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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: 3A-R5
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1973  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 First 13 win season.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 The Lions move from Region 7 to Region 5.
 The Lions won the Class 3A Region 5 Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  @ Oak Grove    31   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Chelsea    27   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Jemison    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Pleasant Grove    21   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ West Blocton   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Vincent    24   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Winterboro    35   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. B.B. Comer   *  13   12   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Trinity    35   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Carver Birmingham   *  35   20   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Washington County    36   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  vs. St. Clair County    9   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Rehobeth    21   14   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 6  @ UMS-Wright    14   26   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored357
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed139
  Defense Average9.9
  Opponents Record79-76
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record6-1
1996 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/12/19961 10(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19962 8(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19963 5(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19964 5(4-0) ASWA
10/10/19965 5(5-0) ASWA
10/17/19966 4(6-0) ASWA
10/24/19967 4(7-0) ASWA
10/31/19968 2(8-0) ASWA
11/7/19969 2(9-0) ASWA
11/14/1996Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1996 Class 3A Region 5 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 13-13571393-180533-09032  Fred Yancey
B.B. Comer 8-32461070-114152-19643  Bobby Overton
Carver Birmingham 4-61392171-24069  Willie Peake
West Blocton 0-10914120-330112  Sam Hicks

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Michael Ketchum WR Sr. All-Star Game  

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Chris CarverLB Sr.6-0210 1st  BN
 Daniel McClurkinQB Sr. HM  BN
 Fred YanceyCoach 1st  ASWA
 Michael KetchumDB Sr.6-0175 1st  ASWA
 Michael KetchumDB Sr.6-0175 1st  BN
 Walker RennekerDL Sr.6-0195 HM  ASWA
 Walker RennekerDL Sr.6-0195 HM  BN



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.