The opening weekend of the Alaska high school football season opens with Friday Night (no)Lights at Soldotna High School and the Soldotna Stars to face the West Anchorage Eagles.
Saturday, the Kenai Kardinals will face the Lathrop Malemutes at Lathrop High School and the Nikiski Bulldogs will battle Barrow in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Soldotna High School Stars
The Soldotna Stars football program, under the direction of head coach Galen Brantley, embarks on its season-long journey to a seventh-straight Division II (Medium School) football championship and its immediate defense of a state-record 59-game consecutive victory streak.
The Stars, under 11-year head coach Brantley, have won nine state championships in eleven years and have amassed an overall record of 107-5.
The Stars currently hold the second-longest win streak in USA high school football with 59-straight victories; behind only the Kimberly (Wisc) Papermakers with 70 straight wins.
Coach Brantley Pre-Game Interview
Kenai Central High School Kardinals
The Kenai Kardinals open the 2018 season with a new head coach, Dustin Akana. The Kardinals look for stability with Coach Akana moving up from the assistant coaching ranks.
The Kardinals season opener will be on the road in Fairbanks against the Lathrop Mulemutes on Saturday, August 11th at 1 p.m. Lathrop joins Division II football ( along with West Valley) in 2018 competing in the Railbelt Conference.
Coach Akana Pre-Game Interview
Nikiski High Bulldogs
The Nikiski Bulldogs, with third-year head coach Paul Nelson, will open the regular season in Utqiaġvik, Alaska to battle the Barrow Whalers. The Bulldogs vs Barrow pairing is scheduled for Saturday, August 11th at 1 p.m.
The Bulldogs advanced to the Small School football playoffs in 2017 and had played in five-straight Small Schools championship games leading to the 2016 season. Nikiski won the Small School Football Championship in 2011 and 2013, adding to the Bulldogs’ state titles in 2000 and 2001.
Coach Nelson Pre-Game Interview
Follow the entire weekend of football action:
Friday, August 10th
Soldotna High vs West Anchorage High @ Soldotna High School 6:30 p.m.
ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com Pregame begins at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 11th
Kenai Central High vs Lathrop High @ Lathrop 1 p.m.
ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com Pregame begins at 12:55 p.m.
Saturday, August 11th
Nikiski High vs Barrow High @ Utqiaġvik 1 p.m.
KSRM 920AM and www.radiokenai.com Pregame begins at 12:55 p.m.
