The defending state title holder Colony Knights will come to town to take on the West Anchorage Eagles in a season opener between two of the top teams in Alaska.
Colony’s Jack Nash makes the game-winning touch down in the final seconds of the ASAA Division I championship football game against Juneau in Anchorage on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.
One of the top teams that will be gunning for Colony this year will be West High School. The Eagles are seeking their first state title since the 2015 season.The Knights and Eagles will face off against each other Friday night to officially kick off the 2023 season in what will certainly feel like a playoff atmosphere, considering they’re projected to be two of the top teams at the Division I level.
The two teams played each other last year in a 38-17 victory for the Knights that sparked their five-game winning streak on their way to a state title.Last year’s title-winning squad for the Knights was most composed of sophomores and juniors, so the vast majority of the varsity roster are returners with championship experience.
As a junior, he made the conversion from pass catcher to a full-time pass thrower and was the catalyst for the team’s success on both sides of the ball. Nash racked up 34 total touchdowns on offense and led the state with 12 interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. “You’ll see him a little more comfortable in the pocket,” Robbie Nash said. “We’d like to see him not run as much and take as many hits.”
“We’ve all just built a brotherhood and I feel like that brotherhood and that relationship can really take us all the way this year,” he said.
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