| Knoxville Catholic High School | |
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Ut Christum Feram
That I Might Bear Christ
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| Address | |
| 9245 Fox Lonas Road Knoxville, Tennessee, (Knox County), 37923 United States |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Dominican Sisters |
| Established | 1932 |
| School board | 2 |
| School district | 3 |
| School number | 1 |
| Dean | John Stephen Sanabria |
| Administrator | Janice Copney |
| Principal | William Kyle Dickson |
| Vice principal | Kelly Booth |
| Chaplain | Fr. Orr |
| Chief custodian | Dale Jr. |
| Staff | 69 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Campus | 300 hectres |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | badminton |
| Mascot | The Fighting Irishman |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| USNWR ranking | 1 |
| National ranking | A |
| Average | C+ |
| Average SAT scores | over 9000 |
| Average ACT scores | 36 |
| Bar pass rate | .007 |
| Newspaper | 'The Blarney Stone Press' |
| Yearbook | 'The Shamrock' |
| Academic Dean | Jane Walker |
| Dean of Students | Stan Branson |
| Dean of Admissions | Barrie Smith |
| Athletic Director | Jason Surlas |
| Website | http://www.knoxvillecatholic.com |
Knoxville Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville.
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Knoxville Catholic was founded in September 1932 and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville. In 2000, the school moved from its ghetto downtown Knoxville location to west Knoxville on Fox Lonas Road in conjunction with the new home of All Saints parish. Its old building now houses a branch campus of Pellissippi State Community College.
As a Catholic institution of learning, the school's goal is to provide a quality and affordable Catholic education. However, nearly a third of Knoxville Catholic students are non-Catholic. Its students come primarily from the Knoxville metropolitan area, but many students commute from Anderson County, Loudon County, Sevier County, Campbell County, Hamblen County or even as far as Washington County.
Knoxville Catholic High School offers over 100 courses in both core subjects as well as a wide range of elective subjects, including 22 honors courses and 14 Advanced Placement courses.[2] In 2006, Catholic's average ACT score was 23.6, 2.5 points above the national average and 2.9 points above the state average. The average SAT score was 1659 (141 points above the national average). In 2006, 118 Advanced Placement exams were taken, and 76% of the exams had passing scores. 16% of the exams taken had a score of five. The class of 2006 had two National Merit Semi-Finalists and three National Merit Commended Scholars. The greatest percent of KCHS graduates attend the University of Tennessee after High School, and the second largest portion attend Pellissippi State Community College.[3]
As of the 2008-2009 school year, students at KCHS have the option of taking courses in 4 difficulty levels: Standard, College Preparatory, Honors and Advanced Placement. The majority of average-level students take CP, while some decelerated learners take Standard in their first two years at KCHS. Above-average students take Honors level courses, designed to challenge students and encourage accelerated, individual-based learning. AP classes are offered predominantly at the Junior and Senior levels, with the exception of European History AP, which is offered to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
A list of all present AP courses:
Knoxville Catholic is the home of the Fighting Irish. The school colors are green and gold. The school competes in Region 2, Class 3A in football, and District 4, Class A/AA in all other sports. Knoxville Catholic has an extensive rivalry with Webb School of Knoxville and Notre Dame High School in all sports, as well as Knoxville Fulton in football, Loudon High School in basketball, and CAK in men's soccer and basketball.
Its gymnasium is home to the Knoxville Noise professional basketball team.
In addition to the traditional rivalry with Webb, the Irish have started a new rivalry in football with the Fulton Falcons after the move was made to Class AAA; Catholic leads the series with Fulton 3-2.
In the past 5 seasons, the Irish have won four region championship, posted three undefeated regular seasons, and have lost in the play-offs to the eventual state champion all five times. Additionally, four of these play-off losses were to teams the Irish had defeated in the regular season.
