12-time Alaska high school football champ Soldotna is No. 1 in the first 2023 in-season High School Football America Alaska Top 5, powered by NFL Play Football. The Stars move to the top after knocking-off preseason No. 1 Lathrop 56-20 Saturday.
Lathrop beat Soldotna in the 2021 and 2022 Division II championship games. The ’21 win snapped the Stars’ run of eight straight state titles.
Lathrop tumbles to No. 4 this week.
Bettye Davis East moves from its preseason No. 5 ranking to No. 2 this week after beating preseason No. 4 Juneau-Douglas/Thunder Mountain 21-6. The Huskies fall a notch to No. 5 in the latest statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
West breaks into the Top 5 at No. 3 after beating reigning Division I champ Colony 41-20.
High School Football America Alaska Top 5
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Soldotna | (1-0) | 2 |
| No. 2 Bettye Davis East | (1-0) | 5 |
| No. 3 West | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 4 Lathrop | (0-1) | 1 |
| No. 5 Juneau-Douglas/Thunder Mountain | (0-1) | 4 |
Dropped-out: No. 2 Colony
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
