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June 23:

Congratulations to Drew Murphy, who has been named the new Head Basketball Coach at Centreville High School. As you know, Drew was my assistant coach this year, and he is highly qualified. He served as the Head Coach at McLean High School for five years before joining the staff at Centreville. He also serves as the Special Education Department Chairperson at Centreville. Please join me in congratulating Coach Murphy!

June 5:

As most of you probably know by now, I have stepped down as the Head Basketball Coach at Centreville High School. After recently being named an Assistant Principal, I planned on continuing to coach. Having been in my new position for a month now, it has become apparent to me that there is not enough time in the day for me to be the best father, husband, Head Basketball Coach, and Assistant Principal that I can be. The last thing that I want to do is cheat the kids, my family, Centreville High School and Mr. Campbell by stretching myself too thin. I love coaching, and I hope to stay involved with the Centreville basketball program in some capacity--I simply cannot lead the program at this juncture.

I believe the program is headed in the right direction, and I look forward to future success for Centreville Basketball. I thank all of my current and former players, coaches, parents, administrators, and most of all my family, for their support in this tough decision and for their support over the years.

I'll be in touch.

Go wildcats!

May 15:

Congratulations to Ryan Farrar who has committed to play basketball at the University of Mary Washington. Ryan was selected First Team All Concorde District this year after averaging 14 points and 4 rebounds per game. Mary Washington finished 18-9 this past season and is a member of the NCAA division III Capital Athletic Conference.

April 2:

Congratulations to Drake Diamond who has committed to continue his education and his basketball career at Wheaton College in Illinois. Wheaton, a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) finished their season 22-8, eventually losing in the elite eight of the NCAA Division III Tournament 83-70 to Hope College. Congratulations, Drake!

March 27:

Here is the link to the DigitalSports Northern Region Showcase that Ryan Farrar is playing in on Saturday. Good luck to Ryan!

http://www.digitalsports.com/article/type/organization/typeid/40/id/18332.aspx

March 25:

Congratulations to Mitchell Dudley, ('07) and Babu Ghuman, ('07) as the former Wildcats Currently playing at Montgomery-Germantown Junior College finished 4th in the nation in the NJCAA Division III National Tournament. Montgomery-Germantown also finished the season with a 21-7 record.

Congratulations also to Ryan Farrar, who will play in the DigitalSports.com Northern Region showcase on Saturday, March 29th at Mt. Vernon High School. Ryan will participate in both the three point shooting contest, and the all-star game. Go to www.digitalsports.com for all the details. Go wildcats! .

March 7:

Basketball Camp information is now available.

CLICK HERE for shooting camp (June 14-16)

CLICK HERE for a summer camp brochure (July 21-25).

We have several alumni currently participating in tournaments on the college level.

Tim Weyant, '06 and Quantrell Simmons, '07 are both preparing for their NCAA Tournament first round game for Virginia Wesleyan. The Marlins (22-6) were national runner-up last year and begin tournament competition on Friday, Mar. 7, in Collegeville, Pa., on the campus of Ursinus College, facing the Engineers (21-6) of Worcester Polytechnic Institute at 6 p.m. The winner of that game will play again on Saturday, Mar. 8, against the winner of the second game featuring the Defenders (18-9)of Baptist Bible College facing the Bears(25-2) of host Ursinus.

Mitchell Dudley, '07, and Babu Ghuman, '07, are members of the Region and District Champions at Montgomery Germantown. They now advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II tournament.

Congratulations and good luck to the guys!

February 20:

Our season came to an end last night with a loss at Herndon in the Concorde District Tournament. We give a special thank you to all of our seniors, Drake Diamond, Chris Duble, Ryan Farrar, and Leo Patino for all they have given to Centreville Basketball. Despite the loss last night, we feel like the strong finish to the season has us poised for a good off-season and a promising future for Centreville Basketball. Go Wildcats!

February 15:

Congratulations to the Wildcats for another wild finish in a 61-60 overtime victory at Oakton. The wildcats overcame a late deficit to force overtime on a Bobby Warhurst three pointer with 3 seconds to go. In overtime, Jahmal Jones' two free throws were the difference.

Offensive Player of the Game: Jahmal Jones
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy Meador
Game balls: Bobby Warhurst, Tommy Meador

A big congratulations also to Ryan Farrar, Warren Denny, and Tommy Meador. Ryan was selected First Team All Concorde District, Warren was named second team, and Tommy was chosen for the All Defensive Team.

Cville opens Concorde District Tournament play at Herndon on Tuesday night.

Go Wildcats!.

February 13:

Congratulations to the wildcats for their 53-52 victory over Fairfax. A special congrats to our seniors: Drake Diamond, Chris Duble, Ryan Farrar and Leo Patino, who played their final home game for us.

