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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
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1973  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 The Lions finished 2nd in Region 4.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Vestavia Hills    7   28   L       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Jess Lanier   *  35   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Thompson   *  24   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ West End   *  42   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Pleasant Grove    28   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Brookwood   *  34   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. McAdory   *  35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Jackson-Olin   *  21   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Homewood   *  14   24   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Athens    31   8   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Williamson    36   22   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Eufaula    34   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. B.C. Rain    13   12   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Homewood    34   7   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5   Russellville    31   7   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored419
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed192
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record116-63
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-2
2003 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/30/2003PS 2 (12-2)128 ASWA
9/4/20031 7(0-1)69 ASWA
9/10/20032 7(1-1)74 ASWA
9/17/20033 6(2-1) ASWA
9/24/20034 5(3-1) ASWA
10/1/20035 5(4-1)124 ASWA
10/8/20036 5(5-1)135 ASWA
10/15/20037 5(6-1)144 ASWA
10/22/20038 5(7-1)121 ASWA
10/29/20039 8(7-2) ASWA
11/5/2003Final 7(8-2)101 ASWA
  
2003 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 
Homewood 12-25012493-1101707-0304117  Bob Newton
Briarwood 13-24191925-0148556-120593  Fred Yancey
Jess Lanier 7-42421590-16255-216893  Jerry Dismukes
McAdory 7-43081510-114174-3176121  David Powell
Thompson 5-52491813-4170136  Ricky Seale
Jackson-Olin 2-8773222-563188  James Drake
West End 1-91183241-698210  Jim Tyus
Brookwood 1-91063380-752278  Jack Cook

2003 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Joe Craddock QB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 John Post DL Sr.6-1275 All-Star Game  
 Simeon Castille DB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

2003 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Andy DavisDB So. HM  BN
 Ben BludsworthPK Sr. HM  ASWA
 Ben BludsworthPK Sr. HM  BN
 Charles HokeWR Jr.6-8215 1st  BN
 Charles HokeWR Jr.6-8215 1st  ASWA
 Joe CraddockQB Sr.5-11165 1st  ASWA
 Joe CraddockQB Sr.5-11165 1st  BN
 John PostDL Sr. HM  BN
 Simeon CastilleDB Sr.6-1188 1st  ASWA
 Simeon CastilleDB Sr.6-1188 1st  BN
 T.J. ClaudOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 T.J. ClaudOL Sr. HM  BN



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