2012 POHANKA CHANTILLY BASKETBALL CLASSIC 20TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DEC. 27-29 C HANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL 1 Best Wishes to all the teams in the Forthebestin automotive sales ChantillyClassic and service, the staff, students, parents, and Basketball alumni of the teams are all Tournament invited to contact Pohanka Lexus for a great deal on their next new or pre-ownedvehicle. 13909LEEJACKSONHIGHWAY•CHANTILLY VA 800.459.6319•www.pohanka-lexus.com 2 WELCOME TO THE 2012 POHANKA CHANTILLY BASKETBALL CLASSIC Chantilly Athletic Boosters T ournament Information Please have your hand stamped if you Please do not allow children to run The 50/50 raffle is available throughout leave or you will have to pay to reenter. around unsupervised in gym or lobby. the tournament. Drawing will occur Stamps change daily. Halftime shootout available during between the third and fourth quarter of Smoking is not permitted anywhere on halftime of all Chantilly games. the Championship Game. Winners need not be present. Fairfax County school property. T-shirts are for sale in the lobby for $15. Purchase programs in the lobby for $5. A message from the Athletic Boosters The Chantilly Athletic Boosters welcome all the visiting teams, players, coaches, and staff to the 20th annual Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic. We are honored and grateful for your participation in the longest currently running basketball tournament in Northern Virginia. Additionally, we are proud to continue this fine tradition and hope you enjoy Best Wishes to all your time here this week. Many local companies choose to sponsor and contribute financial support in order to make these days of basketball possible. We cannot thank them enough. I would like to call out and highlight some of our sponsors, in particular, the Pohanka Auto Group, Crutchfield Orthodontics, Commonwealth Orthopedics, Jersey the teams in the Mike’s Subs, Cas & Sons, Modell’s, Longwood University, First Watch Restaurant, CiCi’s, Forthebestin Ventera and The Washington Group. The Athletic Boosters would like to highlight and give a gracious thank you to Chantilly automotive sales ChantillyClassic Principal Teresa Johnson, Director of Student Activities Terry Brown, and the entire Booster Board for their dedication to making this a memorable event. Many long hours and service, the staff, have been dedicated in preparation for the tournament by countless volunteers, each Basketball of whom deserve a great deal of appreciation and gratitude, and without whom this students, parents, and tournament would not be possible. We would especially like to thank our tournament alumni of the teams are all director and girls varsity basketball coach, Kurt Sporkmann, boys basketball coach Jim Tournament Smith, as well as every volunteer for taking their time to support this event. invited to contact Pohanka Lexus All money raised at this tournament will benefit all the sports teams at Chantilly High School. Each school year CHS fields 51 teams across all levels and sports. So all your for a great deal on their next new or contributions go to financially supporting the fine student athletes here in our community. Thanks again for coming to watch, enjoy your time with us, and we look forward to some pre-ownedvehicle. great competitive basketball. Thanks again to all of our generous supporters! Tim Boyle 13909LEEJACKSONHIGHWAY•CHANTILLY VA President 800.459.6319•www.pohanka-lexus.com Chantilly Athletic Boosters 3 4 THANK YOU TO OUR SpONSORS www.chick-fil-a.com/chantillyplace Chantilly Place 703-631-2253 A message from Teresa Johnson A message from Jim LeMunyon Welcome to Chantilly High School! It is with great pleasure Congratulations Pohanka Basketball Tournament athletes, that we celebrate 20 years of the Pohanka Chantilly Classic organizers, volunteers, and spectators on reaching a Basketball Tournament. It is our honor to once again host 20-year milestone! What an accomplishment! As one of such a great event that demonstrates the basketball skills the longest-running winter basketball tournaments, the of high school students from around the state of Virginia. Pohanka basketball tournament has provided fun and Sports and extracurricular activities play a strong role in the sportsmanship to Northern Virginia for 20 years. Thank you growth and development of our students as they strive to to everyone who makes this event such a success every show their competitive spirit in events such as the Classic. year - and here’s to 20 more years! The Pohanka Chantilly Classic is an awesome three-day Jim LeMunyon event that is a staple to our community. It brings together Member, Virginia House of Delegates the school, the community and local businesses. I’d like to 67th District take this opportunity to thank Pohanka Automotive Group for sponsoring and supporting this tournament. Pohanka has demonstrated generosity and support of this event