Warren Denny scored 20 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists, while Ryan Farrar scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats.

We now travel to Oakton on Friday for our season finale.

February 11:

Congratulations to the Wildcats for a come from behind victory at Yorktown on Friday night. An 11-2 Wildcat lead evaporated and turned into a 12 point deficit late in the second half. Ryan Farrar led a late charge with 26 points as Centreville defeated the Patriots 59-56 in overtime. Jahmal Jones hit the winning shot, and Tommy Meador had a game saving steal.

Offensive Player of the game: Ryan Farrar
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy Meador
Game ball: Jahmal Jones, Nick Tisinger

February 7:

A nice piece on our team's recent success and Warren Denny's strong play of late appeared in today's Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020601578.html

February 6:

We gave a great effort for three quarters last night at Westfield, entering the third quarter with Westfield ahead 46-40. We weren't able to answer their fourth quarter run, but we felt like we played well enough to have a chance to win for three quarters. Competing with the top teams in our district is important, and we feel like we are making progress. We now travel to Yorktown on Friday night for a late season non-district matchup with the Patriots.

February 2:

Congratulations the the Wildcats for a great win last night, 58-44 over Herndon. After being down 9 at the half, we outscored the Fighting Hornets by 23 in the second half. Warren Denny had an outstanding performance with 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Ryan Farrar scored 16. We now travel to Westfield on Tuesday night.

Offensive Player of the Game: Warren Denny
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy Meador
Game Ball: Nick Tisinger

An article from the Centreville Times on our victory over Herndon:
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/feb/01/centreville-stings-hornets/

February 1:

The Centreville Times has a nice article about our robinson game and our sophomores:
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/jan/31/Centreville-sophomores-developing/

January 31:

We are competing each and every night out now. Despite a strong effort, and an excellent second quarter run, giving us a 12 point half time lead, Robinson came back to defeat us by 7 on Tuesday night. We are hard at work preparing for Herndon Friday night. Go Wildcats!

\January 28:

We lost a hard fought battle last night at Chantilly by a final of 65-54. Chantilly, currently in first place in the Concorde District, and ranked 14th The Washington Post top 20, jumped out to a 17-6 first quarter lead. We battled back to cut the deficit to 28-24 at the half, eventually losing 65-54. Our kids showed great heart in fighting back. Warren Denny had another strong game with 16 points, and Bobby Warhurst and Drake Diamond had career highs with 17 and 15, respectively. We now host a key Concorde matchup on Tuesday night vs. Robinson.

January 23:

Congratulations to the Wildcats for recording their second consecutive victory last night with a 57-45 win over Oakton. Ryan Farrar led the way with 26 points, 4 assists, and 0 turnovers. Warren Denny chipped in with another solid effort, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 boards. Tommy Meador did an outstanding defensive job and also scored 4 points and grabbed 5 boards.

The Wildcats head to Chantilly on Friday night for a 7:30 game. The game is part of a girls-boys doubleheader.

Offensive Player of the Game: Ryan Farrar
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy Meador
Game Ball: Warren Denny

January 19:

Congratulations the the Wildcats for their 74-54 victory over Fairfax last night. Centreville led from start to finish, building as much as a 32 point lead at one point, and cruised to a 20 point victory. Warren Denny led the attack with a career high 21 points, including 17/18 from the free throw line, and 11 rebounds, while Luke Bowanko chipped in 14 points, and Ryan Farrar 12.

Offensive Player of the Game: Warren Denny
Defensive Player of the Game: Tommy Meador
Game Ball: Luke Bowanko

The Wildcats host Oakton on next Tuesday night. This game is designated as SYA Night. Any SYA basketball player wearing his or her jersey will be admitted to the game free of charge.

January 18:

We are at Fairfax tonight and are in the meat of our Concorde District schedule, aiming to play our best basketball down the stretch. The Fairfax Times did a nice piece on Ryan Farrar this week:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/jan/17/farrar-does-it-all-centreville/ 


Basketball Camps

We are currently finalizing our summer camp dates for Summer, 2008. Stay tuned for details shortly!

January 7:

A sluggish start doomed the Wildcats against Herndon, as the Hornets defeated Centreville 59-38 in a Concorde District battle. Nick Tisinger scored a career high 7 points and Ryan Farrar hit five three pointers for 15 points to lead the Wildcats. Centreville hosts Westfield on Thursday night.

January 5:

A slow start doomed us on Friday night. Robinson jumped out to a 20-5 1st quarter lead and went on to defeat the Wildcats 56-37. We travel to Herndon tonight, as this is our week to play Monday and Thursday.

A special congratulations goes out to Luke Bowanko who was named by Gameday Magazine as one of the best offensive linemen in the Northern Virginia are for his performance on the gridiron this year.

