According to High School Football America, the Seward Seahawks vs Monroe Rams, moved to Thursday, August 12th, will be the first high school football game played in the United States (the game was moved to Thursday due to a lack of officials on Friday).
Football Regular Season: Opening Weekend for Peninsula Schools
Week one of Alaska football will for the Kenai Peninsula schools will feature four road games and a single of home contest.
Thursday, August 12
Seward vs Monroe @ Fairbanks 6 p.m.
Friday, August 13
SoHi vs West Valley @ SoHi 6 p.m. ESPN 1140AM and streaming at radiokenai.com
Nikiski vs Eielson @ Fairbanks 6 p.m. KSRM 920AM and streaming at radiokenai.com
Saturday, August 14
Kenai vs Barrow @ Barrow 1 p.m. ESPN 1140AM and streaming at radiokenai.com
Homer @ Eagle River. 3 p.m. ESPN 1140AM and streaming at radiokenai.com
National Football News:
The State of Hawaii, scheduled to play the first football of the 2021 season as early as August 6th, announced on August 5th a state-issued vaccination mandate that will delay the start of fall sports in Hawaii’s public schools.
With the state’s high COVID-19 positivity rate, the Hawaii Department of Education announced on Wednesday, August 5th, “All student-athletes, athletic staff and volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 24 to participate in school-sanctioned athletic activities for the 2021-22 school year. Full vaccination is defined as two weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine.”
All fall sports practices in Hawaii are postponed until further notice.
Link to Honolulu Star-Advertiser article on state-issued vaccination mandate: Click Here!
