High school athletic league in the US
TheWashington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC ) is a majorhigh school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-edCatholic high schools of theArchdiocese of Washington &Diocese of Arlington located in theWashington Metropolitan Area . The WCAC is widely regarded as the nation's best boys and girls basketball and football conference, with several teams in the conference ranked nationally in any given year.
The conference is known for its nationally renowned Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Wrestling, Soccer, and Baseball programs.[citation needed ] It has produced numerous professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB and PLL.
School Archdiocese -Diocese Colors Team name Location Founded Enrollment Archbishop Carroll High School Archdiocese of Washington Lions Washington, DC 1951 400 Bishop Ireton High School Diocese of Arlington Cardinals Alexandria, VA 1964 800 Bishop McNamara High School Archdiocese of Washington Mustangs Forestville, MD 1964 870 Bishop O'Connell High School Diocese of Arlington Knights Arlington, VA 1957 1,170 DeMatha Catholic High School Archdiocese of Washington Stags Hyattsville, MD 1946 800 Elizabeth Seton High School Archdiocese of Washington Roadrunners Bladensburg, MD 1959 570 Gonzaga College High School Archdiocese of Washington Eagles Washington, DC 1821 970 Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Archdiocese of Washington Falcons Olney, MD 1958 1,200 Academy of the Holy Cross Archdiocese of Washington Tartans Kensington, MD 1868 530 St. Paul VI Catholic High School Diocese of Arlington Panthers Chantilly, VA 1983 957 St. John's College High School Archdiocese of Washington Cadets Washington, DC 1851 1,200 St. Mary's Ryken High School Archdiocese of Washington Knights Leonardtown, MD 1885 700 The Heights School Archdiocese of Washington Cavaliers Potomac, MD 1969 280
Holy Cross and Elizabeth Seton are girls only, while Gonzaga, DeMatha and the Heights are all boys.
The WCAC sponsors competitions in the following sports:
Baseball Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling
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1960-Carroll 1961-St. John's 1962-St. John's 1963-DeMatha 1964-St. John's 1965-Carroll 1966-DeMatha 1967-DeMatha 1968-St. John's 1969-Carroll 1970-Carroll 1971-Carroll 1972-St. John's 1973-Bishop McNamara 1974-St. John's 1975-St. John's 1976-St. John's 1977-Carroll 1978-Carroll 1979-Carroll 1980-Carroll 1981-Bishop McNamara 1982-DeMatha 1983-Carroll 1984-DeMatha 1985-Carroll 1986-DeMatha 1987-Carroll 1988-Carroll 1989-St. John's 1990-Bishop McNamara 1991-DeMatha 1992-DeMatha 1993-DeMatha 1994-DeMatha 1995-DeMatha 1996-Gonzaga 1997-Gonzaga 1998-DeMatha 1999-St. Paul VI 2000-DeMatha 2001-DeMatha 2002-Gonzaga 2003-DeMatha 2004-DeMatha 2005-DeMatha 2006-DeMatha 2007-DeMatha 2008-DeMatha 2009-Good Counsel 2010-Good Counsel 2011-Good Counsel 2012-Good Counsel 2013-DeMatha 2014-DeMatha 2015-DeMatha 2016-DeMatha 2017-St. John’s 2018-Gonzaga (Capital)/Ryken (Metro) 2019-Good Counsel (Capital)/Ryken (Metro) 2020-Covid 2021-St. John’s (Capital)/Ryken (Metro) 2022-St. John’s (Capital)/Carroll (Metro) 2023-Good Counsel (Capital)/Ryken (Metro) 2024-DeMatha (Capital)/St. Paul VI (Metro) Champions School Championships DeMatha 25 Archbishop Carroll 14 St. John's 13 Good Counsel 6 Gonzaga 4 St. Mary’s Ryken 4 Bishop McNamara 3 St. Paul VI 2
