Washington Catholic Athletic Conference

Last updated August 19, 2025

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.

	Archdiocese- Diocese	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

Softball Champions

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

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

References

↑ "50 Years List of WCAC Football Champions". dc.thesportsfannetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
↑ "Boys Catholic Champions Since 1969" (PDF). www.dematha.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2011.

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[1] "50 Years List of WCAC Football Champions". dc.thesportsfannetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.

[2] "Boys Catholic Champions Since 1969" (PDF). www.dematha.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2011.

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