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BIRMINGHAM – There was no hint of a letdown for the Briarwood Christian School football team on Friday night at historic Lawson Field.
The Lions (7-0, 5-0 in Class 5A, Region 5) scored early and often on the way to a 49-14 win over area foe Woodlawn.
“I thought we came out ready to play,” Briarwood head coach Fred Yancey said. “Woodlawn’s got some speed and we matched up with it pretty good, so I was pleased with that.”
Briarwood scored three touchdowns in the opening frame, and the rout was on. The Lions drove 51 yards on five plays on their opening drive. Quarterback Michael Hiers completed consecutive passes to Carson Eddy for eight and 29 yards, before handing it off to Eddy on a jet sweep for a 9-yard touchdown run to give Briarwood an 8-0 lead just 1:21 into the contest.
Hiers wasn’t asked to do much on the evening, passing just nine times, but he made the most of those opportunities. He completed his first six passes and finished 7-of-9 for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
“Michael is a very accurate thrower and he’s got some good receivers. As accurate as he is, he’s pretty tough,” Yancey said.
Hiers notched his first touchdown on the Lions’ second drive, as he hit JR Tran-Reno near the pylon for a 16-yard score to up the lead to 15-0.
Tran-Reno had a successful night as well, scoring twice on the ground to go along with his receiving score. He ran the ball six times for 22 yards, with the first of his rushing scores on a 6-yard burst late in the first quarter to make it 22-0.
On Briarwood’s first possession of the second quarter, Hiers rolled out to his right and directed traffic before finding Jake Dyson streaking behind the defense. He hit the wideout in stride for a 54-yard score, giving the Lions an insurmountable 29-0 lead they would take into halftime.
The Lions defense was strong all evening, only allowing five Woodlawn first downs and forcing a turnover. Cade Dickinson stepped in front of a pass on the second play of the third quarter to set up an easy score.
The second half proved a chance for Briarwood to get many players valuable varsity experience. After Tran-Reno’s 10-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, the second-team offense and defense took it the rest of the way, with the offense putting together an impressive showing.
Luke Prewett and Bryce Perrien notched rushing scores in the second half, and Yancey was pleased with the second-team offensive line.
“We wanted to get a lot of guys some time, and I was real pleased that our young offensive line came in and really showed the kind of improvement we’ve been seeing out of them the last couple weeks,” he said.
Prewett ran behind that offensive line, and racked up 127 yards on just 13 carries, averaging nearly 10 yards per rush.
Jay Kynerd, Chance Beard, Alex Key and Gabe Morris also got touches for the Lions.
Woodlawn quarterback Lonnie Ravizee threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to James Hood and rushed for a 2-yard score to give the Colonels (0-7, 0-5) their two touchdowns.
Both teams continue their region slate next week. Briarwood returns home to play Shelby County, while Woodlawn visits Pleasant Grove.
