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42-634: Bergen Catholic , Bishop Eustace Prep , Christian Brothers Academy , Delbarton , and Seton Hall Prep participate in the Gordon Conference American Division. Don Bosco Prep , Gloucester Catholic , Pope John , St. Augustine Prep , and St. Peters Prep take part in the Gordon Conference National Division. This ice hockey competition article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in

84-442: A student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The school's student body was 57.1% (397) White, 18.7% (130) Hispanic, 10.1% (70) Asian, 9.6% (67) Black, 4.3% (30) two or more races and 0.1% (1) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander. The Bergen Catholic mock trial team has won 13 county championships (in 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000-2002, 2010, 2015-2017, 2019, and 2023) and five state titles (in 1985, 1989, 1991, 2000, and 2016), as well as

126-708: A 218-173 overall record (.558 winning percentage). The team enjoyed its first winning season and NJSIAA playoff berth in 1997. In 1999, the Crusaders won the Catholic Schools Lacrosse Tournament. While a part of the NNJIL, BC won four consecutive league titles from 2002 - 2005. The program had a three-year winning streak in its current conference, the NNJIL "Gibbs" Division, winning in 2013, 2014, 2015. