loss to Kodiak. Kodiak will play two-time defending state champ Soldotna, a 69-33 winner over Eielson on Saturday. Soldotna is now within one win of tying Alaska's consecutive win streak of 29 set by Anchorage East between 1985 and 1987.

Click here for a Kodiak/Barrow recap. Click here for the Soldotna/Eielson recap.

Alaska Semifinals Set

2008-10-05T10:36:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The Final Four of the Alaska high school football playoffs in Big Schools and Small Schools classification will descend upon Anchorage Football Stadium for a pair of doubleheaders next Friday and Saturday.

In Big Schools, defending champ Juneau-Douglas will take-on Anchorage South on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock while North Pole will face Service Friday night for the right to advance to the state title game.

North Pole and Service advanced to the semis with wins over Saturday. North Pole shutout Colony 34-0, while Service knocked-off Bartlett 35-20. Click here for a recap of Service's victory.

Meanwhile, a snow covered field didn't slow down Barrow as the only team from above the Arctic Circle won its first-ever playoff game beating Houston 46-18. Barrow will face Kodiak Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the semis. Kodiak beat Nikiski 33-15 on Saturday afternoon.

In the other quarterfinal match-ups Saturday, two-time defending state champ Soldotna blew-out Valedez 75-14 scoring 63-points in the first half. Soldotna will face Eielson in the semis. Eielson beat Kenai 40-14 on Saturday afternoon.

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for more news and scores from around the nation.

Semifinal Match-Ups
Big Schools at AFS
North Pole vs. Service, Friday 7PM
South vs. Juneau, Saturday 1PM

Small Schools at AFS
Barrow vs. Kodiak, Friday 4PM
Soldotna vs. Eielson, Saturday 4PM

Defending Champ Juneau and Anchorage South Open Alaska Playoffs With Wins

2008-10-04T09:23:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Defending Alaska Big Schools state champ Juneau-Douglas had no problems in the opening round of the Alaska state football playoffs, but second seed Anchorage South got a scare.

Juneau, which won state titles in 2005 and 2007, beat Palmer 34-14 behind five touchdowns and 264 yards rushing from Alex Fagerstrom, who was last year's Alaska Offensive Player of the Year.

Juneau will face South in next week's semifinals, which beat Dimond 21-13 in Friday's nights quarterfinal match-up in Anchorage. Last year Juneau beat Anchorage South in the state semis on the way to its second state title.

Click here for a Juneau-Palmer game recap.

Click here for a South-Dimond recap.

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for news and scores from around the nation.

Post-Season Begins Friday

2008-10-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

While most states are just halfway through their regular season, the post-season begins this weekend in Alaska.

Defending Big Schools champ Juneau-Douglas and Small Schools champ Soldotna are joined by 14 other teams in this weekend's quarterfinal round.

Here's a look at the match-ups...

Big Schools Quarterfinals
Friday
Dimond (4-4) at Anchorage South (8-0)
Juneau-Douglas (4-4) at Palmer (5-3)

Saturday
Bartlett (5-3) vs. Service (5-3)
Colony (5-3) vs. North Pole (8-0)

Small Schools Quarterfinals
Saturday
Nikiski (5-3) at Kodiak (4-3)
Houston (5-3) at Barrow (7-1)
Valdez (4-4) at Soldotna (7-0)
Kenai (5-3) at Eielson (4-3)

Click here for a preview of the first round.

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for news and scores from around the nation.

2008-09-14T13:56:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

In just three short years, Barrow has gone from a team that got more publicity from being located above the Arctic Circle than victories, to a team that will challenge for an Alaska state football championship.

The Whalers (6-0), who began playing football just three years ago, clinched a post-season playoff spot Saturday with a 46-0 shutout of Monroe Catholic. Junior quarterback Albert Gerke tied an Alaska state record for touchdown passes in a game with seven.

For a game recap, click here.

For other game recaps, click on the games below...

