Under the Lights football gameday.
Friday night means gameday for the local high school football teams, and Under the Lights is back to cover Football Friday.
Briarwood is the only local team in action on Friday night, as the Lions host Montgomery Catholic in a non-region matchup. Chelsea, Oak Mountain and Spain Park each have open dates.
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Briarwood (5-0) vs. Montgomery Catholic (4-1)
- Date: Friday, Sept. 25
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: Lions Pride Stadium
Last week: Briarwood beat Madison Academy 49-14; Montgomery Catholic beat Glenwood 38-15.
What to watch: Briarwood leaned almost entirely on the ground game against Madison Academy, piling up 291 rushing yards while attempting just 12 passes, with Jamison Barnes running for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Montgomery Catholic enters unbeaten in region play and riding a three-game winning streak of its own. It's an out-of-area, non-region test for the Lions as they head into the second half of the season still unbeaten.
Last meeting: Briarwood and Montgomery Catholic have never met.
Next week: Briarwood travels to St. John Paul II, while Montgomery Catholic hosts St. Paul’s.
