Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Boys' Lacrosse
The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Boy's lacrosse league in the US began crowning a champion in 1987. The league comprises ten[1] teams from Catholic high schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington. The schools are all located in the Washington metropolitan area. Only three teams have won multiple championships since the league's inception - DeMatha Catholic High School (17), Gonzaga College High School (14) and St. John's College High School (3).
Championships
[edit]| School | Championships |
|---|---|
| DeMatha | 17 |
| Gonzaga | 14 |
| St. John's | 3 |
| Bishop Ireton | 1 |
| St. Mary's Ryken | 1 |
Past Champions
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gonzaga[2] | St. John's | 11-10 | Cooper Field |
| 2023 | St. John's[3] | Paul VI | 9-5 | Ludwig Field |
| 2022 | St. John's[4] | Gonzaga | 15-11 | Ludwig Field |
| 2021 | N/A | |||
| 2020 | N/A | |||
| 2019 | Gonzaga[5] | St. John's | 8-6 | Ludwig Field |
| 2018 | Gonzaga[6] | Paul VI | 10-7 | Ludwig Field |
| 2017 | St. John's[7] | Gonzaga | 7-5 | Ludwig Field |
| 2016 | Gonzaga[8] | DeMatha | 14-5 | Ludwig Field |
| 2015 | Gonzaga[9] | Paul VI | 12-3 | Ludwig Field |
| 2014 | Gonzaga[10] | St. Johns's | 16-6 | Ludwig Field |
| 2013 | Gonzaga[11] | Paul VI | 13-11 | Ludwig Field |
| 2012 | Gonzaga[12] | DeMatha | 10-3 | Ludwig Field |
| 2011 | Gonzaga[13] | Good Counsel | 10-8 | Ludwig Field |
| 2010 | Gonzaga | DeMatha | 9-8 OT | |
| 2009 | DeMatha | |||
| 2008 | DeMatha | Good Counsel | 18-3 | |
| 2007 | St. Mary's Ryken[14] | DeMatha | 13-12 | Ludwig Field |
| 2006 | DeMatha[15] | Gonzaga | 8-7 | George Mason |
| 2005 | DeMatha | |||
| 2004 | DeMatha[16] | Gonzaga | 13-7 | Blair H.S. |
| 2003 | DeMatha[17] | Gonzaga | 10-9 OT | Blair H.S. |
| 2002 | DeMatha[18] | St. John's | 17-8 | Blair H.S. |
| 2001 | DeMatha[19] | Gonzaga | 11-4 | |
| 2000 | DeMatha[20] | Gonzaga | 19-3 | Good Counsel |
| 1999 | DeMatha | Gonzaga | Paul VI | |
| 1998 | Gonzaga | Good Counsel | 20-8 | |
| 1997 | Gonzaga | DeMatha | 11-8 | Paul VI |
| 1996 | DeMatha | Gonzaga | 13-12 | |
| 1995 | DeMatha | 13-12 | ||
| 1994 | DeMatha | |||
| 1993 | Gonzaga | |||
| 1992 | Gonzaga | |||
| 1991 | DeMatha | |||
| 1990 | DeMatha | |||
| 1989 | DeMatha | |||
| 1988 | DeMatha | |||
| 1987 | Bishop Ireton |
Past Players of the Year
[edit]| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Draley, John | St. John's |
| 2023 | Weller, Jackie | St. John's |
| 2022 | Figueiras, Riley | St. John's |
| 2021 | NA | |
| 2020 | NA | |
| 2019 | Hall, Dane[21] | St. John's |
| 2018 | Myers, Jack[22] | Gonzaga |
| 2017 | Hinton, Colin[23] | St. John's |
| 2016 | Myers, Avery | Gonzaga |
| 2015 | Monahan, Timmy[24] | Gonzaga |
| 2014 | Torain, Greyson[25] | DeMatha |
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| 2012 | Connor Reed[26] | Gonzaga |
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Past Coaches of the Year
[edit]| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | King, Jeff | Gonzaga |
| 2023 | Speaks, Wes[27] | St. John's |
| 2022 | Speaks, Wes | St. John's |
| 2021 | NA | |
| 2020 | NA | |
| 2019 | Giblin, Kevin
Speaks, Wes |
Bishop O'Connell
St. John's |
| 2018 | O'Neil, Casey[22] | Gonzaga |
| 2017 | Speaks, Wes[23] | St. John's |
| 2016 | ||
| 2015 | Beck, Ryan[28]
Durkin, Matt |
Good Counsel
Good Counsel |
| 2014 | Morrison, Scott[29] | DeMatha |
| 2013 | Abood, Dick[30] | Bishop O'Connell |
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| 2003 | Doughty, Dave | Gonzaga |
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All WCAC Teams
[edit]2024
[edit]| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Gardiner, Johnny | Gonzaga | A |
