Hawaii and Alaska Open the 2011 Regular Season

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

With the Lower 48 still going through fall camps, Alaska and Hawaii open the 2011 regular season this weekend.

Actually, the season got underway Thursday night with a match-up between teams off the mainland in the Fire and Ice Bowl in Oahu, Hawaii.

Service High School, Alaska's 2010 Large Schools runner-up,  faced Leilehua High, a Hawaii Division I semifinalist last year.  In the end, neither state could claim bragging rights as the game ended in a 34-34 tie that wasn't broken because there was no overtime played in the preseason contest.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Leilehua mounted a brilliant comeback that saw the Mules score two touchdowns in the final 3:05 after Service took a 34-21 lead.

Now let's take a look at this weekend's schedule in both states:

Alaska Week 1 Schedule

Tonight's Games
Monroe at Nikiski, 6 p.m.
Seward at Lathrop, 6:30 p.m.
Kodiak at Houston, 7 p.m.

Saturday's Games
North Pole at West, AFS, 1 p.m.
Bartlett at West Valley, 1 p.m.
Delta at Barrow, 1 p.m.
Skyview at Wasilla, 2 p.m.
Eielson at Kenai, 2 p.m.
Eagle River at Soldotna, 3 p.m.
Valdez at Homer, 3 p.m.
South at Chugiak, Chugiak, 7 p.m.
Palmer at East, AFS, 7 p.m.
Dimond at Colony, 7 p.m.
Thunder Mountain at Juneau, 8 p.m

Hawaii Week 1 Schedule

Today's Games
Campbell at Waipahu, 7:30 p.m.
Hilo at Honoka'a, 7 p.m.
Kahuku at Wai'anae
Kauai at Kamehameha Hawai'i, 6 p.m.
McKinley at Castle, 7:30 p.m.
Mililani at Moanalua, 7:30 p.m.
Nanakuli at Kaiser, 7:30 p.m.
Pearl City at Kapolei, 7:30 p.m.
Punahou at Roosevelt, 7 p.m.

Saturday's Games
Kailua at Kealakehe, 7 p.m.
Kaimuki at Hawaii Prep, 2 p.m.
Kalani at Kapa'a, 4:45 p.m.
Kamehameha at Farrington, 6:30 p.m.
Kea'au at Konawaena, 5 p.m.
Konawaena at Kea'au, 5 p.m.
Pac-Five at Lahainaluna, 1:30 p.m.
Radford at 'Iolani, 7:30 p.m.
Saint Louis at 'Aiea, 7 p.m.
Waimea at Waiakea, 7 p.m.