Go Wildcats!.

January 3:

Congratulations to the Wildcats on finishing second in the McLean Holiday Invitational. Centreville defeated Dominion in the opening round game as junior Jahmal Jones nailed a three pointer at the buzzer for the 74-71 victory. Ryan Farrar led Centreville with a career high 32 points in the outing, and Bobby Warhurst chipped in a career high 15.

In the semifinal round, Jahmal Jones came through again, this time scoring a career high 21 points including a game winning putback for the 60-59 win over Oakton. Ryan Farrar and Bobby Warhurst both scored 12 in the effort.

In the championship round on Saturday night, Mclean jumped out to a a 21-8 1st quarter lead and never looked back in defeating the Wildcats 70-54 in the championship game. Drake Diamond scored 16 points and Ryan Farrar was selected to the all-tournament team.

Centreville travels to Robinson on Friday night for a key Concorde District matchup.

December 19:

We lost a tough one at South County last night. What we have learned is that we can compete. We have had three close games in a row. We have also learned that we don't have a large margin of error. We need to buckle down and play possession by possession basketball. Back to work today.

December 12:

The Wildcats lost a tough battle last night at Wakefield 52-47…Despite turning the ball over too many times, and shooting only 6 free throws as opposed to Wakefield's 24, we had an opportunity to win the game. Hopefully this was a growth experience for us as we head into our home game vs. McLean on Friday. Luke Bowanko and Bobby Warhurst led the Wildcats with 14 and 13 points respectively.   IMAGE 1 | IMAGE 2

December 8:

Congratulations to the Wildcats for a 66-22 rout of the Falls Church Jaguars last night. Ryan Farrar, Warren Denny, Luke Bowanko, and Chris Duble all scored in double figures for Cville in a great team effort. The Wildcats travel to Wakefield for a tough non-district game on Tuesday night.

Offensive Player of the Game: Warren Denny
Defensive Player of the Game: Ryan Farrar

December 1:

Thanks to all who attended our Coaches vs. Cancer Benefit Game last night at Freedom High School. Every dollar that we donate to the American Cancer Society is a dollar well spent!

The Wildcats tallied a 47-31 victory, led by Ryan Farrar's 23 points. Jahmal Jones chipped in with 11 as the Wildcats led from start to finish. Centreville opens the regular season on Tuesday night as they host Madison at 7:30.

A big THANK YOU to the Wildcat Boosters for the new wall padding that has been installed in the gym. It looks great! Go Wildcats!

November 29:

Congratulations to all of the young men who made our teams. We will post rosters shortly.

On the varsity level, we play our annual Coaches vs. Cancer Benefit game on Friday night at Freedom-South Riding. Over the years we have raised over $21,000 for the American Cancer Society. Hopefully, you can make it out to the game. Our freshmen and JV will scrimmage Freedom on Saturday morning at 9 and 10:30 at Centreville. Go Wildcats!.

October 4:

Congrats to Drake Diamond and the rest of the Centreville It's Academic team for their performance last Saturday on NBC. Be sure to watch them on Saturday, October 6 at 10:30 am on NBC4.

October 2:

I am pleased to announce the hiring of Ken Savittiere as our new Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach. Coach Savittiere brings a wealth of coaching experience as well as expertise in strength and conditioning. Welcome Coach Savittiere!

In addition, the schedules for the 2007-08 season have been announced. Be sure to visit the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen team pages for the the updated schedules.

October 1:

As we prepare for our upcoming season, I had an opportunity to check in with Virginia Wesleyan assistant coach Brad Dunleavy recently. Coach Dunleavy informed me that both Tim Weyant, '06, and Quantrell Simmons, '07, are workng hard in their conditioning and open gym sessions. Let's hope that both Tim and "Q" can work their way into the rotation for the Marlins. Virginia Wesleyan won the Division III National Championship in 2005-06 and were National Runners-Up in 2006-07.

August 27:

I am thrilled to confirm that McLean Head Coach Drew Murphy has joined our staff at Centreville as Associate Head Coach. I have know Drew for a long time, as we coached at rival schools when I was at Langley. He has done a great job with their program, and he has a lot to offer to the Wildcats! Coach Murphy is a Centreville resident and is excited about the opportunity to coach in the community in which he lives. Coach Murphy will also serve as the co-chairperson of the Special Education Department at Centreville. Please join me in welcoming Coach Murphy to Centreville.

August 17:

I hope everyone is enjoying the end of summer…I am back at work and anxious to get started preparing for the 07-08 basketball season! We'll start conditioning and open gym shortly after the start of school.

I received a phone call from one of my former Langley players today, Michael Housman, who played d-I ball at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He was calling to tell me that he has just signed a contract to play professionally in Finland…I had another player from my days at Paul VI years ago who also had a nice career overseas. Along those lines, I recently read a book by Paul Shirley, entitled Can I Keep My Jersey, 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond. It was an interesting look at a player's odyssey through professional basketball here and overseas.

