Bethlehem Catholic High School
Encyclopedia
Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley
region of the state.
. Home games are held at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
.
They have also been ranked nationally in USA Today at numerous times since 1993.
or District XI
championships, including the following sports and years (prior to 2001, Becahi was a member of the East Penn Conference):
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
region of the state.
Athletics
Bethlehem Catholic is one of 12 Lehigh Valley high schools that compete in the Lehigh Valley ConferenceLehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
. Home games are held at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
Bethlehem Area School District Stadium or BASD Stadium for short, is a multi-purpose stadium for both Freedom High School and Liberty High School. The stadium seats up to 13,600 and can occupy up to 15,000 in the standing section. It is one of the premiere multi-purpose stadiums in Pennsylvania....
.
State Championships
Bethlehem Catholic has distinguished itself nationally and in the state of Pennsylvania with the following state championships:- Football: 1988 (inaugural) Class AA champions, 1990 Class AAA champions (Pennsylvania state champions, first two time champion in PIAA football championship history).
They have also been ranked nationally in USA Today at numerous times since 1993.
- Track and Field: 2002 AA runner-up, 2003 Class AA Champions
- Wrestling: 1979 Class AAA Champions, 2010 Class AA Champions
League & District Championships
Bethlehem Catholic has won many Lehigh Valley ConferenceLehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
or District XI
PIAA District 11
District 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...
championships, including the following sports and years (prior to 2001, Becahi was a member of the East Penn Conference):
- Flag Football: IHPW 2011
- Dodgeball: IHPW 2011
- Baseball: District XI 1976, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007.
- Football: Eastern Conference champs 2009.
- Football: 1974, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001.
- Boys Basketball: 1978, 1998, 2002, 2003.
- Boys Volleyball: 2007. District XI Class AA 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Boys Soccer: 2007.
- Boys Golf: 1981, 1982.
- Softball: 2003, 2005, 2006,2009, 2009 District XI Class AAA state runner-up
- Girls Basketball: 1992. PIAA District XI Class AAA Champions 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.
- Girls Tennis: 2003, 2004, 2006.
- Girls Volleyball: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2005, 2007.
Notable alumni
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