Front row: Jaylon Surell, Trey Clark, Jahleel Jackson; back row: coach Dean Marsden, Christian Lopez, Mason Cox, Bryson Moore, Bryce Eldridge, Marcus LeClair, Burke Carroll, Ethan Walker, coach Ryan Flaherty. Missing: Coach Mark Robinson. Photo contributed
The Vienna Magic, Vienna’s Division I eighth grade basketball team, won the 2019 Fairfax County Youth Basketball Championship. The team was led by coach Dean Marsden, in his 22nd year as a coach for Vienna. This was Marsden’s fourth County Championship. The Magic had a 15-1 record with an average margin of victory by 21.7 points. Vienna beat Annandale in the semi-finals to face SYA. In a hard-fought County Championship game, the Magic beat a tough SYA team 64-49. Bryson Moore was named Most Outstanding Player of the Championship game. Vienna had three first team all-league selections in Jahleel Jackson, Burke Carroll and Bryson Moore.