The Irish have had five Mr. Football winners: Rob Demastus was named the Division II-A back of the year in 1999, Jeremy Bentley was named the Division II-A/AA lineman of the year in 2003, Nick McFadden was named the Division II-A/AA back of the year in 2004, and Harrison Smith was named the Division I-AAA back of the year in 2006.[4] Harrison Smith was also named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee. In 2008, senior Daniel Hood was named the Division I Class 3A lineman of the year.
In 2002, the Irish posted a 7-5 record, beating rival Notre Dame twice, 22-6 in the regular season and 21-20 in the play-offs. Additionally, the Irish recorded their first victory in football in decades over the Webb Spartans, 19-7. The Irish fell in the second round to Briarcrest Christian School, 14-0. Briarcrest would go on to win the state championship.[5]
The 2003 Catholic team posted a 10-0 regular season, including a 24-14 victory over BGA and a 21-7 win over Webb. The Irish defeated Pope John Paul II 48-10 in the first round of the play-offs, then avenged the previous year's loss to Briarcrest 41-28, to advance to the Division II-AA State Championship game with a 12-0 record. However, the Irish were upset by BGA, who won 24-19.[6]
In 2004 the Irish were a clear favorite to win the state title, and headed into the play-offs again 10-0, with a 27-21 victory over Webb. In the first round of the play-offs, Catholic faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, whom they had defeated 42-7 during the regular season. However, Notre Dame pulled an upset, 35-28 (OT), ending Catholic's season at 10-1.[7]
The following summer, the Diocese of Knoxville made the decision to move Catholic to Division-I in all sports, in order to reduce travel expenses. Catholic was placed in Region II, Class AAA, with Austin-East and Fulton, teams that had accounted for 3 of the past 4 state titles, as well as a runner-up finish.
Though picked to finish last in Class AAA Region II, in 2005 Catholic upset the Austin-East RoadRunners with a 21-0 shut-out, their first home loss in nearly two decades. Catholic then beat Smith County (45-12), Livingston Academy (24-21), and Webb (14-12), and lost only to Fulton (38-9). As Region II champion, they beat Claiborne (70-26), then beat Fulton 21-20. However, Catholic lost in the next round to future state champion Livingston Academy (24-20).[8]
In 2006, Catholic posted its third undefeated regular season in four years; they defeated Gibbs in the opening round of the play-offs(63-17) and survived a comeback by Austin-East (27-21) to advance to the state quarterfinals. Despite having a 13-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter of play, the Irish lost 18-13 to the Fulton Falcons.[9]
In 2008 the Fighting Irish had the perfect season, with a 15-0 record, and beat Memphis Mitchell in the state finals.
The men's soccer team has appeared in the state tournament every season since 2000-01. The team's main rivalries are with Webb and CAK. Since 2001, the Irish are 5-5-1 against the CAK Warriors and 5-3-0 against the Webb Spartans. The Irish are coached by Mark Leader and assisted by Daniel Sheridan.
In 2000-01, the Irish upset heavily favored McCallie, ranked third nationally at the time, 1-0 on their home field. Catholic lost its next game to Christian Brothers ending their season.
