30th Season (11th at BHS) - Oakland University/Eastern Michigan University

 

Head Coach Brian Lemons is in his 30th season as a coach, his11th at Brighton High School.  He is a graduate of Holly High School, and received an undergraduate degree from Oakland University where he played on the Varsity Baseball team.  He also attended Eastern Michigan University where he received a Master's degree in Athletic Administration.

 

Lemons came to BHS from Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard where he coached for 8 seasons.  Seven of those seasons he was the Head Coach, leading FGR to a string of 7 consecutive MHSAA Playoff berths and 3 Det. Catholic League Prep Bowl Championships.  He amassed a successful 112-45 record during his 16 years as a head coach.

 

His coaching resume includes: Record (125-53)

 

MHSAA Football Play-Off Qualifier: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Record (13-15)

Ann Arbor Area Coach of the Year:  2008, 2009, 2010

MHSFCA Regional Coach of the Year:  2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022

Catholic League Coach of the Year:  2009, 2010, 2012, 2013.

Steve Spicer - Team Leadership Award: 2015, 2017

Adrenaline Reading Award - 2019

Div 1 Academic All State Team - 2022, 2024

Conference Championships 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022

Catholic League Prep Bowl Championships - 2009, 2010, 2012

District Champions: 2010, 2012, 2019

Reginal Champions: 2012, 2019

State Finalists: 2019

 

Brian is a Physical Education teacher at Brighton HS. His wife Wendy is a high school science teacher. Brian has two wonderful children Evelynn (22) and Bronx (14).