Girls Basketball: Freedom Assistant Patton Named Champe's First Head Coach

Aldie (March 14, 2012) - Freedom High School assistant coach Will Patton was approved by the Loudoun County School Board as the first head girls basketball coach at John Champe High School which opens in the fall.


Patton comes to Champe from Freedom where he has served as the head JV girls coach the past two seasons. Prior to Freedom, Patton was the head girls coach at Paul VI high school where in 2002, he led his team to the Virginia Independent School League State championship and was named Coach of the Year.

He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, and has been passionately involved in basketball since 1992.

Champe athletic director Joe Breinig, Jr.: "Coach Patton is a hard worker and is excited about becoming a valuable part of the school and community. He plans to instill school pride and make sure the basketball team is constantly working hard to improve while having fun. His vision is to establish a team that works hard, plays hard and is positive in every aspect of the game and life."

Visit the John Champe High School website at http://lcps.org/jch and the athletic website at www.champesports.com to see more information about the athletic program, parent/student meeting dates, and important offseason activities.

A meet the coach night will be held at Mercer middle school on Wednesday, April 11th at 7pm in the auditorium.