In 2001-02, the Irish posted a 12-4-2 record, winning the Division II East Region regular season championship. The Irish beat Webb 2-0, but fell to CAK 2-1 and then Baylor 1-0 in the Region tournament championship. In the Division II State Tournament, the Irish beat MUS 3-2 before falling to MBA in the semifinals, 3-2.[10]
The following season, the Irish went 11-7-1. Despite losing to both Webb and CAK by 1-0 scores, the Irish captured another East Region title, and added the tournament title with a 2-1 victory over Chattanooga Baylor. At state, Catholic defeated the University School of Nashville 3-0, but then fell to eventual champion Christian Brothers, 3-2, during the semifinals.[11]
During the 2003-04 season, the Irish were 13-4-3. The Irish defeated CAK 2-0, as well as Webb, 1-0. However, in the East Region championship game, the Webb Spartans upset the Irish 1-0 to become the Eastern Region Champions. Despite this, the Irish advanced to state, beating Father Ryan 3-1 in the quarterfinals before losing the University School of Nashville in the semifinals, 1-0. It is also noted that the honorable Jack Sullivan played on the team.[12] The Irish finished the season ranked 38th in the nation.[13]
The 2004-05 saw the Irish fall again to the CAK Warriors 1-0. During the semifinal game, the Irish defeated Baylor in a shoot-out, before winning 1-0 over McCallie in the title game. Additionally, the Irish notched two more wins over Webb, 4-1 and 1-0. In state, however, the Irish fell 3-0 to BGA.[14]
Prior to the 2005-06 season, the Irish moved from Division II to Class A/AA, and were placed in District 4 with CAK, who had won the previous 3 A/AA state titles. Despite this, the Irish held the Warriors to a scoreless draw in the regular season, and won the District title by giving up one less goal than the warriors. Additionally, the Irish grabbed a 1-0 victory over Webb. Catholic faced CAK again in the District 4 championship, were the won 2-0. The teams met for a third time in the Region 2 championship. After 97 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Warriors scored a goal off a free kick, and managed to hold on, winning 1-0 (OT). After winning 3-1 over Pigeon Forge in a sectional match-up, the Irish faced a rematch against Chattanooga Christian. The Chargers had won 2-0 during the CCS tournament; however here, the Irish prevailed 3-0, and after a 2-0 win over Dyersburg in the state semi-finals, the Irish faced CAK again. After giving up a first half goal, the Irish had several late second half opportunities to tie the game up. However, three different shots bounced off the post, and the Warriors survived for their fourth title in a row. The Irish finished the season with a 21-4-1 record.[15]
During the 2006-07 season, the Irish compiled a 7-0 district record, including a 1-0 win over CAK to win their second straight regular season title. The Irish faced CAK again in the District title game. The Irish scored their goal to go up 1-0 in the 63rd minute of play, but the Warriors scored ten minutes later. Still tied 1-1 after 110 minutes, the Irish won the shoot-out 3-1, to win their second straight district tournament title.[16] The Irish again faced the Warriors in the Region 2-A/AA Championship, where a Brian Beckham goal lifted them to a 1-0 victory.[17] In 2011-12 the irish are expected to win the state title, they have 10 out of their sarting 11 comig back including: Goalkeeper Luke Wengry, also their solid defense led by Gabe Saavedra, and Mark Mishu who is the brother of Irish soccer star Luke Mishu who now plays at the University of Notre Dame. They all so have one of the states best midfielder Tim Baker and with him Suddy Hutchins. This year they are under a new leader by the name of Claudio Rico. Rico who played pro soccer in Brasil and also a star at LMU should be able to lead the Irish to a state tite after taking over from long time head coach Mark Leader. It should be a good year for Irish soccer because after all they are carrying their school on their back because the Football, Basketball, and Baseball teams are terrible.
Despite a tough season in 2004, the Irish made a title run in 2005-06. Punctuated by a 5-4 win over CAK, the Irish won the District 4 title, and defeated Webb, 4-1. In the tournaments, the Irish defeated Kingston 5-0, bother for the District 4 and Region 2 tournament titles. At state, Catholic defeated Columbia Academy 5-1, then defeated Notre Dame with two late goals. However, in the title game, the Irish fell to Franklin Road Academy, 2-0. The Irish finished the season 20-3-1.[18]
In 2006-07, the Irish made it to state. Despite losing 6-1 to CAK, the Irish were the District 4 runners-up. Catholic lost twice more to CAK, in the District 4 title game[19] and the Region 2 title game.[20] However, the Irish still advanced to state with a 2-0 win over Elizabethton in the sectionals.[21] In the state quarterfinals, the Irish faced Sweetwater, and after 80 minutes the score was tied at 2. After 2 10 minute over time periods, the no one had scored and the game advanced to a 5 minute golden goal period. 30 seconds into the period, Kyle Dickson scored, to give the Irish a 3-2 victory.[22] However, the Irish still had to play the next day and, exhausted, fell 3-2 to University School of Jackson.[23]
Catholic's men's basketball team has become quite successful over recent years. Over the past 2 years, they have split the series 2-2 against rival Webb. Additional, since the move to Class AA, a rivalry against the Loudon Redskins has developed. Catholic leads this series 4-2. The Irish are coached by Mike Hutchens.
