High School Football
The ASAA sanctions high school football at the 3A “small school” and 4A “large school” classifications. Some other teams play independent from the 3A and 4A classifications and cannot participate at either state tournament.
Each year. Alaska holds the first high school game in the nation, held usually around mid-August during summer vacation. Because of this, and the relatively short eight game season, ASAA state championship football games are played earlier than elsewhere as well, with tournament games taking place in mid-to-late October.
Currently, 15 teams play at the 4A classification in the Cook Inlet and Railbelt conferences, while 14 teams play at the 3A classification in the Northern Lights and Greatland conferences.
The Whalers of Barrow High School are the northern-most high school football team in the United States.
Read more about this topic: Alaska School Activities Association
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