Boys Basketball Champions [ edit ] [ 2]
1961-DeMatha 1962-DeMatha 1963-DeMatha 1964-DeMatha 1965-DeMatha 1966-DeMatha 1967-Mackin (Carroll) 1968-DeMatha 1969-DeMatha 1970-DeMatha 1971-DeMatha 1972-DeMatha 1973-DeMatha 1974-DeMatha 1975-DeMatha 1976-DeMatha 1977-St. John's 1978-DeMatha 1979-DeMatha 1980-DeMatha 1981-DeMatha 1982-DeMatha 1983-DeMatha 1984-DeMatha 1985-DeMatha 1986-Gonzaga 1987-DeMatha 1988-DeMatha 1989-Carroll 1990-DeMatha 1991-DeMatha 1992-DeMatha 1993-Carroll 1994-DeMatha 1995-McNamara 1996-DeMatha 1997-Gonzaga 1998-DeMatha 1999-Gonzaga 2000-St. John's 2001-DeMatha 2002-DeMatha 2003-Gonzaga 2004-O'Connell 2005-DeMatha 2006-DeMatha 2007-DeMatha 2008-Gonzaga 2009-DeMatha 2010-DeMatha 2011-DeMatha 2012-St. Paul VI 2013-O'Connell 2014-St. Paul VI 2015-Gonzaga 2016-St. John's 2017-Gonzaga 2018-DeMatha 2019-Gonzaga 2020-DeMatha 2022-St. Paul VI 2023-St. John’s 2024-St. Paul VI Champions School Championships DeMatha 41 Gonzaga 8 St. John's 4 St. Paul VI 4 Carroll 3 O'Connell 2 McNamara 1
Girls Basketball Champions [ edit ] 1994-O'Connell 1995-Good Counsel 1996-Elizabeth Seton 1997-Elizabeth Seton 1998-St. John's 1999-St. John's 2000-St. John's 2001-Elizabeth Seton 2002-St. John's 2003-McNamara 2004-St. John's 2005-Good Counsel 2006-Good Counsel 2007-Holy Cross 2008-McNamara 2009-Good Counsel 2010-Elizabeth Seton 2011-St. John's 2012-Good Counsel 2013-St. John's 2014-St. Paul VI 2015-St. Paul VI 2016-St. Paul VI 2017-St. John's 2018-St. John's 2019-St. John's 2020-McNamara 2022-St. John's 2023-St. John’s 2024-St. John's Champions School Championships St. John's 13 Good Counsel 5 Elizabeth Seton 4 St. Paul VI 3 Bishop McNamara 3 O'Connell 1 Holy Cross 1
Girls Ice Hockey Champions [ edit ] 2019-St. John's 2020-St. John's 2022-St. John's 2023-St. John’s 2024-St. John's 2025-St. John's Champions School Championships St. John's 6
1968-DeMatha 1969-St. John's 1970-DeMatha 1971-St. John's 1972-Good Counsel 1973-Carroll 1974-Carroll 1975-DeMatha 1976-St. John's 1977-St. John's 1978-DeMatha 1979-DeMatha 1980-DeMatha 1981-DeMatha 1982-O'Connell 1983-DeMatha 1984-DeMatha 1985-DeMatha 1986-Good Counsel 1987-DeMatha 1988-DeMatha 1989-O'Connell 1990-Good Counsel 1991-DeMatha 1992-DeMatha 1993-St. Paul VI 1994-DeMatha 1995-DeMatha 1996-DeMatha 1997-DeMatha 1998-DeMatha 1999-St. John's 2000-Gonzaga 2001-O'Connell 2002-DeMatha 2003-DeMatha 2004-DeMatha 2005-St. John's 2006-Good Counsel 2007-St. Paul VI 2008-DeMatha 2009-St. Paul VI 2010-Good Counsel 2011-St. John's 2012-St. Paul VI 2013-DeMatha 2014-St. John's 2015-St. John's 2016-St. John's 2017-St. John's 2018-St. John's 2019-St. John's 2021-St. John’s 2022-Gonzaga 2023-St. John’s 2024-St. John's 2025-St. John's Champions School Championships DeMatha 24 St. John's 17 Good Counsel 5 O'Connell 3 St. Paul VI 4 Carroll 2 Gonzaga 2
