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Mountain Brook Spartans

Head Coach: Chris Yeager (twelveth season)
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Career Record: 15 seasons, (109-64)
At Mountain Brook: 11 seasons, (84-44)
2017 Enrollment:  1,072
Rank:  31st in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   346-225-1   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   198-99   (67.0%)  (Rank: 43rd in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   55-27  (67.0%)  (Rank: 63rd in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2011
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2016 
Class:  7A              Region:   3
Record:  8-3
Region Record:   5-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Gadsden City by a score of 15-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   9th
Scoring:  268 (24.4)
Defense:  166 (15.1)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Mason Dillard,   K  [Samford]

 2017 
Class: 7A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 55-56 (50%) (194th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  39-37 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-19 (46%)

D1 Prospects
      Harold Joiner,  6-4,  218,  ATH
      Hamp Sisson,  ,  0,  QB


 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Gulf Shores  (6A)   56-6   W  
 8/26  vs. Helena  (6A)   21-14   W  
 9/2  @ Hoover  (7A)  *  3-19   L  
 9/9  vs. Thompson  (7A)  *  20-17   W  
 9/16  @ Spain Park  (7A)  *  23-21   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *  40-0   W  
 10/7  @ Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *  14-17   L (OT) 
 10/14  @ Oak Mountain  (7A)  *  41-27   W  
 10/21  vs. Huffman  (7A)  *  24-17   W  
 10/27  vs. Ramsay  (6A)   19-13   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Gadsden City    7-15   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)       
 9/1  @ Helena  (6A)       
 9/8  @ Hoover  (7A)  *      
 9/15  @ Thompson  (7A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Spain Park  (7A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Tuscaloosa County  (7A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Vestavia Hills  (7A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Oak Mountain  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Huffman  (7A)  *      
 11/2  @ Ramsay  (6A)       
 11/10  @ Bob Jones        
 11/17  @ Thompson        


Class  7A Region  3
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Hoover (7A) 12-2400-143
Huffman (7A) 4-6140-204
Mountain Brook (7A) 8-3268-166
Oak Mountain (7A) 3-8269-370
Spain Park (7A) 8-3294-201
Thompson (7A) 5-5183-169
Tuscaloosa County (7A) 2-8143-319
Vestavia Hills (7A) 5-5198-195

 2017 Preview 


       Mountain Brook completed the 2016 season with a 8-3 record. With their 5-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 7A region three, the Spartans earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Mountain Brook's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Gadsden City by a score of 15-7.

       It marked the first time since the 2013 season that the Spartans qualified for the playoffs. The Spartans hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Yeager saw improvement as they won eight games following a 3-7 record in 2015.

       Since 2010, Mountain Brook has gone a combined 55-27. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 7A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Mountain Brook has gone a combined 198-99. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 7A and 43rd in the AHSAA.

       The Spartans are led by head coach Chris Yeager who is entering his twelveth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 84-44 over the past eleven seasons at Mountain Brook. Under his direction the Spartans have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times. They have won one region crown with Coach Yeager.

       Coach Yeager's overall record as a head football coach in fifteen season stands at 109-64 (63.0%). His 109 wins rank rd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Yeager's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of ten times and won two region championships.

       Coach Yeager got the Spatans back on the winning track last year.

       The Mountain Brook Spartans will play in Class 7A region three during the 2017 season.

       The Spartans should be in contention for a playoff spot in region three this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Spartans open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Gulf Shores on Friday, August 25 at Spartan Stadium. Last year the Gulf Shores Dolphins finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in ninth place in Class 6A region one. The Dolphins closed out the regular season with a loss to Robertsdale by a score of 34-13.

       Mountain Brook and Gulf Shores have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Spartans have a 2-0-0 record against the Dolphins. They last met in 2016 with Mountain Brook winning by a score of 56-6.

       College prospects include: Hamp Sisson (, 0) quarterback, Harold Joiner (6-4, 218) athlete,

  


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