A high school football team was established at the school in 2006. It is the only known American football team to have its home field north of the Arctic Circle.[3][4]
In 2011, the football team finished the regular season with a 7–1 record and qualified for the Alaska Small School State Playoffs. They eventually advanced to the state finals, but were defeated by Nikiski High School. The Whalers' football team finished the season with an 8–2 record.
In 2015, the Barrow High School football team and its staff participated in a TV show entitled Football Town: Barrow, Alaska, which chronicled the team during their 2015 season.[5] The show was broadcast on the NFL Network and premiered on September 22, 2015. The season ran for eight episodes and followed the daily lives of the Whalers' football players, coaches, parents, and staff throughout the season. The Whalers ended the 2015 season with a 5–3 record, and qualified for the Alaska state playoffs. Unfortunately, the Whalers were eliminated in the first round by powerhouse Nikiski. The Whalers finished the 2015 season with a 5–4 record and were ranked as the #20 high school football team in Alaska by MaxPreps.[6]
In 2017, the football team won the state title.
In 2018, the football team would advance to the state finals but were defeated by Eielson with the score 36–0.
The 2019 season would see the team once again reach the Division III state finals losing to Houston 41-8.[7]
Basketballedit
In 2015, the Barrow boys' basketball team won the Alaska Class 3A State Championship with a 50–40 victory over two-time defending state champion, Monroe Catholic. The Whalers' team was led by 5-star recruit Kamaka Hepa,[8] a 6'7" freshman who was regarded as one of the top basketball recruits in the country. He was ranked as the #21 ranked basketball recruit in the country by ESPN for the class of 2018.[9] The Whalers' boys' basketball team finished the 2014–2015 season with a 24–3 record, the highest win percentage in school history.
Championshipsedit
Boys' Basketball - State Champions (2015, 2016, 2018). State Runner-Up (2004, 2005)
Girls' Basketball - State Champions (2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2022). State Runner-Up (2003, 2006, 2008)
Football - State Champions (2017) - State Finalists (2011, 2018, 2019)
Volleyball - State Champions (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)
barrow, high, school, public, high, school, utqiaġvik, formerly, barrow, alaska, united, states, operated, north, slope, borough, school, district, 2016, 2017, school, year, school, students, dark, winteraddress1965, takpuk, stutqiaġvik, alaska, 99723united, s. Barrow High School is a public high school in Utqiaġvik formerly Barrow Alaska United States operated by the North Slope Borough School District As of the 2016 2017 school year the school had 232 students 2 Barrow High SchoolBarrow High School in the dark of winterAddress1965 Takpuk StUtqiaġvik Alaska 99723United StatesInformationTypePublicCEEB code020011PrincipalCharles TenBroeckGrades9 12Number of students229 2015 16 1 CampusRemoteColor s Blue and gold MascotWhalerWebsitebhs wbr nsbsd wbr org Contents 1 Athletics 1 1 Football 1 2 Basketball 1 3 Championships 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAthletics editFootball edit A high school football team was established at the school in 2006 It is the only known American football team to have its home field north of the Arctic Circle 3 4 In 2011 the football team finished the regular season with a 7 1 record and qualified for the Alaska Small School State Playoffs They eventually advanced to the state finals but were defeated by Nikiski High School The Whalers football team finished the season with an 8 2 record In 2015 the Barrow High School football team and its staff participated in a TV show entitled Football Town Barrow Alaska which chronicled the team during their 2015 season 5 The show was broadcast on the NFL Network and premiered on September 22 2015 The season ran for eight episodes and followed the daily lives of the Whalers football players coaches parents and staff throughout the season The Whalers ended the 2015 season with a 5 3 record and qualified for the Alaska state playoffs Unfortunately the Whalers were eliminated in the first round by powerhouse Nikiski The Whalers finished the 2015 season with a 5 4 record and were ranked as the 20 high school football team in Alaska by MaxPreps 6 In 2017 the football team won the state title In 2018 the football team would advance to the state finals but were defeated by Eielson with the score 36 0 The 2019 season would see the team once again reach the Division III state finals losing to Houston 41 8 7 Basketball edit In 2015 the Barrow boys basketball team won the Alaska Class 3A State Championship with a 50 40 victory over two time defending state champion Monroe Catholic The Whalers team was led by 5 star recruit Kamaka Hepa 8 a 6 7 freshman who was regarded as one of the top basketball recruits in the country He was ranked as the 21 ranked basketball recruit in the country by ESPN for the class of 2018 9 The Whalers boys basketball team finished the 2014 2015 season with a 24 3 record the highest win percentage in school history Championships edit Boys Basketball State Champions 2015 2016 2018 State Runner Up 2004 2005 Girls Basketball State Champions 2007 2011 2013 2016 2022 State Runner Up 2003 2006 2008 Football State Champions 2017 State Finalists 2011 2018 2019 Volleyball State Champions 2003 2005 2006 2008 See also editBentley Mall List of high schools in AlaskaReferences edit Barrow High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved October 27 2018 Barrow High School Profile education alaska gov Retrieved September 4 2023 North Slope Borough School District North Slope Borough School District North Slope Borough School District North Slope Borough School District Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Broadcast to make history Archived from the original on March 8 2016 Retrieved September 4 2023 Football Town Barrow Alaska September 15 2015 via IMDb Barrow High School Football Schedule 2019 ASAA First National Bowl Series Football State Championships PDF asaa org Retrieved September 4 2023 Kamaka Hepa Basketball Recruiting Player Profiles ESPN ESPN Basketball Recruiting Super 60 Player Rankings External links editOfficial website Schooldigger The Real Frozen Tundra Part One of an ESPN article on the Barrow High School football team On Top of the World Part Two of an ESPN article on the Barrow High School football team The Frozen Tundra Barrow High School Football Digg71 17 21 N 156 46 04 W 71 28917 N 156 76778 W 71 28917 156 76778 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barrow High School amp oldid 1216919717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
