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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





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
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1973  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 The Lions move from Region 5 to Region 4.
 The Lions finished 2nd in Region 4.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Vestavia Hills    15   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Shelby County   *  3   26   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ John Carroll   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Moody   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Spain Park    20   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Talladega   *  37   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Chelsea   *  34   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Sylacauga   *  42   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Florence    7   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Anniston    21   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Greenville    15   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Carver Montgomery    13   21   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored270
  Scoring Average22.5
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record72-58
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-2
2008 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/2008PS 2(14-1)236 ASWA
9/3/20081 2(1-0)319 ASWA
9/10/20082 10(1-1)57 ASWA
9/17/20083 9(2-1)74 ASWA
9/24/20084 7(3-1)135 ASWA
10/1/20085 7(4-1)149 ASWA
10/8/20086 7(5-1)139 ASWA
10/15/20087 7(6-1)139 ASWA
10/22/20088 7(7-1)147 ASWA
10/29/20089 10(7-2)28 ASWA
11/5/2008Final 10(8-2)32 ASWA
  
2008 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 
Shelby County 11-14061771-155596-023178  Ryan Herring
Briarwood 9-32701641-128355-117965  Fred Yancey
Sylacauga 7-43642890-135563-3157158  Matt Griffith
John Carroll 5-62373460-115533-3125164  Chris Musso
Moody 3-71512462-499155  Matt Glover
Chelsea 4-62422911-5134200  Wade Waldrop
Talladega 1-91143331-579184  Bill Granger

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Briarwood Players on File.

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Ben BracewellP Sr. HM  ASWA
 Walker MayDL Sr.6-5210 1st  ASWA



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