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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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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1973  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 The Lions won the Class 5A Region 4 Championship.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Sylacauga    40   3   W       
 Thu., Sep. 6  vs. Homewood    18   19   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. McAdory   *  37   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Shelby County   *  56   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Chelsea   *  56   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Chilton County   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Oak Mountain   *  42   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Brookwood   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Demopolis   *  42   12   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Gardendale    20   3   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Hillcrest Evergreen    45   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Williamson    31   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  vs. Wilcox Central    10   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 30  @ Benjamin Russell    7   24   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored488
  Scoring Average34.9
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record94-70
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record5-1
2001 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/31/2001PS 5 (11-2)72 ASWA
9/4/20011 2(1-0)120 ASWA
9/11/20012 5(1-1)89 ASWA
9/18/20013 5(1-1)89 ASWA
9/26/20014 4(3-1)134 ASWA
10/3/20015 4(4-1)154 ASWA
10/10/20016 4(5-1)159 ASWA
10/17/20017 4(6-1)152 ASWA
10/24/20018 4(7-1)146 ASWA
10/31/20019 4(8-1)139 ASWA
11/7/2001Final 3(9-1)120 ASWA
  
2001 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 
Briarwood 12-24881003-193387-031737  Fred Yancey
McAdory 9-22681020-16126-117458  David Powell
Oak Mountain 8-42701881-130475-218695  Tony Pugh
Demopolis 6-53132200-16354-3209124  Doug Goodwin
Shelby County 3-7982363-474196  Geoff Walters
Chilton County 2-81133062-554183  Mike Harris
Brookwood 2-8571771-642146  Kermit Jones
Chelsea 0-101033900-760277  Butch Hudspeath

2001 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Briarwood Players on File.

2001 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Mark MillerLB Sr.5-11210 1st  ASWA
 Mark MillerLB Sr.5-11210 1st  BN
 Matt ScrogginsOL Sr. HM  BN
 Tim CastilleATH Jr.5-11220 1st  ASWA
 Tim CastilleRB Jr.5-11220 1st  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.