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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-R5
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1973  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 The Lions move from Class 6A and into Region 5.
 The Lions won the Class 5A Region 5 Championship.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 19  OPEN 
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Chelsea    15   43   L       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Moody   *  42   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Wenonah   *  15   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Fairfield   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Mortimer Jordan    23   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ St. Clair County   *  44   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Woodlawn   *  38   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Shelby County   *  43   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Pleasant Grove   *  12   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Madison Academy    21   17   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Corner    42   17   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Russellville    33   13   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Mortimer Jordan    15   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  vs. Wenonah    8   14   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored378
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed178
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record101-65
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record6-1
2016 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/18/20169 9(7-1)48 ASWA
10/25/201610 9(8-1)78 ASWA
11/1/2016Final 5(9-1)145 ASWA
  
2016 Class 5A 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 12-23781783-198447-022160  Fred Yancey
Wenonah 11-34501834-1160916-122863  Ronald Cheatham
Fairfield 7-52622651-142565-2173133  L.C. Cole
Pleasant Grove 4-71861870-120224-313595  Jim Elgin
Shelby County 5-52983292-5182260  Heath Childers
Woodlawn 2-81432402-5120178  Cornelius Turner
St. Clair County 3-71773821-6115295  Lance Smith
Moody 4-61762371-6120210  Jay Brown

2016 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Briarwood Players on File.

2016 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Champ StewartDL Sr. 6-3215 1st  ASWA
 Gabe RussellLB Jr. 6-0185 1st  ASWA
 Will BaumbachOL Sr. 6-2225 1st  ASWA
 William GrayATH Sr. 5-10195 2nd  ASWA



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.