- AAA Patriot District
The AAA Patriot District is a high school conference in the state of
Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County and Alexandria City. AAA is the largest enrollment class and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports. The Patriot District was founded in 1993 as part of an attempted realignment of the Northern Region.All of the Patriot District schools are in Division 6 (larger AAA schools) except for South County and Hayfield which are in Division 5. The largest member is T.C. Williams with an enrollment of about 2,800 students (from 9th-12th grade; T.C. itself is a 10-12 school), and the smallest member is Hayfield with an enrollment about 1,700 students. Hayfield has an AA size enrollment, but chooses to play up in AAA to maintain rivalries with neighboring schools rather than play schools in the
AA Dulles District , whose members are far away. Hayfield's enrollment is also anticipated to increase back into the AAA class in the near future as well.The Patriot District schools compete in the
AAA Northern Region with the schools from theAAA Concorde District , theAAA Liberty District , and theAAA National District .District changes in 2005
The Patriot District experienced some changes in 2005 due to realignment and the opening of
South County Secondary School in Lorton. The Patriot District was determined by the Northern Region at least initially to hold only Division 6 schools, and moved Lee from the Liberty District to the Patriot. However, Robinson, a perennial Patriot member in the past was moved to the Concorde District, which caused some controversy, as it severed their rivalry with Lake Braddock.2007-2008 champions
Fall Sports Regular Season Champions
*Cheerleading:
*Boys Cross Country:
*Girls Cross Country:
*Field Hockey:
*Golf:
*Football:
*Volleyball: Winter Sports Regular Season Champions
*Boys Basketball:
*Girls Basketball:
*Girls Gymnastics:
*Boys Swimming:
*Girls Swimming:
*Boys Indoor Track:
*Girls Indoor Track:
*Wrestling: HayfieldSpring Sports Regular Season Champions
*Baseball: Lake Braddock
*Boys Lacrosse: Annandale
*Girls Lacrosse: Annandale
*Boys Soccer:
*Girls Soccer:
*Softball: South County
*Boys Tennis: Lake Braddock (Singles, Doubles, Team)
*Girls Tennis: South County
*Boys Track: Lake Braddock
*Girls Track: Lake BraddockAAA athletic and academic team championships won by Patriot District schools in 2007-2008
*Boys Basketball: T.C. Williams
tate champions since 2002-2003
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*includes schools only when they were in the district
Member schools
*Annandale Atoms, Annandale
*Hayfield Hawks, Alexandria
*Lake Braddock Bruins, Burke
*Lee Lancers, Springfield
*South County Stallions, Lorton
*T.C. Williams Titans, Alexandria
*West Potomac Wolverines, Alexandria
*West Springfield Spartans, SpringfieldFormer members
*The charter member Robinson Rams of Fairfax were moved to the Concorde District in 2005.
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