1994-O'Connell 1995-O'Connell 1996-O'Connell 1997-O'Connell 1998-O'Connell 1999-O'Connell 2000-Holy Cross 2001-Good Counsel 2002-Bishop Ireton 2003-O'Connell 2004-O'Connell 2005-O'Connell 2006-O'Connell 2007-O'Connell 2008-O'Connell 2009-O'Connell 2010-O'Connell 2011-O'Connell 2012-O'Connell 2013-O'Connell 2014-St. Mary's Ryken 2015-St. Mary's Ryken 2016-O'Connell 2017-O'Connell 2018-O'Connell 2019-St. Mary's Ryken 2021-O'Connell 2022-O'Connell 2023-O'Connell 2024-O'Connell 2025-O'Connell Champions School Championships O'Connell 25 St. Mary's Ryken 3 Holy Cross 1 Good Counsel 1 Bishop Ireton 1
Boys soccer champions [ edit ] 1974-DeMatha 1975-Carroll 1976-Good Counsel 1977-Carroll 1978-Good Counsel 1979-Good Counsel 1980-O'Connell 1981-O'Connell 1982-O'Connell 1983-O'Connell 1984-O'Connell 1985-Bishop Ireton 1986-St. John's 1987-DeMatha 1988-Good Counsel 1989-St. Paul VI 1990-Bishop Ireton 1991-O'Connell 1992-Gonzaga/St. Paul VI 1993-McNamara 1994-Bishop Ireton 1995-St. Paul VI 1996-O'Connell 1997-St. Paul VI 1998-O'Connell 1999-DeMatha 2000-Gonzaga 2001-Gonzaga 2002-Gonzaga 2003-DeMatha 2004-DeMatha 2005-DeMatha 2006-Gonzaga 2007-Gonzaga 2008-Gonzaga 2009-Gonzaga 2010-DeMatha 2011-DeMatha 2012-Gonzaga 2013-DeMatha 2014-DeMatha 2015-DeMatha 2016-Gonzaga 2017-Gonzaga 2018-The Heights (1st year in league) 2019-Gonzaga 2021-Good Counsel 2022-Gonzaga 2023-The Heights 2024-Gonzaga Champions School Championships Gonzaga 14 DeMatha 11 O'Connell 8 Good Counsel 5 St. Paul VI 4 Ireton 3 Carroll 2 The Heights 2 St. John's 1 McNamara 1
1987-Bishop Ireton 1988-Dematha 1989-Dematha 1990-Dematha 1991-Dematha 1992-Gonzaga 1993-Gonzaga 1994-Dematha 1995-Dematha 1996-Dematha 1997-Gonzaga 1998-Gonzaga 1999-Dematha 2000-Dematha 2001-Dematha 2002-Dematha 2003-Dematha 2004-Dematha 2005-Dematha 2006-Dematha 2007-St. Mary's Ryken 2008-Dematha 2009-Dematha 2010-Gonzaga 2011-Gonzaga 2012-Gonzaga 2013-Gonzaga 2014-Gonzaga 2015-Gonzaga 2016-Gonzaga 2017-St. John's 2018-Gonzaga 2019-Gonzaga 2020-NA 2021-NA 2022-St. John's 2023-St. John's 2024-Gonzaga Champions School Championships DeMatha 17 Gonzaga 14 Bishop Ireton 1 St. Mary's Ryken 1 St. John's 3
Wrestling champions [ edit ] 1975-Carroll 1976-Bishop McNamara 1977-Good Counsel 1978-Good Counsel 1979-St. John's 1980-Good Counsel 1981-Good Counsel 1982-O'Connell 1983-O'Connell 1984-Bishop McNamara 1985-O'Connell 1986-Dematha 1987-Dematha 1988-Dematha 1989-Dematha 1990-Dematha 1991-Dematha 1992-Dematha 1993-Dematha 1994-Dematha 1995-Dematha 1996-Dematha 1997-Dematha 1998-Dematha 1999-Dematha 2000-Dematha 2001-Dematha/O'Connell 2002-Dematha 2003-Dematha 2004-Dematha 2005-Dematha 2006-Dematha 2007-Dematha 2008-Dematha 2009-O'Connell 2010-Dematha 2011-Good Counsel 2012-Dematha 2013-Good Counsel 2014-Good Counsel 2015-Good Counsel 2016-Good Counsel 2017-St. John's 2018-St. John’s 2019-St. John’s 2020-St. Mary’s Ryken Champions School Championships DeMatha 25 Good Counsel 9 O'Connell 5 St. John’s 4 Bishop McNamara 2 Carroll 1 St. Mary’s Ryken 1
