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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: Fred Yancey
Region: 5A-R4

1973 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Fred Yancey enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.

The Lions won the Class 5A Region 4 Championship.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Sylacauga	40	3	W
Thu., Sep. 6	vs. Homewood	18	19	L
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. McAdory *	37	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Shelby County *	56	6	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Chelsea *	56	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Chilton County *	42	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Oak Mountain *	42	13	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Brookwood *	42	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Demopolis *	42	12	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Gardendale	20	3	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Hillcrest Evergreen	45	8	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Williamson	31	6	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 23	vs. Wilcox Central	10	0	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 30	@ Benjamin Russell	7	24	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

2001 Season Totals
Record	12-2
Points Scored	488
Scoring Average	34.9
Points Allowed	100
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	94-70
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	5-1

2001 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
7/31/2001	PS	5	(11-2)	72	ASWA
9/4/2001	1	2	(1-0)	120	ASWA
9/11/2001	2	5	(1-1)	89	ASWA
9/18/2001	3	5	(1-1)	89	ASWA
9/26/2001	4	4	(3-1)	134	ASWA
10/3/2001	5	4	(4-1)	154	ASWA
10/10/2001	6	4	(5-1)	159	ASWA
10/17/2001	7	4	(6-1)	152	ASWA
10/24/2001	8	4	(7-1)	146	ASWA
10/31/2001	9	4	(8-1)	139	ASWA
11/7/2001	Final	3	(9-1)	120	ASWA

2001 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	488	100	3-1	93	38	7-0	317	37	Fred Yancey
McAdory	9-2	268	102	0-1	6	12	6-1	174	58	David Powell
Oak Mountain	8-4	270	188	1-1	30	47	5-2	186	95	Tony Pugh
Demopolis	6-5	313	220	0-1	6	35	4-3	209	124	Doug Goodwin
Shelby County	3-7	98	236				3-4	74	196	Geoff Walters
Chilton County	2-8	113	306				2-5	54	183	Mike Harris
Brookwood	2-8	57	177				1-6	42	146	Kermit Jones
Chelsea	0-10	103	390				0-7	60	277	Butch Hudspeath

2001 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Briarwood Players on File.

2001 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Mark Miller	LB	Sr.	5-11	210	1st	ASWA
Mark Miller	LB	Sr.	5-11	210	1st	BN
Matt Scroggins	OL	Sr.			HM	BN
Tim Castille	ATH	Jr.	5-11	220	1st	ASWA
Tim Castille	RB	Jr.	5-11	220	1st	BN

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