Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Fred Yancey League: 5A Region 5 (moving from 6A Region 5) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Wiliam Gray 5'10" 190 Senior QB 4.8 Champ Stewart 6'4" 215 Senior DE 4.68 Carson Donnelly 5'11" 175 Junior DB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starter At QB, WRs, Much Improved OL Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Size, Young/Inexperienced LBs RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 23.3 2015 National Rank: #2868 2015 State Rank: #87 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.8 2016 National Rank: #3319 2016 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32.3 Dynasty National Rank: #634 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5 Dynasty Record: 118-51 (73-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 13.7 2015 Points Against Average: 19.8 2015 Differential: -6.1 2015 Wins: #1614 Walker (Jasper) (15-7), #2960 Fort Payne (30-26), #4164 Hueytown (13-10), #6368 Pelham (14-0), #10026 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (34-12) 2015 Losses: #370 Austin (Decatur) (27-0), #440 Vestavia Hills (14-0), #1035 Homewood (27-0), #1129 Chelsea (21-16), #1226 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (35-0), #1263 Minor (Adamsville) (26-14), #1752 Madison Academy (Madison) (27-22), #5462 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (26-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 85-65 Recent State Championships: 2003 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (5A Region 4), 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Moody (42-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Vestavia Hills, 8/26 at Chelsea, 9/2 Moody, 9/9 at Wenonah (Birmingham), 9/16 Fairfield, 9/23 at Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris), 9/30 at St. Clair County (Odenville), 10/7 Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/14 at Shelby County (Columbiana), 10/21 Pleasant Grove, 10/28 at Madison Academy (Madison) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Chelsea (41.1), Vestavia Hills (38.5), Madison Academy (Madison) (35.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-11.9), Shelby County (Columbiana) (1), Moody (2.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 (28.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2541 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%