1973-Good Counsel 1974-Good Counsel 1975-Good Counsel 1976-St. John's 1977-St. John's 1978-St. John's 1979-St. John's 1980-Bishop McNamara 1981-Dematha 1982-Good Counsel 1983-Dematha 1984-Dematha 1985-Dematha 1986-Bishop McNamara 1987-Good Counsel 1988-Bishop McNamara 1989-Dematha 1990-Good Counsel 1991-Gonzaga 1992-Good Counsel 1993-Dematha 1994-Dematha 1995-Dematha 1996-Dematha 1997-Dematha 1998-Dematha 1999-Dematha 2000-O'Connell 2001-St. Paul VI 2002-Gonzaga 2003-St. Paul VI 2004-Dematha 2005-Gonzaga 2006-Gonzaga 2007-Gonzaga 2008-Dematha 2009-St. Paul VI 2010-Gonzaga 2011-Gonzaga 2012-Gonzaga 2013-Gonzaga 2014-St. Paul VI 2015-Gonzaga 2016-Gonzaga 2017-Gonzaga 2018-Gonzaga 2019-Gonzaga Champions School Championships Gonzaga 14 Dematha 14 Good Counsel 7 St. Paul VI 4 St. John's 4 Bishop McNamara 3 O'Connell 1
Boys Tennis champions [ edit ] 1979-Archbishop Carroll 1982-O'Connell 1983-St. John's 1984-St. John's 1985-Gonzaga 1986-Gonzaga 1987-Gonzaga 1988-Gonzaga 1989-Gonzaga 1990-Gonzaga 1991-Gonzaga 1992-Gonzaga 1993-Gonzaga 1994-Gonzaga 1995-Gonzaga 1996-DeMatha 1997-DeMatha 1998-DeMatha 1999-DeMatha 2000-DeMatha 2001-Good Counsel 2002-DeMatha 2003-DeMatha 2004-DeMatha 2005-Gonzaga 2006-Gonzaga 2007-DeMatha 2008-Gonzaga 2009-DeMatha 2010-Gonzaga 2011-Gonzaga 2012-Gonzaga 2013-Gonzaga 2014-Gonzaga 2015-O'Connell 2016-Gonzaga 2017-Gonzaga 2018-Good Counsel 2019-Gonzaga 2022-Gonzaga 2023-DeMatha 2024-Bishop Ireton Champions School Championships Gonzaga 23 Dematha 11 O'Connell 2 St. John's 2 Good Counsel 2 Archbishop Carroll 1 Bishop Ireton 1
Boys Ice Hockey champions [ edit ] 2017- DeMatha 2018- DeMatha 2019- DeMatha 2020- DeMatha 2022- St. John's 2023- St. John's 2024- St. John's Champions School Championships DeMatha 4 St. John's 3
Boys Swim and Dive Champions [ edit ] 2018-Gonzaga 2019-Gonzaga 2020-Gonzaga Champions School Championships Gonzaga 3
Archbishop Carroll
Jeremiah Attaochu (2011), Current NFL playerRuben Boumtje-Boumtje (1997), Former NBA playerEddie Jordan (1973), Former NBA player and coach, current assistant coach with theCharlotte Hornets Kris Joseph (2008), former NBA playerJevon Langford (1992), Former NFL playerMike Lonergan (1984), Former basketball head coachCatholic University of America ,University of Vermont ,George Washington University Lawrence Moten (attended but did not graduate), Former NBA playerJohn Thompson, Jr. (1961), Former NBA player and men's basketball coach atGeorgetown University Jamal Williams (1995), Former NFL playerBishop Ireton
Bishop McNamara
Bishop O'Connell
DeMatha
Johnny Austin , Former NBA playerKeith Bogans , Former NBA playerAdrian Branch , Former NBA playerJB Brown , Former NFL playerMike Brey , Current basketball coach atNotre Dame Kenny Carr , Former NBA playerSid Catlett , Former NBA playerBrett Cecil , Former MLB playerAdrian Dantley , Former NBA playerSteve Farr , Former MLB playerDanny Ferry , Former NBA playerJoseph Forte , Former NBA playerMarkelle Fultz , Current NBA playerJerami Grant , Current NBA playerJerian Grant , Current NBA playerJordan Graye , Current MLS playerBill Hamid , Current MLS player, member of