Washington Catholic Athletic Conference

"WCAC" redirects here. For the college conference, see West Coast Athletic Conference.

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) is a major high school athletic league for boys, girls, and co-ed Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Washington & Diocese of Arlington located in the Washington 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.

Members

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	540

Holy Cross and Elizabeth Seton are girls only, while Gonzaga, DeMatha and the Heights are all boys.

Sports

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

Football Champions

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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

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• 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

• 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

• 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

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-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

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-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

Boys Lacrosse

• 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

• 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

Golf champions

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 2018-Gonzaga
• 2019-Gonzaga
• 2020-Gonzaga

Champions

School	Championships
Gonzaga	3

Alumni

Archbishop Carroll

• Jeremiah Attaochu (2011), Current NFL player
• Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (1997), Former NBA player
• Eddie Jordan (1973), Former NBA player and coach, current assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets
• Kris Joseph (2008), former NBA player
• Jevon Langford (1992), Former NFL player
• Mike Lonergan (1984), Former basketball head coach Catholic University of America, University of Vermont, George Washington University
• Lawrence Moten (attended but did not graduate), Former NBA player
• John Thompson, Jr. (1961), Former NBA player and men's basketball coach at Georgetown University
• Jamal Williams (1995), Former NFL player

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, former NFL player
• Brandon Coleman, former NFL player
• Tyoka Jackson, Former NFL player
• Ty Lawson, former NBA player
• Talib Zanna, Former NBA player

Bishop O'Connell

• Nataly Arias, Former professional soccer player
• Gibran Hamdan, Former NFL player
• Kendall Marshall, Current NBA player
• Eric Metcalf, Former NFL player
• Melo Trimble, Current professional basketball player
• Terrence Wilkins, Former NFL player
• Kate Ziegler, World champion swimmer

DeMatha

• Johnny Austin, Former NBA player
• Keith Bogans, Former NBA player
• Adrian Branch, Former NBA player
• JB Brown, Former NFL player
• Mike Brey, Current basketball coach at Notre Dame
• Kenny Carr, Former NBA player
• Sid Catlett, Former NBA player
• Brett Cecil, Former MLB player
• Adrian Dantley, Former NBA player
• Steve Farr, Former MLB player
• Danny Ferry, Former NBA player
• Joseph Forte, Former NBA player
• Markelle Fultz, Current NBA player
• Jerami Grant, Current NBA player
• Jerian Grant, Current NBA player
• Jordan Graye, Current MLS player
• Bill Hamid, Current MLS player, member of USMNT
• Mike Johnson, Former NFL player
• Arie Kouandjio, Former NFL player
• Cyrus Kouandjio, Former NFL player
• Sidney Lowe, Former NBA player
• Rodney McLeod, Current NFL player
• Derek Mills, Olympic Gold Medalist
• Jerrod Mustaf, Former NBA player
• Quinn Ojinnaka, Former NFL player, current wrestler
• John Owens, Former NFL player
• Tony Paige, Former NFL player
• Victor Oladipo, Current NBA player
• Paul Rabil, Former MLL player, Co-Founder PLL
• Steve Smith, Former NFL player
• Cameron Wake, Former NFL player
• Brian Westbrook, Former NFL player
• Charles Whitney, Former NBA player
• Bernie Williams, Former NBA player
• Edwin Williams, Former NFL player
• Josh Wilson, Former NFL player
• Chase Young, Current NFL player

Gonzaga

• Johnson Bademosi, Current NFL player
• Mike Banner, Former MLS player
• Colin Cloherty, Current NFL player
• Curome Cox, Current NFL player
• Olu Fashanu, Current NFL Player
• A. J. Francis, Current NFL player
• Joey Haynos, Current NFL player
• Kevin Hogan, Current NFL player
• Kris Jenkins (basketball), Current Euroleague player
• Cam Johnson, Current NFL player
• Malcolm Johnson, Former NFL player
• Jon Morris, Former NFL player
• Roman Oben, Former NFL player
• John Thompson III, Former basketball coach at Georgetown University
• Caleb Williams, Current NFL player

Good Counsel

• Blake Countess Current NFL player
• Stefon Diggs, Current NFL player
• Kendall Fuller Current NFL player
• Chas Gessner, Former NFL player
• Zach Hilton, Former NFL player
• Marty Hurney, Former NFL General Manager
• Jelani Jenkins, Current NFL player
• Roger Mason, Former NBA player

St. Paul VI

• Erick Green, Current professional basketball player
• Eddie Royal, Former NFL player, (graduated from Westfield High School)
• Mike Venafro, Former MLB Pitcher

St. John's

• Gene Augusterfer, Former NFL player
• Conrad Bolston, Former NFL player
• Marissa Coleman, Former WNBA player
• Perry Currin, Former MLB player
• Scott Glacken, Former NFL player
• Chris Harrison, Former NFL player
• Nick Howard, Current MLB player
• L.J. Hoes, Former MLB player
• Rakim Jarrett, Current NFL player
• Mike Kruczek, Former NFL player
• Bobby Lewis, Former NBA player
• Terrell Lewis, Current NFL player
• Tommy Marvaso, Former NFL player
• Marques Ogden, Former NFL player
• Kevin Plank, Founder, Brand Chief, and Executive Chairman of the Board of Under Armour
• Scotty Washington, current NFL player
• Jay Williams, Former NFL player
• Chris Wright, Former NBA player