| Fowler, Freddy | Gonzaga | A |
| Beachley, Matthew | DeMatha | A |
| Draley, John | St. John's | M |
| Offut, John | St. John's | M |
| Demarinis, Drew | Good Counsel | M |
| Gardiner, James | Gonzaga | SSDM |
| Chesteen, Zac | Paul VI | LSM |
| McCarthy, Bobby | Gonzaga | FO |
| Cicotello, Gaetano | Gonzaga | D |
| Weller, Henry | St. John's | D |
| Brick, Jack | Good Counsel | D |
| James, Owen | The Heights | D |
| Inzer, Ryan | St. John's | G |
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mancinelli, Anthony | St. John's | A |
| Baik, Ryan | Good Counsel | A |
| Stark, Drew | St. Mary's Ryken | A |
| Bath, Robert | Gonzaga | M |
| Gilmore, Gavin | Good Counsel | M |
| - | ||
| Troy, Jimmy | Good Counsel | SSDM |
| Westbrooks, James | DeMatha | LSM |
| Manning, Jackson | Good Counsel | FO |
| - | ||
| Kehoe, Ryan | Paul VI | D |
| McKelvy, Landon | DeMatha | D |
| James, Jayden | St. John's | D |
| Kane, Kevin | Gonzaga | G |
Honorable Mention
Bishop Ireton: Vinnie Scheivert, Cooper Metz, Tyler Richards
Bishop McNamara:
Bishop O'Connell:
DeMatha: Nick Church, Will Taylor, Dylan Adams
Good Counsel: Noah Geis, Jack Hampton, William Mackey
Gonzaga: Michael Michaelis, Carter Cadin, Cody Hobson
St John's: Charlie Ball, Chris Strycharz, Matthew Bailey
Paul VI: Connor Pinto, Luca Signorello, Will Cramp
St Mary's Ryken: Jack Wallace, Delaney Garner, Josh Hedderich
The Heights: Brendan James, Chase Stichman, Jason Agwamba
2023
[edit]| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Gardiner, Johnny | Gonzaga | A |
| Duenkel, Ryan | St. John's | A |
| Han, Matthew | Paul VI | A |
| Love, Parker | Paul VI | LSM |
| Gardiner, James | Gonzaga | SSDM |
| Weller, Jackie | St. John's | FO |
| Songer, Michael | St. John's | D |
| Murphy, Nathan | Paul VI | D |
| Brick, Jack | Good Counsel | D |
| Draley, John | St. John's | M |
| Leland, Jack | Gonzaga | M |
| Parker, Graham | DeMatha | M |
| Fyock, Caleb | St. John's | G |
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Reidy, Ethan | Paul VI | A |
| Baik, Ryan | Good Counsel | A |
| Beachly, Matthew | DeMatha | A |
| Cicotello, Gaetano | Gonzaga | LSM |
| Sims, Nick | DeMatha | LSM |
| Chesteen, Zak | Paul VI | SSDM |
| Giunchi, Gtrant | Paul VI | FO |
| Rienzo, Matthew | Gonzaga | D |
| Cunningham, Austin | Gonzaga | D |
| Hackett, Luke | DeMatha | D |
| Offut, John | St. John's | M |
| Cramp, William | Paul VI | M |
| Monahan, Declan | Gonzaga | G |
Honorable Mention
Bishop Ireton: Vinnie Schievert
Bishop McNamara:
Bishop O'Connell:
DeMatha: Miles Lancaster, Malik Wood, Michael Gloekler
Good Counsel: John Gerold, Noah Gies,
Gonzaga: Freddy Fowler, Ryan Pels, Robert Bath
St John's: Henry Weller, Riley Chi-Onn, Connor Shannon
Paul VI: Matthew Dineen, Ryan Kehoe, Henry Fleckner
St Mary's Ryken:
The Heights:
2019
[edit]| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Angelus | Paul VI | A |
| Kurt Bruun | Gonzaga | A |
| Cormac Giblin | Bishop O'Connell | A |
| TJ Haley | St. John's | A |
| Dane Hall | St. John's | M |
| PJ Zinsner | Gonzaga | M |
| Charlie O'Connor | Paul VI | M |
| Ben Finlay | Gonzaga | D |
| Harold Peters | DeMatha | D |
| Brandon Pierpont | St. Mary's Ryken | D |
| Sam Sweeney | Gonzaga | LSM |
| Quinton Young | St. John's | SSDN |
| Andrew O'Berry | Gonzaga | FO |
| Tim Marcille | Gonzaga | G |
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Aidan Tolen | DeMatha | A |
| Brian Tregoning | Good Counsel | A |
| Peter Behrens | St. Mary's Ryken | A |
| Tucker Wardell | Bishop O'Connell | M |
| Brian Collins | Gonzaga | M |
| Patrick Saunders | Bishop Ireton | M |
| Michael Bath | Gonzaga | D |
| Riley Figueras | St. John's | D |
| Connor MacDonald | The Heights | D |