July 30:

Congratulations to CVHS Assistant Coach Bobby Forst, who has just been named the Head Coach at Marshall High School. We thank Coach Forst for his efforts at C'ville and wish him the best of luck in his new position at Marshall.

Also, congrats are in order for Babu Ghuman, '07, who has committed to play basketball at Montgomery College-Germantown. "Babs" will join Mitchell Dudley, '07, at Montgomery Germantown, where they will compete against Malachi Jackson, '06, who is at Montgomery Takoma Park-Silver Spring. Five former Wildcats from '06 and '07 are now playing college ball. Quantrell Simmons, '07, and Tim Weyant, '06 are both at Virginia Wesleyan.

With our summer leagues now complete, we take a little down time and then begin preparing for the '07-0'08 season. Go Wildcats!

On a more personal note, we keep the family of SKIP PROSSER in our thoughts and prayers. I had the opportunity years ago to work camp at Xavier University in Cincinnati, when Coach Prosser was an assistant, and also heard him speak at a couple of clinics over the years. He was an outstanding coach and unquestionably one of the "good guys" in college coaching.

July 13:

Congratulations to our JV Summer league team which lost a tough overtime playoff game last night to Chantilly. The squad finished off a successful summer league season with a taste of back to back intense games vs. Chantilly, beating them on Tuesday before last night tough loss. Go Wildcats!

June 25:

SHERMAR WOODS COMMITS TO HAMPTON

Congratulations to Shemar Woods who will be attending Hampton University on scholarship. Shemar has been a successful student, athlete, and leader at Centreville. We wish him the best of luck at Hampton. Congratulations, Shemar!

May 18:

DUDLEY COMMITS TO MONTGOMERY COLLEGE-GERMANTOWN

Centreville senior boys basketball player Mitchell Dudley has committed to Montgomery College-Germantown. The 6’4 Dudley averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds for the Wildcats and was selected Honorable Mention All-Concorde District and Concorde District All-Defensive Team.

Montgomery-Germantown is a member of the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference and finished the 2006-07 season with a record of 20-10. Dudley is the second Wildcat to make a college commitment. Quantrell Simmons previously committed to Virginia Wesleyan College.

May 10:

SIMMONS COMMITS TO VIRGINIA WESLEYAN

Centreville senior boys basketball player Quantrell Simmons has committed to Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. The 6’6 Simmons averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds for the Wildcats this year and was honored as a second team All-Concorde District selection for the second consecutive year.

Virginia Wesleyan, a member of the NCAA division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference, finished the 2006-07 season as the National Runner-Up after winning the National Championship in 2005-06. Simmons will join former wildcat point guard Tim Weyant at Virginia Wesleyan.

March 19: Congratulations to our two alumni from '06 who just completed their first seasons at the collegiate level. Tim Weyant's Virginia Wesleyan Marlins played in their second consecutive national championship game. After winning the championship last year, the Marlins finished second this year to Amherst College. For more info, go to:

http://www.vwc.edu/athletics/mbasketball/

Congratulations also to Malachi Jackson, who averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds for Montgomery College Takoma Park-Silver Spring. Go to http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studentathletics/schedule.html for further info on Malachi.

March 13: March madness is here, and I hope everyone is enjoying completing their brackets and watching games. For our young Wildcat fans out there, we will again conduct two weeks of basketball camp this summer for boys ages 8-14. The weeks are July 9-13 and July 16-20, and brochures are posted on this site. We look forward to seeing you at camp!

CLICK HERE FOR CAMP INFORMATION

Feb. 23: Congrats to the four regional semifinalists: Chantilly, West Springfield, TC Williams, and Wakefield. Having played Chantilly and Wakefield this year and competing well against them at the end of the season, it is not too difficult to foresee the Wildcats making a run in the future. Dream big Wildcats! For some random thoughts on the regional tournament, check out this piece I wrote for the Northern Virginia Sun Gazette:

http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2007/02/22/fairfax/sports/spt60.txt

Go Wildcats!

Feb. 14: The Centreville Wildcats season came to a disappointing end on Monday night at Chantilly. While the season did not end as we would have liked, it should be noted that the 2006-07 campaign had a lot of super moments. I would like to thanks all of our seniors for their contributions to the basketball program and I wish them all the best in thee future. I would also like to thank the students and the parents who gave their support to the team.