USMNTMike Johnson , Former NFL playerArie Kouandjio , Former NFL playerCyrus Kouandjio , Former NFL playerSidney Lowe , Former NBA playerRodney McLeod , Current NFL playerDerek Mills , Olympic Gold MedalistJerrod Mustaf , Former NBA playerQuinn Ojinnaka , Former NFL player, current wrestlerJohn Owens , Former NFL playerTony Paige , Former NFL playerVictor Oladipo , Current NBA playerPaul Rabil , Former MLL player, Co-Founder PLLSteve Smith , Former NFL playerCameron Wake , Former NFL playerBrian Westbrook , Former NFL playerCharles Whitney , Former NBA playerBernie Williams , Former NBA playerEdwin Williams , Former NFL playerJosh Wilson , Former NFL playerChase Young , Current NFL playerGonzaga
Johnson Bademosi , Current NFL playerMike Banner , Former MLS playerColin Cloherty , Current NFL playerCurome Cox , Current NFL playerOlu Fashanu , Current NFL PlayerA. J. Francis , Current NFL playerJoey Haynos , Current NFL playerKevin Hogan , Current NFL playerKris Jenkins (basketball) , CurrentEuroleague playerCam Johnson , Current NFL playerMalcolm Johnson , Former NFL playerJon Morris , Former NFL playerRoman Oben , Former NFL playerJohn Thompson III , Former basketball coach atGeorgetown University Caleb Williams , Current NFL playerGood Counsel
St. Paul VI
St. John's
Gene Augusterfer , Former NFL playerConrad Bolston , Former NFL playerMarissa Coleman , Former WNBA playerPerry Currin , Former MLB playerScott Glacken , Former NFL playerChris Harrison , Former NFL playerNick Howard , Current MLB playerL.J. Hoes , Former MLB playerRakim Jarrett , Current NFL playerMike Kruczek , Former NFL playerBobby Lewis , Former NBA playerTerrell Lewis , Current NFL playerTommy Marvaso , Former NFL playerMarques Ogden , Former NFL playerKevin Plank , Founder, Brand Chief, and Executive Chairman of the Board ofUnder Armour Scotty Washington , current NFL playerJay Williams , Former NFL playerChris Wright , Former NBA player
List of parochial and private schools in the Washington metropolitan area
Ordinaries Churches and parishes Cathedral Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish churches Sacred Heart Church, Bowie St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton St. Mary Church, Newport St. Ignatius Church, Oxon Hill St. Ignatius Church, Port Tobacco St. Mary Church, Rockville St. Ignatius Church, St. Inigoes Holy Trinity Church, Washington Immaculate Conception Church, Washington St. Aloysius Church, Washington St. Anthony of Padua Church, Washington St. Augustine Church, Washington St. Patrick's Church, Washington St. Peter's Church, Washington St. Stephen Martyr Church, Washington Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Solomons St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring Our Lady, Queen of Poland and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Chapels and shrines Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Pope John Paul II Shrine Shrine of the Sacred Heart Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Catholic education Priests Miscellany
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