Philadelphia Catholic League
The Philadelphia Catholic League is a
high school sports league composed (as of the 2012-13 year) of 18 Catholic High Schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania suburbs. The league itself was founded in the summer of 1920 on the steps of Villanova academy (now Alumni Hall on Villanova University
's campus) by Monsignor Bonner. The league originally consisted of three sports, one per season: Football in the fall, Basketball in the winter and Baseball in the spring. This was expanded in 1944 to include Cross-country in the fall, Wrestling in the winter, and Track in the spring.
Currently, the schools are divided by size (Red/Large, Blue/Small). In football, the blue and red divisions award separate league championships each year, while all other sports have a unified champion. Starting with the 2008โ09 school year, the Catholic League joined the
Pope John Paul II High School
, along with their decision to join the Pioneer Athletic Conference in Montgomery County, the divisions underwent a realignment in 2010.
Member schools
- Archbishop John Carroll High School (Delaware County)
- Archbishop Ryan High School (Philadelphia)
- Bucks County)
- Cardinal O'Hara High School(Delaware County)
- Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School (Philadelphia)
- Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (Bucks)
- Lansdale Catholic High School (Montgomery County)
- West Catholic Preparatory High School (Philadelphia)
- Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls (Philadelphia; girls only)
- Saint Hubert High School (Philadelphia; girls only)
* Archbishop Prendergast High School (Delaware County; girls only)*
* Monsignor Bonner High School (Delaware County; boys only)*
- Devon Preparatory School (Chester County; boys only)
- Father Judge High School (Philadelphia; boys only)
- Roman Catholic High School for Boys(Philadelphia; boys only)
- Saint Joseph's Preparatory School(Philadelphia; boys only)
- La Salle College High School (Montgomery; boys only)
* โ As of 2012โ13, the school competes under the combined names of the schools, Bonner-Prendergast.
Former members
- Villanova Preparatory Academy (now Malvern Prep) 1920-1923
- Salesianium Catholic High School 1922-1939
- Cathedral Catholic High School 1927-1928
- St. John's Catholic High School 1935-1950
- South Catholic High School 1935-1955
- St. Thomas More Catholic High School 1937-1976
- St. James Catholic High School 1943-1993
- John. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School1901-2021 (Philadelphia; girls only)
- Northeast Catholic High School 1926-2010
- Cardinal Dougherty High School 1956-2010
- Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School1966-2010 (first as Bishop Kenrick High School until 1993)
- Bishop McDevitt High School 1958-2021
See also
Athletics portal