| Alex Figueras | St. Mary's Ryken | LSM |
| Billy Saffin | Paul VI | SSDM |
| Gavin Kline | Paul VI | FO |
| George Alvarez | St. John's | G |
Honorable Mention
Bishop Ireton:
Bishop McNamara:
Bishop O'Connell:
DeMatha:
Good Counsel:
Gonzaga:
St John's:
Paul VI:
St Mary's Ryken:
The Heights:
2013
[edit]| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Corboy, Alex | Gonzaga | A |
| Blondino, Nathan | St. Mary's Ryken | A |
| Murphy, Connor | Paul VI | A |
| Dennis, Romar | St. Mary's Ryken | M |
| Planning, Max | Gonzaga | M |
| Fitzpatrick, Joe | Gonzaga | M |
| Carpenter, Nick | Paul VI | SSDM |
| Walsh, Conor | St. Mary's Ryken | LSM |
| Golian, Tyler | Gonzaga | FO |
| Borda, Matt | Gonzaga | D |
| Slater, Jack | Gonzaga | D |
| Knowles, Tim | Paul VI | D |
| Farrell, Timmy | Gonzaga | G |
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Myers, Pat | Gonzaga | A |
| Aunon, Logan | Paul VI | A |
| Partlow, Steve | DeMatha | A |
| Long, Daniel | St. Mary's Ryken | A |
| O'Connor, Ryan | Paul VI | M |
| Torain, Greyson | DeMatha | M |
| Lamb, Ryan | Paul VI | M |
| Poulos, Pat | Good Counsel | M |
| Spencer, Connor | Gonzaga | LSM |
| Haskin, Garrett | DeMatha | SSDM |
| Biagi, Will | Paul VI | FO |
| Hillenbrand, Steven | Paul VI | D |
| Brandenberg, Jack | St. Mary's Ryken | D |
| Williams, Nate | St. John's | D |
| Surdick, Johnny | DeMatha | D |
| Ramsey, Nick | DeMatha | G |
Honorable Mention
Bishop Ireton: William Chastain, Alex Duke, Peter Kaye, Ryan Baier, Joseph Ready
Bishop McNamara: Michael Sensenig, Jimmy Strippy, Christian Andre, Dominic Pagliaro
Bishop O'Connell: Mike Ripa, Joe Kelly, Sean Hathaway, Michael Armor
DeMatha: Sean Doyle, Brady Thompson, Davis Hay, Mason Sutton
Good Counsel: Garrett Brower, Dylan Scott, Austin Smith, Joe Lynch
Gonzaga: Jimmy Kuzma, Daniel O'Berry, Michael Borda, Timmy Monahan
St John's: Jacob Anderson, RP Whitty, Jake Pawela, Gerald Flood
Paul VI: Chris Camarca, Bennett Lloyd, Zach Tuell, Kevin Hagan
St Mary's Ryken: Garrett Wayson, Matt Yates, Garrett Egnaczyk, Jimmy Ludwick
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Corboy, Alex | Gonzaga | A |
| Blondino, Nathan | St. Mary's Ryken | A |
| Murphy, Connor | Paul VI | A |
| Poulos, Luke | Good Counsel | M |
| Reed, Connor | Gonzaga | M |
| Summers, Connor | St. Mary's Ryken | M |
| Parker, Michael | DeMatha | SSDM |
| Powley, Ethan | Paul VI | LSM |
| Baumgardner, Ethan | Gonzaga | FO |
| Mendenhall, Troy | St. Mary's Ryken | D |
| Miller, Luke | Gonzaga | D |
| Sindell, Scott | DeMatha | D |
| Rosenberg, Justin | St. John's | G |
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Fillet, Nolan | Good Counsel | A |
| Rogers, Jimmy | DeMatha | A |
| Whitcomb, Sean | Gonzaga | A |
| Bowman, Matt | Good Counsel | M |
| Dennis, Romar | St. Mary's Ryken | M |
| Torain, Greyson | DeMatha | M |
| O'Brien, Sean | Paul VI | SSDM |
| Nalls, Dennis | Gonzaga | LSM |
| Dabbs, Preston | St. Mary's Ryken | FO |
| Borda, Matt | Gonzaga | D |
| Brandenberg, Jack | St. Mary's Ryken | D |
| Hillenbrand, Steven | Paul VI | D |
| Ramsey, Nick | DeMatha | G |
Honorable Mention
Bishop Ireton: William Chastain, Brandon Attiliis, Joe Darville, Albert Schibani
Bishop McNamara: Michael Sensenig, Romyel Santos
Bishop O'Connell: Mike Ripa, Sean Ohlhaver, Sean Hathaway and Maison Newenhouse
DeMatha: Matt Justice, Brady Thompson, Pat Hine, Bobby Bigelow
Good Counsel: Connor Reilly, Nick Buonomo, Jake Buzy, Graham Dabbs
Gonzaga: Jack Slater, Patrick Myers, Max Planning, Joe Fitzpatrick
St John's: Jacob Anderson, Chris Balla, Ryan Fornatora
Paul VI: Nick Carpenter, Zach Tuell, Tim Knowles
St Mary's Ryken: Garrett Wayson, Andrew Morgan, Hunter Wilson
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