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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 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 MLL.
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:
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| 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 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 41 |
| Gonzaga | 8 |
| St. John's | 4 |
| St. Paul VI | 4 |
| Carroll | 3 |
| O'Connell | 2 |
| McNamara | 1 |
| 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 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 24 |
| St. John's | 15 |
| Good Counsel | 5 |
| O'Connell | 3 |
| St. Paul VI | 4 |
| Carroll | 2 |
| Gonzaga | 2 |
| 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 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 17 |
| Gonzaga | 14 |
| Bishop Ireton | 1 |
| St. Mary's Ryken | 1 |
| St. John's | 3 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 25 |
| Good Counsel | 9 |
| O'Connell | 5 |
| St. John’s | 4 |
| Bishop McNamara | 2 |
| Carroll | 1 |
| St. Mary’s Ryken | 1 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 14 |
| Dematha | 14 |
| Good Counsel | 7 |
| St. Paul VI | 4 |
| St. John's | 4 |
| Bishop McNamara | 3 |
| O'Connell | 1 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 23 |
| Dematha | 11 |
| O'Connell | 2 |
| St. John's | 2 |
| Good Counsel | 2 |
| Archbishop Carroll | 1 |
| Bishop Ireton | 1 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 4 |
| St. John's | 3 |
| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 3 |
Archbishop Carroll
Bishop Ireton
Bishop McNamara
Bishop O'Connell
DeMatha
Gonzaga
Caleb Williams, Current NFL player Olu Fashanu, Current NFL player
Good Counsel
St. Paul VI
St. John's
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