Homer 58, Barrow 20
The Mariners wrapped up a spot in the Division II playoffs by toppling the Whalers on Friday for homecoming.
Homer finished Mid Alaska Conference play at 3-1 and also moves to 5-1 overall. Barrow falls to 0-2 in the league and 2-2 overall.
Mariner quarterback Carter Tennison got the score rolling in the first quarter with a 52-yard pass to Morgan Techie. The Mariners passed for 248 yards and ran for 222 yards for 470 yards total while the Whalers passed for 160 yards and ran for 247 yards for 407 yards total.
In total, Tennison scored four rushing and two passing TDs.
With this result, the Mariners clinched a home playoff game.
Barrow Whaler Kolo Danner sneaks past the Homer Mariner defense at the Homer homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Mariner quarterback Carter Tennison drills the ball to Morgan Techie on a successful run by Techie to score Homer’s first touchdown at homecoming on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Mariner Coleman Stephens tries to block Barrow Whaler Ethan Goodwin at homecoming on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Mariner Morgan Techie slips by Barrow Whaler Kolo Danner on a successful run to score Homer’s first touchdown at homecoming on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Mariner Morgan Techie slips by Barrow Whaler Kolo Danner on a successful run to score Homer’s first touchdown at homecoming on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A group of Mariners cheer for their team at the homecoming football game against the Barrow Whalers on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Stella Scott cheers as the Barrow Whalers of Utqiagvik make a touchdown on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at the Mariners vs. Whalers football game at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Scott lives in Homer, but her home town is Utqiagvik and she came to support the team with visiting residents from the farthest north Alaska city. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
