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Mountain Brook Spartans

Head Coach: Chris Yeager (thirteenth season)
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Career Record: 16 seasons, (117-68)
At Mountain Brook: 12 seasons, (92-48)
2018 Enrollment:  1,050
Rank:  31st in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   354-229-1   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   201-87   (70.0%)  (Rank: 33rd in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   63-31  (67.0%)  (Rank: 67th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   2011
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2017 
Class:  7A              Region:   3
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   5-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Thompson by a score of 34-10.
Final ASWA Poll:   10th
Scoring:  326 (27.2)
Defense:  293 (24.4)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2018 
Class: 7A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 62-49 (56%) (75th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  51-29 (64%)
Non-Region Strength:  11-20 (36%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)   56-24   W  
 9/1  @ Helena  (6A)   41-0   W  
 9/8  @ Hoover  (7A)  *  21-31   L  
 9/15  @ Thompson  (7A)  *  13-40   L  
 9/22  vs. Spain Park  (7A)  *  51-50   W (3OT) 
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *  31-7   W  
 10/13  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *  17-10   W  
 10/20  vs. Oak Mountain  (7A)  *  31-28   W  
 10/27  @ Huffman  (7A)  *  25-19   W  
 11/2  @ Ramsay  (6A)   7-28   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/10  @ Bob Jones    23-22   W  
 11/17  @ Thompson    10-34   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Northridge  (6A)       
 8/30  vs. Center Point  (5A)       
 9/7  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Spain Park  (7A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *      
 9/28   OPEN 
 10/4  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *      
 10/12  @ Hewitt-Trussville  (7A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Thompson  (7A)  *      
 10/26  @ Hoover  (7A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Gardendale  (6A)       
 11/9  @ Austin        
 11/16  @ Hoover        


Class  7A Region  3
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Hewitt-Trussville (7A) 11-1534-232
Hoover (7A) 11-3533-231
Mountain Brook (7A) 8-4326-293
Oak Mountain (7A) 5-5222-248
Spain Park (7A) 6-5327-279
Thompson (7A) 12-1496-222
Tuscaloosa County (7A) 2-8157-350
Vestavia Hills (7A) 4-6150-171

 2018 Preview 


       Mountain Brook completed the 2017 season with a 8-4 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 7A region three, the Spartans earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Mountain Brook reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Thompson by a score of 34-10.

       The defense allowed a team record 293 points last season.

       Since 2010, Mountain Brook has gone a combined 63-31. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 7A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Mountain Brook has gone a combined 201-87. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 7A and 33rd in the AHSAA.




       The Spartans are led by head coach Chris Yeager who is entering his thirteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 92-48 over the past twelve seasons at Mountain Brook. Under his direction the Spartans have qualified for the playoffs a total of eight times. They have won one region crown with Coach Yeager.

       Coach Yeager's overall record as a head football coach in sixteen season stands at 117-68 (63.2%). His 117 wins rank 42nd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Yeager's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of eleven times and won two region championships.

       The Mountain Brook Spartans will play in Class 7A region three during the 2018 season.

       Region three will be one of the most competitive regions in any classification this season. The Spartans will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region three this season.

      

       The Spartans open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Northridge on Friday, August 24 at Northridge Stadium. Last year the Northridge Jaguars finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 6A region four. The Jaguars ended last season on a positive note with a win over Central Tuscaloosa by a score of 33-26 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Mountain Brook and Northridge have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Spartans have a 3-0-0 record against the Jaguars. They last met in 2010 with Mountain Brook winning by a score of 17-7.

  


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