Cedar Run District

The AAA Cedar Run District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Manassas to Ashburn. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.

The Cedar Run District schools compete in the AAA Northwest Region with the schools from the AAA Cardinal District, the AAA Commonwealth District, and the AAA Western Valley District.

Facts about the district

The Cedar Run District was established in 2001 to serve two purposes. The first was to alleviate crowding in the Cardinal District, and the second purpose was to be a fourth district in the Northwestern Region, after two Southwest Virginia AAA Districts were consolidated into the Western Valley District.

District history

The charter members of the Cedar Run were Osbourn, Osbourn Park, Potomac, and Stonewall Jackson which all split from the Cardinal District. As Prince William County grew, Battlefield High School of Haymarket opened and joined the district in 2004. In 2005, Potomac was moved back to the Cardinal District, but the Cedar Run accepted Culpeper County High School from the Commonwealth District and Fauquier High School of the AA Northwestern District which expanded the district's geography considerably. In 2007, the Cedar Run District welcomed two more members, Liberty High School of Fauquier County from the AA Northwestern District, and Loudoun Valley High School of the AAA National District.

In 2009-2010, Liberty High School, Fauquier High School, and Culpeper County High School will all move down to AA because of new schools opening up in their respective areas. A preliminary plan had two additional Loudoun County schools joining the district with Heritage High School of Leesburg coming from Group AA, and Stone Bridge High School of Ashburn coming from the AAA Liberty District and AAA Northern Region. In addition, Osbourn Park is also expected to move back to the Cardinal District. However the preliminary plan was not passed and Stone Bridge was granted the right to stay in the Northern Region, Liberty District. Starting in the 2009/2010 school year the Cedar Run only had five members; Heritage, Loudoun Valley, Battlefield, Stonewall Jackson, and Osbourn. The smallest member is Heritage with an enrollment of about 1,900 students and the largest is Battlefield with an enrollment of about 3,700.

In 2011-2012, Heritage-Leeseburg and Loudoun Valley returned to AA while be replaced in the Cedar Run District by Freedom-South Riding and Broad Run which moved up to AAA.

2008-2009 District champions

Member schools

• Broad Run Spartans, Ashburn
• Freedom Eagles, South Riding
• Osbourn Eagles, Manassas
• Stonewall Jackson Raiders, Manassas
• Battlefield Bobcats, Haymarket
• Patriot Pioneers, Nokesville

Former members

• Culpeper County High School, Culpeper (2005-2009)
• Fauquier High School, Fauquier (2005-2009)
• Heritage High School, Leesburg (2009-2011)
• Liberty High School, Bealeton (2007-2009)
• Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville (2007-2011)
• Osbourn Park High School, Manassas (2001-2009)
• Potomac High School, Dumfries (2001-2004)