Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Fred Yancey League: 5A Region 5 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gabriel Russell 5'11" 180 Senior ILB 4.7 Garrett Bell 6'5" 255 Senior OL 5.0 J.R. Tran-Reno 6'1" 190 Junior RB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, Veteran Secondary Team Weaknesses: Only Have 1 Returning OL Starter RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 29.4 2016 National Rank: #1734 2016 State Rank: #44 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.9 2017 National Rank: #2000 2017 State Rank: #54 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #646 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5 Dynasty Record: 130-54 (80-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 12-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 25.7 2016 Points Against Average: 13.2 2016 Differential: +12.5 2016 Wins: #1280 Wenonah (Birmingham) (15-14), #2169 Madison Academy (Madison) (21-17), #2895 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris) (23-14), #2895 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris) (15-0), #4126 Fairfield (27-0), #4640 Russellville (33-13), #4826 Pleasant Grove (12-7), #6914 Corner (Warrior) (42-17), #7329 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (38-6), #7572 Shelby County (Columbiana) (43-21), #8499 Moody (42-6), #9272 St. Clair County (Odenville) (44-6) 2016 Losses: #1280 Wenonah (Birmingham) (14-8), #1396 Vestavia Hills (20-7), #1519 Chelsea (43-15) 2016 Opponents W-L: 108-70 Recent State Championships: 2003 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2011, 2010, 2009 (5A Region 4), 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Vestavia Hills, 9/1 Chelsea, 9/8 at Moody, 9/15 Wenonah (Birmingham), 9/22 at Fairfield, 9/29 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris), 10/6 St. Clair County (Odenville), 10/13 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/20 Shelby County (Columbiana), 10/27 at Pleasant Grove, 11/3 Madison Academy (Madison) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wenonah (Birmingham) (39.7), Vestavia Hills (30.6), Madison Academy (Madison) (23.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-3), St. Clair County (Odenville) (3.2), Shelby County (Columbiana) (4.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (17.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2921 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |