Football Recap: Barrow Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Kenai Central

Barrow faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Whalers' defense stepped up to hand the Kardinals a 16-0 shutout. The Whalers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Kardinals, too.

The critical scores for Barrow came from Malu Lauvao and Lennox Dias.

Barrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive games.

Whalers

Previous 3 Games (Away)

10/04/25 @ Kenai Central	16-0
09/26/25 @ Houston	36-24
09/13/25 @ Redington	18-14

Barrow pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.7 points on average over those games. As for Kenai Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.

Barrow will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Kardinals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.