August 7, 1998 – The Vienna Warhawks 12 Year Old Boys County Select Basketball Team claimed the Fairfax County Stars Summer League Championship 73-53 over Braddock Road held at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Braddock Road was looking for their first summer league title after a heartbreaking overtime loss to Chantilly in last year’s championship game. They lost only one game this summer and were trouncing teams as they marched through the tournament bracket. Vienna had built its own six game winning streak which included a 46-43 win against defending champion, Chantilly in the semi-finals.

Vienna came out ready to play taking an early 9-0 lead. Then came Braddock Road’s full court press. The Warhawks had trouble at first handling the pressure, but calmed down and worked the ball around effectively to get good looks at the basket the rest of the half. Vienna came back with a run of their own to end the half up 14 points at 39-25.

Three Vienna players, Derek Feussner, Stuart Rawlinson, and Kwame Safo hit 3-point shots in the first half. Brent Locey provided an inside threat with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Guards Brian Landry, Jeff Manthe, Safo, and Rawlinson worked extremely hard on defense to prevent Braddock Road from getting easy shots from the perimeter.

In the second half, Braddock Road turned up the pressure and made a run, cutting Vienna’s lead to 9 points with a barrage of 3-pointers. The Warhawks regrouped and started making things happen. Vienna made a couple 3 pointers of their own and Braddock Road started wearing down. The Warhawks began beating their full court pressure consistently and all Braddock Road could do is start fouling as the fatigue set in. Vienna went to the free-throw line 23 times in the second half, making 15.