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Photos: Barrow v. Longmont Christian (Colorado) boys basketball

The Barrow Whalers beat Longmont Christian, of Longmont, Colorado, 72-41, in the opening round of the Alaska Airlines Classic high school basketball tournament on Thursday at West High. The annual tournament is a rare opportunity for some of Alaska's teams to face competition from Outside, and one that Barrow coach Jeremy Arnhart looks forward to. "It's good for us. I mean we like to go and compete at the highest levels we can, and coming to these tournaments, we know they're going to bring out some outstanding teams. We want to put ourselves in those situations to see how we can compete." Though his team had little trouble Thursday, Arnhart said he expects a tough road ahead in the tourney that also includes a team from Arizona, one from Texas and three from Anchorage. "If you think you're going to take anybody lightly, you're going to get ran out of the gym."

Read more: Alaska Airlines Classic: Three Alaska teams advance on first day

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