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Lancaster Catholic High School
File:LCHS-seal.jpg
Address
Map
650 Juliette Avenue

Lancaster
,
Lancaster County
,
PA
,
17601

USA
Coordinates40°03′27″N 76°17′46″W / 40.0576°N 76.296°W / 40.0576; -76.296
Information
School typePrivate, Secondary
MottoCor Sapiens Quaerit Doctrinam
Established1928
DeanThomas Blaszczyk
PrincipalDermot Garrett
FacultyApprox. 80
Grades9–12
EnrollmentApprox. 800
Color(s)Purple & Gold
AthleticsPIAA
  • League - Lancaster/Lebanon League - Section 4 (Section 2 or 3 in some sports)
  • Districts - PIAA District 3 AA (AAA for basketball)
  • States - PIAA AA (AAA for basketball)
MascotCrusaders
YearbookRosmarian
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Information(717) 509-0315
Websitehttp://www.lchs-yes.org

Lancaster Catholic High School is a Catholic co-educational high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg secondary schools.

Academics

The school is coeducational and runs on a traditional quarter system. As a parochial school, LCHS requires all students to take one credit (full-year course) of religious study for each year of their duration at the school.

Athletics

LCHS is a member of the Lancaster-Lebanon League as part of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in Section 4 (Section 2 or 3 in some sports).

PIAA Sports

Non-PIAA Sports

Championships

LCHS has a had numerous strong sports teams, despite being a small school.

Football

There is a history when it comes to the football program at LCHS. Beginning in 1950 when the team posted a 7-1-1 record and won the Central Penn Catholic Football League Championship, to the Edward Maley and Ben Charles (USC) guided 1956 Central Penn Catholic Football League Championship team which compiled a 10-0 record and the days of James Paul (1961-64) the first alumni to play in the NFL with the Denver Broncos, there has been a tradition of excellence when it comes to the football program.

In 1974, LCHS, led by Stan Caterbone, won the highly competitive Tri-County Football League Championship. It would be the last championship until a group of athletes under the guidance of coach Joe Mack and running back Chris Hogarth (William and Mary) Tom Berger (Duke) and Steve France (Ohio State) to mention a few, returned the team to glory in the 1980s. The 1982 team won the inaugural District III AA title, and the 1983 team won a second consecutive title. That team beat a Bishop McDevitt team that was led by future NFL running back Ricky Watters 7-6. It local conjecture that had there been state playoffs, this team may have been the best AA team in the PIAA that year.

In 1998, the team won a Section III title under the guidance of the legendary Tony DiPaolo, whose 156-97-6 record over a twenty-five-year coaching career makes him the winningest football coach in school history. After returning to the gridiron in 1993. DiPaolo stepped down in 2001, which led to the Bruce Harbach era, one of the most prosperous in school history. The past five years, the Crusaders have won four consecutive Lancaster/Lebanon League Section 3 titles (2005–08), tying a league record. They have gone undefeated in the regular season in 2005 and 2006 (10-0) and set school records by recording the most wins in a season at 12-1, and won its third District III football title in 2005. Coach Harbach has produced several recent Division 1 bound Crusaders including:

Basketball

Led by Lamar Kauffman, who in his 26th season at the helm of the Lady Crusaders, the girls basketball team has seen great success and is noted as one of the premier programs in the PIAA. The team has 13 District 3 AAA championships to their credit and the 1996 team won the PIAA state AAA title one of three under his guidance. Kauffman is known for his high pressure defense and intense off season conditioning. The program boasts the most state titles of any in the school and the 1974 team which went 27-0, winning the PIAA Girls State Basketball Championship, the first state championship title for any team sport in school history. In 2002 Katie Hayek graduated LCHS to become a co-captain for the University of Miami Women's Basketball team. During her four-year high school career, she became LCHS's second-leading all-time scorer with 1,510 career points. She averaged 20.6 points, four rebounds and four assists per game her senior season and also led her team in assists and steals. She earned All-Star honors from the Intelligencer Journal, Harrisburg Patriot News and the New Era and was named to the Pennsylvania All-State Second Team by the Associated Press her senior year.

The 2003 boys basketball team which posted a record of 35-0, the greatest in state history on their way to the PIAA AAA state championship. The Crusaders had previously competed at the AA level. Lancaster Catholic defeated Oxford 87-76, Allentown Central Catholic 61-57, Harriton 74-69, Steelton-Highspire 66-60 in the PIAA playoffs, before downing Perry Traditional Academy of Pittsburgh in the finals 75-59. The 75 points was the most scored in a Class AAA championship since Pottstown beat Valley, 85-66, in 1993. Their season total 2509 points ranked #1 in Pennsylvania in 2003. Greg Testa (Millersville University- basketball) played a big role in the win with his ballhandling and shooting, while Ryan Purvis (Boston College- football), a 6-5 junior center, made 10 of 15 shots from the field, scored 25 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. The roster included Andrew Koehler, Ian Giblin, James Rudy, Greg Testa, Keith Keller, Ryan Purvis, Alex Fischer, Zach Shedleski (Gettysburg College- Basketball), Ryan Bleecher, Ben Schlosser, Stephen Schmalhofer (Yale University- Football), Mason Weeks, Zachary Stipe, Hart Heiden, Shane Sweighart, Daryl Basarab, and Nick Koehler.

Track and field

The boys track team of the 1980s boasted perhaps the greatest stretch of any LCHS sports team under the tutelage of Andy Benko. Tom Simpson and Lou Portas. From 1980 to 1986 the team lost just one dual meet. In 1985 it had its finest season ever, as the team of Hogarth, Bob Harrison, France, Matt Pawlikowski, Pat Dilley, Mark Bernhardt, Stephon Tuell, Dave Cook, Dennis Penny, Juan Umpierre, and Larry Wiser led the team to the PIAA State championship, the first ever for a boys team from the school.However, in the past 6 years or so the track and field teams have captured a few section titles and have sent competitors to the Penn Relays, District and State Track Meets bringing home some great accolades.

Wrestling

Also having success over the years is the wrestling program. Current Lancaster County commissioner Scott Martin was a state champion for the Crusaders in the 1990s and under the careful eye of Tom Vargo, from 1972-1987 its overall record was 184-61-3, with one Central Penn Catholic League Championship in 1974 and L-L League Section II Championships in 1980 and 1981 and an L-L League Section I Co-Championship in 1983. In addition, his teams won PIAA District III AAA Championships in 1982 and 1983 and a PIAA District III AA Championship in 1985.

Music

Marching Unit

The Lancaster Catholic High School Marching Unit has excelled for well over the past decade, competing in the CBA, TOB, and now USSBA. Capturing first place at Atlantic Coast Championships within the Tournament of Bands several times, they have recently begun competing within the USSBA league, and took second place at their championships in 2008.

Alumni

New Policy

High School Adopts New Visitation Policy for Alumni Lancaster Catholic is blessed that so many former students choose to return to their alma mater to visit with faculty and staff. It is an indication of the wonderful bonds that develop within these walls, and it is our hope that all alumni will feel welcome to return as often as possible. In an effort to make our school more accessible for alumni wishing to visit, Catholic High has established a new policy. All graduates will be directed to the Alumni Office, where staff members in that department will coordinate the visit.

Notable alumni

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