Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
"WCAC" redirects here. For the NCAA conference that once used the "WCAC" initialism, see West Coast Conference.
The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) is a major high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools located in Washington, D.C. and the metropolitan area.
Members
The conference is known for its nationally renowned Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Track and Field, Wrestling and Baseball programs. It has produced numerous professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB and MLL.
School | Nickname | Location | Founded | Enrollment |
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Archbishop Carroll High School | Lions | Washington, D.C. | 1951 | 500 |
Bishop Ireton High School | Cardinals | Alexandria, Virginia | 1964 | 790 |
Bishop McNamara High School | Mustangs | Forestville, Maryland | 1964 | 870 |
Bishop O'Connell High School | Knights | Arlington, Virginia | 1957 | 1,170 |
DeMatha Catholic High School | Stags | Hyattsville, Maryland | 1946 | 968 |
Elizabeth Seton High School | Roadrunners | Bladensburg, Maryland | 1959 | 570 |
Gonzaga College High School | Eagles | Washington, D.C. | 1821 | 965 |
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School | Falcons | Olney, Maryland | 1958 | 1,300 |
Academy of the Holy Cross | Tartans | Kensington, Maryland | 1868 | 530 |
Paul VI Catholic High School | Panthers | Fairfax, Virginia | 1966 | 1,125 |
St. John's College High School | Cadets | Washington, D.C. | 1851 | 1,060 |
St. Mary's Ryken High School | Knights | Leonardtown, Maryland | 1981 | 670 |
Holy Cross and Elizabeth Seton are girls only, while Gonzaga and DeMatha are all boys.
Sports
The WCAC sponsors competitions in the following sports:
Team Sports
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Individual Sports
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Football Champions
- 1960-Carroll
- 1961-St. John's
- 1962-St. John's
- 1963-St. John's
- 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-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
School | Championships |
---|---|
DeMatha | 23 |
Archbishop Carroll | 13 |
St. John's | 9 |
Good Counsel | 4 |
Bishop McNamara | 3 |
Gonzaga | 3 |
Paul VI | 1 |
Boys Basketball Champions
- 1961-DeMatha
- 1962-DeMatha
- 1963-DeMatha
- 1964-DeMatha
- 1965-DeMatha
- 1966-DeMatha
- 1967-St. John's
- 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-St. John's
- 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-Paul VI
- 2013-O'Connell
- 2014-Paul VI
- 2015-Gonzaga
School | Championships |
---|---|
DeMatha | 39 |
Gonzaga | 6 |
St. John's | 3 |
Carroll | 2 |
O'Connell | 2 |
Paul VI | 2 |
McNamara | 1 |
Girls Basketball Champions
- 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-Paul VI
School | Championships |
---|---|
St. John's | 7 |
Good Counsel | 5 |
Elizabeth Seton | 4 |
McNamara | 2 |
O'Connell | 1 |
Holy Cross | 1 |
Paul VI | 1 |
Baseball
- 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-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-Paul VI
- 2008-DeMatha
- 2009-Paul VI
- 2010-Good Counsel
- 2011-St. John's
- 2012-Paul VI
- 2013-DeMatha
- 2014-St. John's
School | Championships |
---|---|
DeMatha | 24 |
St. John's | 8 |
Good Counsel | 5 |
O'Connell | 3 |
Paul VI | 4 |
Carroll | 2 |
Gonzaga | 1 |
Boys soccer champions
- 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-Ireton
- 1986-St. John's
- 1987-DeMatha
- 1988-Good Counsel
- 1989-Paul VI
- 1990-Ireton
- 1991-O'Connell
- 1992-Gonzaga/Paul VI
- 1993-McNamara
- 1994-Ireton
- 1995-Paul VI
- 1996-O'Connell
- 1997-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
School | Championships |
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DeMatha | 11 |
Gonzaga | 10 |
O'Connell | 8 |
Good Counsel | 4 |
Paul VI | 4 |
