Dwayne Wade going on national TV and bashing his sons coach lets me know further that parents can’t be objective when it comes to their kids playing time. No matter there background or knowledge of the game
Just watched a 5’8” guard dominate a NCAA tournament whole game last night. But all these coaches looking for 6’4” PGs just because they fit a height requirement 😐🙃
Last night for a public school basketball regular season game, we had a packed house with multiple media outlets and a live broadcast with announcers. Two of the top teams in the state faced off. Our schools are within 10 miles. You don’t have to leave public school to be seen
A photographer came to me and asked if I wanted to do a fun idea she saw from Georgetown. Once I saw the original idea I was all in. And it turned out phenomenal. Thank you so much to Ginger Carroll for capturing our team, fans and cheerleaders in this amazing shot 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Sports can great. But it can also bring you extreme lows. Tonight we lost our state 1/4 final game and it hurts us all. But I could not be prouder of what these young men have accomplished this season. I am blessed they allow me to coach them. Thank you to all of Red Nation🔴⚪️🔵
Words can't describe how exciting this is. I couldn't be happier for our players and school. Cedar Run District tournament champs! First trophy in program history. 20 wins(and counting). Shot out to
@PHSRedNation
for being the best fans and student section in the nation🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Most times I wouldn’t even say anything. But anytime I feel like we reach a milestone as a program I feel like I should shine a light on it. ecstatic about the attention our players are receiving. They deserve every bit for the work they put in 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
#RedNation
The year before I got the Patriot job we won 6 games. Last year we won 11 and our 1st regional playoff game. This season district champs! So happy for the kids. Especially the seniors. 1st banner hung in school history! Not done yet! 15 wins and counting!
#RedNationRising
How many starting two guards can do this?! Dropped 21 pts last week in the regional tourney and just so happens to be one of if not the best cello players in the county. And last I heard a 4.6 GPA 😳.
@Princeton
, doesn’t get much more rounded than that🤔🤷🏾♂️
@jay_V1llan1
Our banquet was last night celebrating our team. 23-3 record. 13-0 at home. Cedar Run District regular season and tourney champs. Region 6D tourney champs. State tournament qualifier. Topped it off the parents gave me a personally signed ball from Barack Obama himself! 🔴⚪️🔵
Congrats to
@zackblue___
for being named 1st team all region. By far the most mentally tough kid I’ve ever coached. Can’t wait to watch you at the next level 🔴⚪️🔵🏀. That’s your cue college coaches!
shot out to
@PWCSNews
and
@SuperPWCS
for giving all teams still in the playoffs the opportunity to practice today. Special shot out to all the ADs and principals who went to bat for us. Specifially ours at Patriot, Brad Qualls and Dr. Bishop. The best in the business!
Such an amazing moment for our team, fans and school community. A definite family effort. From the play of our team to the support of
@PHSRedNation
. On now to the state tournament!!!!!
#RegionalChamps
#RedNation
🔴🔵⚪️🏀
Last nights first state tournament win in school history was great. But having all these guys back made it even better. Each one has gone on to college. A lot of wins and trophies for these kids!
#alums
#rednation
🔴⚪️🔵
Tough ending. Doesn’t take away from the journey. Greatest team in patriot basketball history. Unfortunately we came up short of our ultimate goal. Thank you to our community and school for being amazing on this run. We will be back🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Welp that was rough. Unfortunately we just didn’t have it today. Doesn’t take away from a great season. District regular season champs. District tournament champs. Region champs. State runner up. Toughest schedule that there was in my opinion. So proud of this group🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Not the ending we wanted. Losing never feels good. Only 1 team can win their last game. Unfortunately that won't be us. This group accomplished great things this year. Did things no other patriot team has done. I am so proud to be their coach. Win or lose
#RedNationRising
@YungboyIke
was the player of the year in football and basketball this year in the Cedar Run District! Someone tell me the last person to do that! Academically qualified unsigned senior who has yet to receive an offer. In either sport. Am I missing something?!