Check out the following link for footage on our comeback victory vs. Oakton on Friday night.

http://www.sportscombine.com/default.asp?af_id=276

Feb. 10: Congratulations to the Wildcats for their unbelievable 72-71 victory over Oakton. After trailing by as many as 29 points in the first half, Centreville came storming back, led by Ben Kiernan's career high 16 points, Ryan Farrar's 17, and Mitchell Dudley's 16 to grab the victory. The Wildcats also had great contributions from Drake Diamond, Luke Bowanko, and Leo Patino off the bench. Centreville now travels to Chantilly on Monday at 7:30 for a first round Concorde District Tournament game. Go Wildcats!

Feb. 8: Despite our heartbreaking 53-52 loss Tuesday night to Chantilly, we are not quitting and we are looking forward to Friday night's game at Oakton. It also looks like we will open Concorde District tournament play at Chantilly on Tuesday night. Though we have not won for awhile, we feel like we are "knocking on the door." Fortunately, basketball is a tournament sport, and we are excited about the opportunity to make some noise in the tournament. Go Wildcats!

Feb. 6: After a hard fought loss to Wakefield last Friday, we turn our attention to our last week of district play. Though our record is not what we would like, we also realize that in basketball, it all comes down to how you are playing at the end of the year. We host Chantilly in our senior night on Tuesday and travel to Oakton on Friday, before beginning the Concorde District Tournament next Tuesday night on the road. Congratulations to our eight seniors: Mitchell Dudley, Quantrell Simmons, Van Chew, Brandon Snead, Babu Ghuman, Ben Kiernan, Darien Hurdle, and Shemar Woods.

Feb. 2: We are trying to dig ourselves out of a rut right now. The great thing about basketball is that what matters most is how you are playing at the end of the year. There is no better time than now for us to play our best basketball. Please keep supporting the Wildcats!

There was also a nice article about Quantrell Simmons in the Centreville Times.

http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=17798045&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=550381&rfi=6

Jan. 16: Let me take this opportunity to thank all of those who came out to our SYA Night last night vs. Oakton. Though we didn't come through with a win, we appreciate the crowd support and noise!!! It was a tremendous atmosphere and the team really appreciated your support. Please come out to support the Wildcats again this coming Friday night, as we travel to take on Robinson. See you at the game and go Wildcats!

Jan. 7: Congratulations to the Wildcats for their 78-64 victory over Fairfax. The Cats led from start to finish, earning their first Concorde District victory of the season, improving to 7-5 and 4-1 at home. Quantrell Simmons paced the Wildcats with 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists, and Ryan Farrar, Babu Ghuman, and Mitchell Dudley all scored in double figures.

Game honors: Offensive Player of the Game: Ryan Farrar
Defensive Player of the Game: Babu Ghuman
Game ball: Van Chew and Quantrell Simmons

The Wildcats are off on Tuesday and travel to Chantilly next Friday.

Dec. 29: TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!

The Wildcats defeated Hatsboro-Horsham on Thursday afternoon 91-89 in overtime to win the championship of the West Chester East Viking Holiday Tournament in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Quantrell Simmons was named the tournament MVP after scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Mitchell Dudley sank 2 free throws with 6 seconds left in overtime to secure the win. Dudley finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, and Ryan Farrar scored a career high 23 points, including 6 three pointers. Dudley was also named to the all tournament team.

Simmons, a 6'6 senior averaged 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in the tournament, shooting 20/35 57% from the field.

We travel to Herndon on Tuesday evening. Please come out to support the Cats!.

Dec. 27: The Wildcats defeated West Chester East High School 62-57 today in the first round of the Viking Boys' Holiday Tournament in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Quantrell Simmons led the way with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Mitchell Dudley chipped in with 12 points and 13 boards, and Ryan Farrar tallied 12 points. Shemar Woods hit a three pointer with 23 seconds remaining to give the Cats the lead. The Wildcats will face Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 pm Thursday in the championship game.

We had a great opportunity to work out on Villanova's court today, and we look forward to attending the Temple-Lafayette game tomorrow evening before heading home.

Offensive Player of the Game: Quantrell Simmons
Defensive Player of the Game: Mitchell Dudley
Game Ball: Shemar Woods.

Dec. 26: Happy Holidays to all Wildcats and fans. We are thankful for the opportunity to play basketball during this holiday season. The varsity Wildcats will be traveling to the greater Philadelphia area to participate in the West Chester East High School Holiday Tournament on December 27 and 28.

Thanks to all those who support us. Happy Holidays and Go Wildcats!

Dec 18: Behind career highs from both Mitchell Dudley and Shemar Woods, Centreville defeated Stonebridge on Friday night 83-79. Mitchell scored a career high 29 points on 10-16 shooting from the field and Shemar came off the bench for a career high 14 points. The Wildcats improved to 4-2, including a 3-0 record at home. Centreville opens Concorde District play on Tuesday, hosting Robinson. Go Cats!.