Colony 53 Wasilla 24
Bartlett 34 East 6
Palmer 14 Kodiak 0
Service 61 Eagle River 16

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 6

2008-09-14T13:47:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Anchorage East 20 Bartlett 16
Barrow 46 Monroe Catholic 0
Eielson 62 Nikiski 22
Homer 54 Seward 6
Kenai 28 Houston 0
Ketchikan 26 Sitka 6
Palmer 14 Kodiak 0
Service 61 Eagle River 16
Valdez 63 Delta Junction 0

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for news and scores from around America.

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 6

2008-09-12T22:49:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 12, 2008

Anchorage South 29 Dimond 22
Chugiak 17 Anchorage West 0
Colony 53 Wasilla 24
North Pole 25 Juneau-Douglas 0
Soldotna 67 Skyview 0
West Valley 38 Lathrop 6

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 5

2008-09-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, September 6, 2008

Barrow 24 Homer 19
Chugiak 32 Dimond 6
Nikiski 42 Valdez 28
North Pole 28 Anchorage West 7
Service 44 Anchorage South 0
Soldotna 65 Houston 6

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 5

2008-09-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, September 5, 2008

Anchorage East 44 Eagle River 12
Bartlett 59 West Valley 19
Colony 27 Palmer 6
Eielson 61 Delta Junction 0
Kenai 7 Skyview 6

Alaska High School Football Scoreboard - Week 4

2008-08-30T10:04:00.000-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 29, 2008

Bartlett 20 Chugiak 7
Bishop Gorman (NV) 24 Service 0
Eagle River 45 Skyview 7
North Pole 61 Eielson 12
Palmer 34 Juneau-Douglas 19

Click here for Palmer/Juneau game story.
Click here to read about Eagle River's first-ever victory in school history.
Click here for Bartlett/Chugiak game story.

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for national news and scores.

Alaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2008-08-24T11:04:00.001-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Anchorage South 42 Bartlett 14
Blackfoot (ID) 27 Juneau-Douglas 7
Chugiak 41 Eagle River 0
Houston 40 Homer 8
Service 42 Dimond 12

Click here for Juneau/Blackfoot game story
Click here for Houston/Homer game story.
Click here for Chugiak/Homer game story.
Click here for Service/Dimond game story.
Click here for Anchorage South/Bartlett game story.

ALaska High School Football Scores - Week 3

2008-08-23T08:22:00.001-07:00

Alaska High School Football Scores
Friday, August 22, 2008

Anchorage West 19 Anchorage East 0
Barrow 32 Eielson 28
Colony 56 Lathrop 6
Kenai 27 Nikiski 26
Monroe Catholic 46 Delta Junction 6
North Pole 34 Wasilla 13
Palmer 13 West Valley 7 (2OT)
Valdez 69 Seward 0

Click here for West/East game story.
Click here for Kenai/Nikiski game story.
Click here for North Pole/Wasilla game story.

Click here to go to The High School Football Huddle for national high school football scores and stories.

Alaska High School Football Rankings

2008-08-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

There's a new #1 in the latest Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network Small Schools high school football rankings. Two-time defending champ Soldotna flip-flopped with last week's #1 Kodiak. The only other change is in the Large Schools rankings where Dimond comes into the poll at #4.

To read about the Lynx 2-0 start, click here.

Here's the rankings....

Large Schools

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

Small Schools

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

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

Week 3

Friday's Games

Monroe Catholic at Delta Junction, 5 p.m.
Seward at Valdez, 5:30 p.m.
Nikiski at Kenai, 6 p.m.
Barrow at Eielson, 6 p.m.
East vs. West, 7 p.m., Anchorage Football Stadium
Colony at Lathrop, 7 p.m.
North Pole at Wasilla, 7 p.m.
West Valley at Palmer, 7 p.m.
Sitka at Juneau JV

Saturday's Games

Service at Dimond, 1 p.m.
Chugiak vs. Eagle River, 1 p.m., AFS
Bartlett vs. South, 7 p.m., AFS
Houston at Homer, 2 p.m.
Kodiak at Skyview, 2 p.m