In the 2002-03 season, Catholic posted a 20-8 record and winning the Division II-East region regular season championship. The Irish lost in the first round of the region tournament however, to Notre Dame (69-57), and did not advance to state. The season series with Webb was split, with Webb winning at Webb (60-52) and Catholic winning at home (59-53).[24]
The 2003-04 season saw the Irish go 28-3, losing only to state qualifiers Chattanooga Baylor, Memphis Briarcrest, and Brentwood Academy. In addition to winning both regular season game against Knoxville Webb (57-37 and 56-50), the Irish split the series against Baylor, winning 58-54 (OT) at home and losing 65-46 at Baylor. The regular season ended with the Irish 9-1 in the region, and the Region Champions. Catholic defeated Webb again in the Division II-East Region tournament, 56-47. In the region championship against Baylor, the Irish fell behind by more than 20 points in the first half. However, in the second half Catholic climbed its way back behind Tony Fox's 42 points. Fox hit a three-pointer as time expired to send the game to overtime, and then hit 2 of 3 free throws to send the game to a second overtime, where Catholic prevailed, 90-85. Fox was named the region tournament's MVP. In the first round of the state tournament, the Irish fell to Memphis Briarcrest, 61-41.[25]
There was a 16-0 record in the 07-08 regular season, but the team lost in the state finals. The team was led by seniors John Stephen "The Crawfish" Sanabria and Kyle "Dr. Doomtigertron" Dickson, but also featuring the eventual 4-time Collegiate All-American and Captain of the team—the one and only Andrew Long. Long is known for his straight style of bowling, packing high speed and a high rev rate together to maintain consistently high scores. When asked in an interview by ESPN about his unique style, Long credited Kyle "Dr. Doomtigertron" Dickson as his inspiration, saying "I saw how Kyle was able to hook the entire lane...but he still couldn't maintain a high average. I knew if I was to have success I would need to play the lanes the exact opposite of how he does." And indeed he did, as Long went so far as to even bowl left-handed. This sparked up recent controversy on Long's harsh words, but the vast number of tournaments and honors that Long has won as opposed to Dickson's seems to state that Long's way of doing things is the right way. Kyle "Dr. Doomtigertron" Dickson and John Stephen "The Crawfish" Sanabria later challenged Andrew Long and his father Howie Long, an 8 time pro bowl defensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders, to a 2 on 2 match to finally settle this dispute. The match ended with a crushing defeat of the Longs, solidifying the duo of Dr. Doomtigertron and The Crawfish as the greatest force in Knoxville Catholic bowling history. In 2011-2012 season the boys have started of 6-0. early in the season the team lost their number two bowler due to a off roading golf cart accident. A large deer jumped out in front of the cart and the driver had to swerve. the one man and team captian, Mitchell Thomas Krebs, started off weak but has stepped up to the challenge of the one man. During the cumberland county match Krebs posted a 200, 211 and 259 for a 670 set. the 670 set is the best set in Kchs history. Mitchell is trying to improve his average so he can make it to state. Critics of Krebs claim that he lacks the sheer will for victory that The Crawfish and Dr. Doomtigertron displayed in their undefeated season, and will therefore never be regarded as the greatest in KCHS history.
Knoxville Catholic has won five individual state championships in TSSAA sports[26] as well as four state individual championships in swimming and diving. Knoxville Catholic also has 1 Tennis state title and one mens soccer state title.[27] Knoxville Catholic also won a Football state title in 2008, when the team went 15-0.
Patrick Proctor- Author of the Theory of the Peanut-Butter and Jelly Earth. (See flat earth society)
Harry Cadmus- Leading Scientist that proved Proctor's theory.
Sir John Stephen Sanabria- credited with coining the term "roundies". This term is used to describe people who believe the earth is round.
Eric Ponzurick- Appeared in theThe 2012 Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scott Veum- wildlife and fisheries biologist