Dec 9: Congratulations to the Wildcats for a hard fought and exciting 69-67 overtime victory over West Potomac on Friday night at Centreville. Babu Ghuman had a career night with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 5 charges. Babs hit two free throws with 3 second left to seal the win. The Wildcats placed four players in double figures, as Quantrell Simmons, Mitchell Dudley, and Ryan Farrar all reached double digits.

The Wildcats travel to Madison on Tuesday night.

Dec 7: Congratulations to the Wildcats for their 59-40 victory over Marshall on Tuesday night. Centreville led from start to finish in defeating last year's state semifinalist. Quantrell Simmons led the way with 16 points and 10 boards, while Mitchell Dudley chipped in with 15 points and 4 rebounds. Babu Ghuman was also a force on the boards, contributing 7 points and 11 rebounds. The Wildcats hit 16 of 19 free throws to seal the victory.

Thanks to all who came out to support the Coaches vs. Cancer Invitational. We succeeded in raising awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society. Let's keep fighting!

Coaches vs. Cancer Images

Centreville hosts West Potomac on Friday night at 7:30. come out and support the Wildcats.

Dec 2: Congratulations to the Wildcats for opening the season on Friday with a 57-52 win over W&L. Quantrell Simmons led the Cats with 15 points. Ryan Farrar earned Offensive Player of the Game honors with 14 points including two three pointers, Mitchell Dudley earned Defensive Player of the Game recognition for his 11 rebounds and 3 steals, and Van Chew earned a game ball for his 9 points off the bench. The Wildcats travel to Brentsville for a non-district game on Saturday night.

Congratulations also to our alumni currently playing on the college level.

Malachi Jackson is currently playing for Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring:
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studentathletics/index.html

Tim Weyant is playing for NCAA Division III defending National Champion, Virginia Wesleyan: http://www.vwc.edu/athletics/mbasketball/

We wish them both the best of luck, and we look forward to following their progress.

Two of our coaching staff's former players from Langley are currently enjoying successful college careers of their own. Michael Housman is a senior captain at Division I University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Will Monica is a junior starter at Division II power The College of St. Rose in Albany, New York. Both players are off to good starts for their respective teams. We look forward to establishing a strong tradition of sending players on to the next level from Centreville, as several of our players are receiving college interest.

October 23: After attending a Virginia High School League meeting in Charlottesville last week, Centreville Athletic Director Jimmy Sanabria and I had an opportunity to tour the new John Paul Jones Arena at the University of Virginia. Following the tour of this beautiful facility, we met Coach Dave Leitao and former Northern Region Coach and GMU Assistant Bill Courtney and watched the Cavaliers practice. Both Mr. Sanabria and I were impressed with the work ethic and the discipline in practice, not to mention the outstanding back court of JR Reynolds and Sean Singletary. Watching them practice just gets me more excited for the start of our season!

October 4: With 40 days until tryouts, our guys are working hard preparing for a successful season. We are playing two days a week and doing conditioning two days a week. Additionally, we are supporting our highly ranked football team, as some of our basketball guys are also on the gridiron. We are excited about preparing and looking forward to November 13. Go Wildcats.

July 26: I hope everyone has had a good summer. We have completed two weeks of camp for future Wildcats, and our players have played in JV and Varsity summer leagues as well as AAU. As summer winds down, we will all catch our breath before we start to prepare for a successful 2006-07 Centreville Wildcat Basketball season. Go Wildcats!

June 9: Congratulations to senior David Ferrer who yesterday was honored at an awards ceremony as the this years boys basketball Scholar Athlete. Congratulations to all of our seniors who are graduating next week.

May 1: Congratulations to Tim Weyant and Malachi Jackson on their college choices. Tim has committed to Division 3 National Champion Virginia Wesleyan College, and Malachi to Montgomery College-Takoma Park/Silver Spring. Congratulations to both Tim and Malachi as they continue their basketball careers!

April 21: We have two exciting community events coming up. First is our First Annual Wildcat Basketball Jamboree 3 on 3 Hoops Tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 17. This event is open to boys and girls in grades 3-12. We hope to have a great turnout!

Secondly, we are offering two weeks of basketball camp for boys ages 8-14 this summer. Session I is July 10-14, and Session II is July 17-21.

Applications for both of these events are available on this site. Feel free to e-mail me at brian.doyle@fcps.edu with any questions.

Go Wildcats!

March 13: Another high school basketball season is complete, with Booker T. Washington of Norfolk winning the Virginia AAA State title. With everyone talking about the 25 years since the Northern Region has won a state championship, let's take a minute to congratulate the Marshall Statesmen for their outstanding run, eventually losing on a buzzer beater to eventual champion BTW in the state semifinals. Also, congrats to Herndon's Scotty Reynolds on one of the best careers ever for a Virginia High School League basketball player.

