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Photo by James Nicholas
Briarwood defensive back Sam Canale (26) tries to read the Wenonah quarterbacks play during a game between Briarwood Christian High Scool and Wenonah High Schools on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Briarwood Christian High School's Lion Stadium.
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Photo by James Nicholas
Briarwood defensive back Sam Canale (26) fair catches a punt during a game between Briarwood Christian High Scool and Wenonah High Schools on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Briarwood Christian High School's Lion Stadium.
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Photo by David Leong
Briarwood's Sam Canale (26) runs the ball during a game between Briarwood and Carver-Birmingham on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Carver High School in Birmingham, Ala.
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Photo by David Leong
Briarwood's Sam Canale (26) makes a tackle during a game between Briarwood and Carver-Birmingham on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Carver High School in Birmingham, Ala.
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Photo by Todd Lester
Briarwood DB Will Werchanowskyj (20) and Briarwood DB Sam Canale (26) celebrate a turnover during a game between Ramsay and Briarwood on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Lions Pride Stadium in Birmingham.
Tuesday marks 17 days until the Briarwood Christian School football team kicks off the 2025 season.
Briarwood defensive back Sam Canale will be one of the leaders for the Lions this season, and the Lions take the field Aug. 22 to host crosstown foe Oak Mountain.
Canale had a strong 2024 season and followed it up with an impressive offseason, leading head coach Matthew Forester to believe he may be in line to be one of the team's top players this fall.
Preparation is underway for this year's award-winning Under the Lights preseason magazine. Stay tuned to 280 Living and to the Under the Lights social media channels to follow along, as the 2025 season approaches.
Under the Lights covers Briarwood among its 11 schools and is counting down the days until the start of the season.
51 days: Vestavia Hills QB Charlie Taaffe
50 days: Chelsea RB Chase Malone
49 days: John Carroll WR/DB Jackson Rankin
46 days: Hewitt-Trussville RB Deuce Alston
45 days: Hoover WR Jonah Winston
44 days: Mountain Brook RB Stuart Andrews
43 days: Vestavia Hills OL Caleb Boylan
42 days: Briarwood DL Garrett Witherington
39 days: Homewood QB Kaleb Carson
38 days: Clay-Chalkville QB Aaron Frye
37 days: Spain Park QB Brock Bradley
36 days: Mountain Brook QB Cayden Hofbauer
35 days: Vestavia Hills DL Josh Arendall
32 days: Oak Mountain DB Kolby King
31 days: John Carroll LB Alex Plaia
30 days: Hewitt-Trussville WR Dylan Cope
29 days: Hoover WR Jeremiah Tabb
28 days: Mountain Brook WR Sam Smith
25 days: Vestavia Hills LB Owen Wilbanks
24 days: Chelsea OL Adam Brooks
23 days: Spain Park OL Hudson Reed
22 days: Homewood TE Hayes DeCoudres
21 days: Clay-Chalkville OL JT Jones
18 days: Mountain Brook DB Mac Mandell
17 days: Briarwood DB Sam Canale