The first number has been put up on the boys basketball banner in school history. So many people had a hand in making this possible. Thanks to the class of 2018 for setting the bar for the program. Whole lot of space left up there👀
#districtchamps
#rednation
#JustGettinStarted
Took the team down to watch my alma mater to play today. Good for our guys to see what D1 athletes look like up close. Shot out to
@WMTribeMBB
for taking care of us. Dream big and achieve bigger!
Happy 5th birthday to the coolest, most kind, hilarious, stubborn(I’ll take the blame for that😂), most athletic little kid I know. In honor of the legend, I will share this iconic photo🔥❤️
Extremely special moment for our program. From where we started to now being the number 1 ranked team in VA division 6 is an excellent milestone. A lot of really good teams and to be at the top of the list is an honor. Now time to live up to the accolades! 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
#RedNation
Morning shoot around before school. Wouldn’t even know they had to be up at 5:30 AM. Of course
@isaiahvick23
stole the show.😂.Have fun doing what you love and it never feels like work🔴⚪️🔵🏀
It’s almost unbelievable to think about. From where we came just two short years ago to now being in position to play for a regional championship and have qualified for the state tournament. Proud of our players and staff. Fan support was out of this world! Let’s keep it going!
Well it's been a while since I've had to tweet after one of these. Unfortunately the ride has come to an end. The biggest compliment you can give a senior class is that they left the program better than they found it. And that's what they did. Thank you to all of
@PHSRedNation
Class of 2023! 4 district reg season and tournament champs. 3 straight region championship appearances winning the last two. 2 state final four appearances. 1 state final appearance. 86-14 record. More important all three will be continuing their bball careers in college! 🔴⚪️🔵
quality win against a good WCAC school. From arguably the top private school league in the nation. Not only good for us a program but for Prince William County and all of northern VA. Proud of our team. Great job by
@FlanaganGriffin
off the bench today!
#rednation
#10
-0 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Humbled by this great honor bestowed on me from my fellow coaches. Bottom line is I have great hardworking players and an amazing coaching staff that make me look good. Not to mention an outstanding fan base! None of this is possible without them!
#RedNationRising
Man this team! Despite not getting the personal accolades they deserve they just keep getting it done.
@zackblue___
(the real POY) had 22 pts 7 rebs 5 ast. All district players
@Jackson_Ford42
(14 pts 5 rebs)
@chadwatsonn1
(13 pts 3 AST and
@Trey_Nelson21
(9 pts 7 AST 5 Reb) 🔴⚪️🔵
Congrats to class of 2023
@lulnasirrr
for being named 1st team all state! For the fifth year in a row
@PatriotHoops
has had a guard make first team all state! Nas is the first junior to do so. Next year gonna get real spooky in Nokesville 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
This is big time. In all my time as an alumni I have never received anything like this.
@Dane_Fischer
has
@WMTribeMBB
going in the right direction. Can't wait to see what's to come this season
Coaches in our area texting our opponent telling them they hope they beat us is nasty work. Little do they know Mike Desmond is my guy lol. Y’all enjoy watching though
All 3 of our seniors are committed to go on to the next level and will be college basketball players!!!! All 3 over 3.0 GPAs & are super talented. more so they are great people. I’m excited to see the heights they reach. (You heard that right. We only had 3 seniors 😉.)🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Only one team is happy at the end of the year and that’s the champ. Unfortunately that won’t be us. Proud of this group and how they persevered through a season that was like no other. To the seniors thank you so much for everything 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
6 years ago today we had our first workout at Patriot. We had 0 numbers on our banner. School had never had a winning basketball season. Fast forward to the present we now have 5 district champ, 2 reg champ. 2 state tourney appearances. Still more work to do! 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Happy 70th birthday to my pops
@ShermanRivers6
. I pray that 70 is as good to me as it is to him. If I didn't know it I wouldn't believe he was the age he was.