CLICK HERE FOR 2005-06 VARSITY STATISTICS

February 23: For those of you who are interested in trying out for Nova United AAU, there first tryouts will be held on Friday March 3 at South County High School:

15 & Under - 6:30 p.m.
16 & Under - 7:00 p.m.
17 & Under - 7:30 p.m.

February 16: I was very proud of our effort against Fairfax on Tuesday night. We competed hard and executed well and had them on the ropes. Though we did not win as much as any of us would like this year, I believe we have begun to lay the foundation for building a winning program.

A special congratulations goes out to our seniors, David Ferrer, Jeff Hampel, Malachi Jackson, Chris Neale, David Park, and Tim Weyant. We wish you all luck.

Congratulations also to Quantrell Simmons for being selected 2nd Team All District, to Tim Weyant and David Park for being named Honorable Mention All District and to Malachi Jackson for being selected to the Concorde District All Defensive Team.

February 8: We had a great road victory last night, defeating Chantilly 81-77 in overtime and positioning ourselves for a big game on Friday night against Oakton.

Quantrell Simmons had 18 points and 10 rebounds, while David Park chipped in 17 points. Babu Ghuman had 13 points and 8 boards, and Malachi Jackson had 8 points and 10 rebounds.

Offensive Player of the Game goes to Quantrell; Defensive Player of the Game Honors go to Mitchell Dudley and Malachi Jackson, and game balls were awarded to Shemar Woods and Chris Neale.

February 5: After a very slow start at Wakefield, we found ourselves down 22-5 at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats came storming back however, outscoring defending regional chap Wakefield 72-56 the rest of the way in a hard fought 78-77 defeat. Quantrell Simmons led the way for CVHS with a career high 23 points to go with 10 boards. Ryan Farrar also had a career high with 13 points, and Tim Weyant chipped in 12. Three Wildcats scored 9 each--David Ferrer (career high), Mitchell Dudley, and David Park.

The effort was a good springboard into a big week as we face Chantilly on Tuesday and Oakton on Friday, as we fight for a good seed in the Concorde District tournament.

CLICK HERE  to see a picture of former Kentucky and NBA great Kevin Grevey with Centreville captains Chris Neale and Tim Weyant. Grevey spoke to the Wildcats at a recent pregame meal at the Outback Steakhouse. Grevey is now a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.

January 26: After a disappointing effort against Westfield on Tuesday night, we travel to Herndon on Friday night. Herndon is currently ranked 4th in the latest poll in the Washington Post. Playing teams of this stature is tremendous experience. We plan to compete better than we did on Tuesday night. Go wildcats!

January 21: We had a big win last night against Robinson 59-56, which allowed us to move into 5th place in the district. David Park led the way with 22 points, and Ryan Farrar chipped in with a career high of 12. Babu Ghuman, Ryan Farrar and Quantrell Simmons all grabbed 6 boards.

Offensive Player of the Game: David Park
Defensive Players of the Game: Mitchell Dudley, David Ferrer
Game Ball: Ryan Farrar

We now travel to Westfield on Tuesday night.

January 20: We are looking forward to tonight's game against Robinson. We will once again have a pregame meal at the OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE of Clifton. Special thank you to proprietor, Ashton Hhildreth for his generosity! Tonight's guest speaker is Centreville Principal, Peter Noonan.

We had a great team meal last Friday, including guest speaker, Kevin Grevey. Mr. Grevey is a former Kentucky All-American, member of the World Champion 1978 Washington Bullets, and a current scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.

January 11: After a hard fought loss to Fairfax on Friday, we are off until Friday when we tip off here against Chantilly. Please come out to support the Wildcats.

Following our Chantilly game, we travel to Oakton on Tuesday and then host Robinson on Friday night, January 20. January 20 will be our SYA Night, when we welcome all SYA basketball players to support the Wildcats!

December 31: We came up a little short last night in the championship game of the Mt. Vernon tournament, losing to host Mt. Vernon 66-49. Congratulations to David Park and Quantrell Simmons for being named to the all-tournament team. We now prepare for Herndon at Centreville on Tuesday. Happy New Years!

December 30: The Wildcats led from start to finish last night in defeating McKinley 89-52 to advance to tonight's championship game of the Mt. Vernon Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats will face the host Mt. Vernon Majors tonight at 8:45 pm. David Park hit six three pointers in the first half en route to 19 points, and Malachi Jackson also scored 19 to go with 10 rebounds. Quantrell Simmons scored 10 points and grabbed a career high 20 rebounds, and Tim Weyant dished out 13 assists.

