Dave Koesters, Class of 1974, under coach Don McCool, led the basketball team to the state tournament after winning district and regional championships: 1972, 1973 and in 1974. The 1972 team was the first Fairfax County team to get to the state basketball final. It lost the 1972 state final to Hopewell by a score of 63–55. It lost the 1974 state final to Petersburg High School by a score of 50–48. The Petersburg team featured future NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone. Koesters went on to play basketball at the University of Virginia.