Listen I loved the 90s bulls. I’m probably the biggest Jordan fan ever. But all these motivational tweets are killing me. MJ was a sophomore. He wasn’t cut. He just was put on JV. Pippen and Rodman grew 8 inches in college. That’s absurd. Stop selling these 5’7” dudes false hope
I remember my first time walking into our gym in the spring of 2016 as the head coach and seeing our banner was blank. Not a single number. Fast forward to today and we are adding 2022! Looking forward to the next journey to pursue the next one 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Play of the night! Crucial point in the game!
@Randall_Jay12
was all the way down on the opposite baseline when the ball was stolen. Championship level effort! 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Man this is huge milestone for our program. To be ranked in the All Met top 20 is such an honor. Knowing the amount of good teams in the DMV and level of talent, I'm hyped our team has been recognized. Now time to prove them right! 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
#RedNation
Listen. I know we as coaches are bias to our guys. But the fact
@Devon_Parrish6
doesn’t have an offer is absurd. 3 year varsity starter. One of if not the best players in northern VA. 25 pts and 8 rebs last night. Avg 19 pts 5 reb 4 ast. Better yet has a 3.3 GPA and 1100 SAT.
Was just talking to
@CoachLosP
. I don’t remember the last time two VA public schools finishing top 5 in the
@WashPostHS
all met rankings. Big time! Heck of an accomplishment for our program🔴⚪️🔵🏀
New numbers added! Program keeps progressing and kids keep leaving their mark. Back to back district champs and first ever region champs! 🔴⚪️🔵🏀
#rednation
I don’t know who needs to hear this. But you being older than someone doesn’t automatically mean people owe you respect. You earn that. It’s a lot of terrible grown ups out here disrespecting people expecting respect in return. Doesn’t work that way
I see coaches have been doing a challenge of tagging one another to say they stand against racism. I understand the sentiment but I think it’s silly that people have to say you stand against something that is morally wrong. This should of already been the expectation
Devin immediately runs up to me in the handshake line after we lost tonight.
Devin: “Dad why do we play such hard teams?!”
Me: “Because we want to get better lil man. And to get better you gotta challenge yourself.”
Devin: thinks for a second. “Then can we play 1 on 1 later?”
I love the fact when I drop off my youngest at school/daycare, all the people that work there tell me good luck on game days. And kids I don’t know high five me at work walking through the hallway The way our community has embraced our staff and team is incredible 🏀
#rednation
Just saw a that a team forfeited a state quarter final game. Supposedly kids wanted to go on vacation or beach week. This generation is wild and the adults now are even wilder
Big win to clinch the 1 seed for the region and the regular season district championship in the Cedar Run for the second year in a row! But this is only the beginning. District tourney starts next week. Super proud of this team
#18
-2
#2xdistrictchamp
#RedNation
#🔴⚪️🔵🏀
Congrats to
@YungboyIke
for being named 1st team all region! And congrats to Drake Marshall for being named 2nd team all region! Two great players that deserve all the recognition they get because they work their tales off!
#RedNationRising
I could go on and on about how special a player
@isaiahvick23
is. what’s more impressive is the type of person he is. That’s because of his parents. I’m a better coach and human because I had a chance to coach you. Can’t wait to see where you go! And we will fix it
@vick757
😂✊🏾
When your son ends his HS career and his Head Coach-
@CoachSherm5
can speak about him in this way, you feel so much joy & gratitude.
@isaiahvick23
was named Mr. Patriot not only for his basketball accomplishments but for his investment in his High School and pride he took in
Man let me tell you. You don’t see very many 3 sport athletes anymore. Especially not ones who excel at all 3.
@SamFernandez_QB
in one of the top players in the state for
@PatriotHS_FB
. A key part of our bball team and is also an all district performer for
@Patriot_Lax
. Special!
Congrats to
@Kaden_Bates1
on his commitment to
@UMW_Basketball
! The workers always win! Had 96 steals this season 😳. Can’t wait to see him at the next level!
Business trip to
@PhillyHSLive
. Had to make sure we are riding in style. Playing in front of college coaches we might as well take a college bus🤷🏾♂️🔴⚪️🔵🏀