December 29: After a tough 54-51 loss at Stonebridge before the holidays, we bounced back with an 82-77 victory over Osbourn Park in the first round of the Mt. Vernon Holiday tournament. David Park had a career high 26 points, followed by Quantrell Simmons with 14, Tim Weyant with 13, and Chris Neale with 12. Q also grabbed 14 rebounds. We now advance to the second round game against McKinley at 7 pm on Thursday evening at Mt. Vernon.

December 19: We fought hard on Friday night vs. Westfield, eventually losing 66-55. I thought from an effort standpoint, this was our best outing of the year. We now need to expect that type of effort every time out! Kudos to Malachi Jackson who blocked 11 shots Friday night, and to Quantrell Simmons with 13 rebounds. We have played some tough competiton so far. The combined record of our opponents is something like 26-5. This should help us later in the season.

We'll keep working. Go Wildcats!

December 16: As we are preparing to play Westfield tonight, I am also spending some time following college basketball. I am a member of the voting panel for the Hugh Durham Award, which goes to the mid-major college coach of the year. During the first week of January, we will be honoring the mid-season Hugh Durham Award winner. Go to www.HughDurhamAward.com for more info. Go Wildcats!

December 15: We had a rough outing on Tuesday night against a good Madison squad. We continue to work hard in practice and look forward to our next three games before the holidays. We play Westfield on Friday night at CVHS. They are regional contenders, like Madison, and are coming off big wins vs. Hayfield and South Lakes. On next Tuesday, we travel to Robinson, and we close out out pre-holiday schedule next Thursday at Stonebridge. Go wildcats!

December 13: Thanks to all who contributed to our Coaches vs. Cancer effort last Tuesday night. In our first effort here at C'ville, we raised over $1,000. This was a good start to a great cause. We will continue to look for opportunities to support the American Cancer Society.

Unfortunately, the game did not go as well, and we plan to bounce back this week as we play two regional contenders, Madison and Westfield.

December 10: Our Coaches vs. Cancer game raised over $1,000 on Tuesday night. A big thank you to all who contributed. We hope to make this event bigger and better next year!

We have a big week coming up next week, with games against regional contenders Madison on Tuesday and Westfield on Friday. Both games are at CVHS, so come out and support the Wildcats!

December 5: In our first road game on Friday night, we played well enough to win for two and a half quarters and then struggled a bit after that. We have regrouped and are ready to face Marshall on Tuesday, weather permitting.

Our game vs. Marshall is designated as our Coaches vs. Cancer game. We hope to make a generous donation to the American Cancer Society after the game.

December 1: Congratulations to all three teams for strong opening night efforts last night against Washington & Lee.

On the varsity level, a back and forth battle went the way of the Wildcats 71-69. Babu Ghuman hit two key free throws to seal the win. Tim Weyant 16 points and 5 assists and Malachi Jackson scored 14 points and grabbed 7 boards to lead Centreville. David Park chipped in with 11and Quantrell Simmons had 9. Ryan Farrar hit two big threes, including one to tie the game. Offensive Player of the Game honors go to Malachi Jackson, while Defensive Player of the Game goes to Tim Weyant. Everyone stepped up defensively in holding Josh McDaniel to 3 points in the 2nd half after he torched us for 24 in the first half. Ryan Farrar earned a game ball for is efforts off the bench.

We travel to West Potomac for a non-district matchup Friday night.

Our upcoming game on Tuesday, December 6 will be our "Coaches vs. Cancer" Game. Coach Weeren and I have been doing this for five years, and our communities have raised over $17,000 for the American Cancer Society. Please support the American Cancer Society by making a generous donation. You can make a donation at the game on Tuesday, give it to any Centreville basketball coach, and I will forward it to the American Cancer Society. Thanks, and Go Wildcats!

November 23: We had our first scrimmage last night at Potomac Falls. I think at all three levels, we did some good and and some bad. We got a taste of what we can become and also a feel for how far we have to go. We now have one week to prepare for our season opener on Wednesday, November 30 at home vs. the Washington & Lee Generals.

Everyone have a great Thanksgiving.

October 21: We are anxiously looking forward to the start of practice on November 14. We are continuing with weight training, open gym, and conditioning Monday thru Thursday. We will have a player meeting on Thursday, November 10 at 2:30 in the Lecture Hall to review all pertinent information for tryouts.

All prospective players must complete a Virginia High School League physical prior to tryouts.

Physical forms are available on the Centreville HS web site: www.fcps.edu/CentrevilleHS 

September 20: We are gearing up for the start of our season! Tryouts begin on November 14, and we have already started with weight training, conditioning, and open gym. We can’t wait for November! Congrats to our football team for a great start. Hopefully we can put as many points on the board as they are!

August 29: The Centreville Wildcats worked hard this summer, participating in two varsity summer leagues, a JV summer league, and team camp, in addition to running a week of basketball camp. We are anxiously looking forward to preparing for the 2005-06 season and we ask for the support of all Wildcat fans!