Christ Chapel Academy - point guard Stephen Brown

Christ Chapel Academy 

 point guard

Stephen Brown

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It was never a given that Stephen Brown would stay at Christ Chapel Academy for his entire high school career. And no one understood that better than the school’s basketball coaches.
They recognized early on that Brown was a special talent when it came to basketball. So much so that at some point the coaches figured Brown and his family would decide that he should attend another school where the level of competition was more challenging.
But then seventh grade, his first year at the Woodbridge school, passed and then eighth and ninth. Now in the 10th grade, Brown is still at CCA, leading the basketball team to new heights by doing what he does best: scoring from all over the court and playing tenacious defense.Will he be back as a junior? That question remains. But in the meantime, Brown is content where he is and Christ Chapel head coach Clinton Simmons is glad to have his star guard for at least one more season.“I don’t think too much about it,” Simmons said. “My assistants are always telling me this might be Stephen’s last year, but he has to do what’s best for him to get a [college] scholarship. If that means going to a bigger private school, I’m all for that. I’m happy I got to coach him.” Brown and his family have been forthright about the possibility of leaving.
“We’re going to weigh our options and pray about it, and see what’s best for Steve,” said Brown’s father Stephen. “We want it to be beneficial for him at the college level.”
Brown, who is second in the area in scoring among boys with a 20.9 scoring average and leads the area with 49 3-pointers, said he considered leaving Christ Chapel over the summer to attend Bishop Ireton in Alexandria, but the family and the school couldn’t work out the financial aid to allow him to enroll there. So, he returned to CCA and has no regrets. Last year, the Lions reached the state tournament for the first time in school history and are currently on track to make it back to states again this season. The Lions are ranked No. 8 in the latest VISAA Division III poll.