The regular season for high school football enters week seven with three teams SoHi, Eagle River and Houston sporting undefeated records in their respective conference standing and three peninsula teams Kenai, Nikiski, and Homer battling for a playoff position.
Photo courtesy of Kenai Central High School Football Page
Division II Football
Kenai vs Kodiak @ Kodiak 5 p.m. Kodiak High School
The Kenai Kardinals, 1-4 on the season, travel to Kodiak Island to face the winless (0-6) Kodiak Bears in a Northern Lights Conference contest with a playoff position still available to the Kardinals. Kenai needs a victory over Kodiak on Friday and a regular season ending victory over SoHi to earn one of two playoff berths into the Division II football playoffs.
In week six of the regular season, the Kardinals were shut out by Eagle River 31-0. The Kardinals defeated Kodiak in 2018 41-22.
Follow the Kards on ESPN 1140AM and streaming live at www.radiokenai.com
SoHi vs Eagle River @ SoHi 2 p.m. Justin Maile Field @ Soldotna High School
The undefeated Soldotna Stars (5-0, 1-0 in NLC) face the Eagle River Wolves (4-2, 2-0 in NLC) in a battle for the top seed into the Division II playoffs (and the right to host the first-round game).
SoHi’s offense in five games has amassed over 2,400 yards and 258 points. Every SoHi game has gone to running-clock except for the Stars 53-20 victory over South.
The Stars defeated Eagle River in the 2018 D-II state championship game 46-14.
SoHi carries the state’s longest current win streak at 14 games and the Stars have not lost to a divisional opponent since August 2012.
Follow the Stars on ESPN 1140AM and streaming live at www.radiokenai.com
Division III Football
Nikiski vs Homer @ Homer 3 p.m. Homer High School
Following a week six shut out at the hands of undefeated (6-0) Houston, the Nikiski Bulldogs (1-4, 1-1 in the Peninsula Conference) will fight for their playoff lives on Saturday on the road against the Homer Mariners (3-2, 1-1 in Peninsula Conference). Nikiski and Homer played a non-conference game on week three of the regular season, a game scheduled due to the Swan Lake fire; Homer won 50-18.
Follow the Bulldogs on KSRM 920AM and streaming live at www.radiokenai.com