Ireton | 3 |
Carroll | 2 |
St. John's | 1 |
Alumni
Archbishop Carroll
- John Thompson, Jr., Former NBA player and Basketball coach at Georgetown University
- Eddie Jordan, Former NBA player and coach, current coach at Rutgers University
- Lawrence Moten, Former NBA player
- Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Former NBA player
- Jamal Williams, Former NFL player
- Jevon Langford, Former NFL player
- Kris Joseph, Current NBA player
- Jeremiah Attaochu, Current NFL player
- Mike Lonergan, Current Head Coach George Washington University
Bishop Ireton
- Charlie Raphael, Former professional soccer player
Bishop McNamara
- Waine Bacon, Former NFL player
- Todd Bozeman, Current basketball coach at Morgan State University
- Jerome Couplin III, Current NFL player
- Brandon Coleman, Current NFL player
- Tyoka Jackson, Former NFL player
- Ty Lawson, Current NBA player
- Talib Zanna, Current NBA player
Bishop O'Connell
- Kendall Marshall, Current NBA player
- Eric Metcalf, Former NFL player
- Terrence Wilkins, Former NFL player
- Gibran Hamdan, Former NFL player
- John Arsala, Former professional soccer player
- Nataly Arias, Former professional soccer player
- Kate Ziegler, World champion swimmer
DeMatha
- Brett Cecil, Current MLB player
- Steve Farr, Former MLB player
- Johnny Austin, Former NBA player
- Keith Bogans, Current NBA player
- Adrian Branch, Former NBA player
- Mike Brey, Current basketball coach at Notre Dame
- Kenny Carr, Former NBA player
- Sid Catlett, Former NBA player
- Adrian Dantley, Former NBA player
- Danny Ferry, Former NBA player
- Joseph Forte, Former NBA player
- Sidney Lowe, Former NBA player
- Jerrod Mustaf, Former NBA player
- Victor Oladipo, Current NBA player
- Charles Whitney, Former NBA player
- Bernie Williams, Former NBA player
- JB Brown, Former NFL player
- Mike Johnson, Former NFL player
- Quinn Ojinnaka, Current NFL player
- John Owens, Current NFL player
- Tony Paige, Former NFL player
- Steve Smith, Former NFL player
- Cameron Wake, Current NFL player
- Brian Westbrook, Former NFL player
- Edwin Williams, Current NFL player
- Josh Wilson, Current NFL player
- Rodney McLeod, Current NFL player
- Jordan Graye, Current MLS player
- Derek Mills, Olympic Gold Medalist
- Jerami Grant, Current NBA player
- Jerian Grant, Current NBA player
- Cyrus Kouandjio, Current NFL player
- Arie Kouandjio, Current NFL player
Gonzaga
- Cam Johnson, Current NFL player
- Johnson Bademosi, Current NFL player
- Jon Morris, Former NFL player
- John Thompson III, Current basketball coach at Georgetown University
- Roman Oben, Former NFL player
- Curome Cox, Current NFL player
- Mike Banner, Former MLS player
- Joey Haynos, Current NFL player
- Arman Shields, Current NFL player
- Colin Cloherty, Current NFL player
- A.J. Francis, Current NFL player
- Malcolm Johnson, Former NFL player
Good Counsel
- Zach Hilton, Former NFL player
- Steve Howes, Current basketball coach at Catholic University of America
- Marty Hurney, Former NFL General Manager
- Chas Gessner, Former NFL player
- Roger Mason, Current NBA player
- Jelani Jenkins, Current NFL player
- Stefon Diggs, Current NFL player
Paul VI
- Erick Green, Current NBA player
- Eddie Royal, Current NFL player, (graduated from Westfield High School)
- Mike Venafro, Former MLB Pitcher
St. John's
- Gene Augusterfer, Former NFL player
- Scott Glacken, Former NFL player
- Tommy Marvaso, Former NFL player
- Mike Kruczek, Former NFL player
- Jay Williams, Former NFL player
- Chris Harrison, Former NFL player
- Marques Ogden, Former NFL player
- Conrad Bolston, Former NFL player
- Bobby Lewis, Former NBA player
- Chris Wright, Former NBA player
- Marissa Coleman, Current WNBA player
- Perry Currin, Former MLB player
- L.J. Hoes, Current MLB player
- Nicholas Howard, Current MLB player
References
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