A message from Pat Herrity since it began 20 years ago. Thanks also to the parents, I would like to extend to you all a very warm welcome to fans, sponsors, officials and the many volunteers for their all the participants in the 20th Annual Pohanka Chantilly time. Without their support, this event would not be Basketball Classic. Tipoff today marks a special milestone, possible. making the Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic the longest running winter tournament in the region. Go Chargers! Principal Teresa Johnson This event is a must-see in the Chantilly community and one that brings together athletes, volunteers, parents, and neighbors. It is a great end to the holiday season, and one A message from Terry Brown that is much anticipated every year. It is also important to I would like to welcome you to Chantilly High School note and thank the Pohanka Automotive Group for helping and the 20th-annual Pohanka boys and girls basketball make this event possible. They have been a long-standing tournament. Our tournament director, Kurt Sporkmann, supporter of the community and for 20 straight years they together with many of our booster board members, have have been a part of this event. worked long and hard hours to make this tournament the I would also like to acknowledge the hard work that you best that it can be. I hope you enjoy the games and the have all put in getting here. To all of the players, I wish you holiday season. Good luck to all teams. Play hard. every success on the court; your commitment to competition Best regards, and fair play is a quality that will serve you well in this Terry Brown tournament and future challenges as well. To all of the Director of Student Activities coaches, as a youth sports coach myself, I understand the important role sports have in the establishment of character, discipline, and leadership in our youth — I applaud your efforts and endeavors. To all of the spectators, I hope that you enjoy watching our youth participate in what will be a memorable weekend for all of us. To recognize this special tournament Supervisor Frey and I asked our colleagues on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to declare Dec. 27, 2012, as Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic Day in Fairfax County. Our motion was unanimously approved. I look forward to watching a great tournament with you all, and hope that you enjoy this historic weekend. Sincerely, Pat Herrity Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 5 THE POHANKA CHANTILLY CLASSIC C ELEBRATING 20 Years OF Competition The Pohanka Chantilly Classic offers one of the most com- first two. The Chargers then won three straight, including the petitive and entertaining holiday basketball tournaments most lopsided championship in tournament history, a 105-52 in the D.C. Metropolitan area. In the 2012 edition, both host trouncing of Phelps. teams will be vying to win the title against teams from The Chargers have had some tough finales including con- around the Metro D.C. area and the state. secutive two-point overtime championship game losses to The Chantilly boys team will feature an up tempo style of Hayfield in 2002 and 2003. In 2007 the Chargers returned play with sophomore guards Tyler Femi and Dylan Madawo, to championship level, ending a five-year drought with a and junior guard DeAndre Harris. The Chargers are looking 94-86 decision over Landon. Head coach Jim Smith and the to reclaim the title won last year by Wilson, following Chan- Chargers have won eight titles, the most recent in 2010. 1997 tilly’s 2010 win over South County. In addition to Chantilly, Chantilly graduate Derek Franklin is the only player to win Wilson and South County will be Forest Park High School the MVP twice (96-97). from Woodbridge and the Robinson Rams of Fairfax. Robinson GIRLS HISTORY is the defending Concorde District Champion. Another new- The girls bracket started in 1995, two years later than the comer to the Pohanka Chantilly Classic is Patriot High School boys, but has created quite a buzz, especially in the new mil- from Nokesville. Mills Godwin, traditionally one of the Rich- lennium. mond area’s more successful programs, Wilson High School For the first six years of competition the tournament field- from Washington, D.C. and Mountain View from Stafford re- ed only four teams on the girls side, but still offered plenty of turn again this year and round out the boys field. memorable moments. Like their male counterparts, the Lady The girls tournament also features an exciting array of Chargers also got off to a relatively slow start, losing the first teams, including Georgetown Visitation, who is traditionally two title games to Fairfax. The Rebels had three consecutive ranked by the Washington Post as one of the D.C. area’s best titles, the last against Centreville in 1997, before Chantilly teams and returns to defend its 2010 and 2011 champion- won its first championship in 1998.