Editor's note: This is Part 1 of ESPN.com's series on high school football in Barrow, Alaska. To read Part 2: On Top Of The World. BARROW, Alaska — Standing on the sidelines, looking across the high school football field, it all seems normal. The zebra-striped officials, the screaming parents, the face-painted cheerleaders. But normal? This is anything but. Four of the six officials are working their first game. The calendar says it's the middle of August, but snow flurries fill the air. ...

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