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Briarwood Football Team History

Briarwood Lions

Briarwood Christian School

6255 Cahaba Valley Rd. Birmingham, AL 35242
Stadium: Lions Pride Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Matthew Forester
Region: 5A-R4

1973 <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024

2019 Season Highlights

Matthew Forester enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Briarwood.

The Lions won the Class 5A Region 4 Championship.

2019 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 23	OPEN
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Chelsea	14	17	#Won
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Pleasant Grove *	14	26	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Woodlawn *	38	20	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Wenonah *	16	7	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Hartselle	21	10	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. John Carroll *	48	16	W
Thu., Oct. 10	@ Parker *	38	28	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Ramsay *	21	20	W
Thu., Oct. 24	@ Fairfield *	28	18	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Hueytown	7	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Marbury	42	26	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	@ Jackson	24	14	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 22	vs. Bibb County	7	3	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 29	vs. Pleasant Grove	14	16	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

2019 Season Totals
Record	12-2
Points Scored	332
Scoring Average	23.7
Points Allowed	221
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	95-69
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	7-2
Away Record	5-0

2019 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/5/2019	PS	1	(9-3)	233	ASWA
8/27/2019	1	1	(0-0)	280	ASWA
9/3/2019	2	6	(0-1)	153	ASWA
10/22/2019	9	8	(7-1)	75	ASWA
10/29/2019	10	8	(8-1)	85	ASWA
11/5/2019	Final	6	(9-1)	109	ASWA

2019 Class 5A Region 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Briarwood	12-2	332	221	3-1	87	59	6-1	203	135	Matthew Forester
Ramsay	10-3	453	211	2-1	97	70	6-1	273	84	Reuben Nelson
Pleasant Grove	13-2	523	243	4-1	155	81	6-1	259	122	Darrell LeBeaux
Parker	5-6	295	331	0-1	12	41	4-3	213	180	Andre Robinson
Fairfield	3-7	224	282				3-4	178	185	Keon Handley
Wenonah	3-6	138	191				2-5	124	152	Daniel Flowers
Woodlawn	2-8	154	384				1-6	80	272	Jerry Davenport
John Carroll	2-8	181	367				0-7	92	292	Logan Colafrancesco

2019 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Trent Howard	OL	Sr.			AL-MS Game
Trent Howard	OL				5A Lineman of the Year		ASWA

2019 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Cole Garner	DL	Sr.	6-0	235	1st	ASWA
Trent Howard	OL	Sr.	6-4	285	1st	ASWA
Tyler Waugh	LB	Jr.	5-11	185	2nd	ASWA

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