Linebacker Truss Irwin spearheaded a wonderful defensive effort in the fourth quarter and halfback Manny Maga punched in the go-ahead score in the final two minutes as the West football team beat South 21-14 on Saturday night. Maga racked up 52 yards on his team's...
When it comes to trick plays, the timing of the call and its execution have to be flawless. Colony football coach Nathan Dahl on Saturday reached into his bag of tricks and pulled out the hook-and-ladder, which the Knights executed to perfection in double overtime to...
The Bartlett football team ran the ball down Dimond's throat for an average of 8.6 yards per carry on Friday night to fuel a 55-22 victory that spoiled Dimond's homecoming. Led by the four horsemen - Andreas Albritton, Lion Moana, Sithri Fainuulelei and Jaxon Ezell -...
The Dimond High football program has produced some of Alaska's greatest college players over the years; guys like Chris Kuper, Brandon Pili, Brett Denton, Dietrich Moore and Wilbur Hooks. It's time to add James Reinbold to the list. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound defensive...
There's a new No. 1-ranked high school football team in Alaska. West Anchorage has taken over the top spot from perennial frontrunner Soldotna in this week's Massey Ratings, despite both teams losing to Lower 48 competition in Week 3. West dropped a 38-16 decision to...
For as good as Wilson Lawson was in Lathrop's run-and-shoot offense on Saturday, his biggest moment on the football field had nothing to do with the playbook. The senior wideout scored an unconventional touchdown late in the fourth quarter because he was in the right...
They were down to their fourth-string quarterback and saw their all-state fullback leave with a shoulder injury in the first half, yet the Stars had no chill and pushed Wyoming's top-ranked team until the very end Saturday. Regardless of who's on the field for the...
Sithri Fainuulelei and Colt Jardine fueled a second-half comeback under the lights Friday in Fairbanks that led the Bartlett football team to its first win in Week 3 on the gridiron. The dynamic duo combined for 313 all-purpose yards and had a hand in all four...
For the Soldotna and Star Valley football teams to realize what each other is facing when they meet on Saturday afternoon, all either team must do is look in the mirror. The resemblance is striking. Since 2023, the Class 3A Braves of Afton, Wyo., have lost only one...
It used to be that being a triple-threat on the high school football field was enough to get people talking. But Kenai Central newcomer Snowdon Bear Williams took versatility to a new level in last week's 68-18 win over Redington at Ed Hollier Field on the Peninsula....
West's ground-and-pound rushing attack chewed up close to 300 yards and the Eagles maintained a clean sheet defensively to highlight Saturday night's 52-0 win over host Dimond at Don Winchester Field. Senior halfback Manny Maga led the way with 119 yards and scored...