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In 1945, 54,000 fans saw Southern West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys, 18–13. [5] In 1984, West Catholic High School for Boys was one of sixty recognized by the Council of American Private Education as an exemplary high school. [6] The school colors were blue and white and its motto was Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Country).
The school opened on September 8, 1989, as a result of a merger between West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys, opened in 1916, and West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School, opened in 1927.
Suburban One League and Philadelphia Catholic League titles are on the line. Follow the boys hoops action here. High School Boys Basketball Playoffs: See boys matchups, scores, recaps from tournaments
The original West Philadelphia High School (WPHS) building opened in 1912 as Philadelphia's first secondary school west of the Schuylkill, occupying an entire city block bounded by 47th, 48th, Walnut, and Locust Streets. The student population at that time was in excess of 5,500. [3]
The Quakers return three letter-winners this winter: 5-foot-8 junior Reid Wells, 6-0 senior Carson Crandall and 6-2 junior Quinn Miller.
Franklin High School senior captain Andrew O'Neill launches a jump shot against Worcester North in the Div. 1 state boys basketball final at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, March 17, 2024. Andrew O ...
Ingelsby continued his athletic career at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield from 1965 to 1969. In his junior season, he played a pivotal role in helping the basketball team win the Philadelphia Catholic League championship, although they fell short in the City Championship to the West Philadelphia High School Speedboys.
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.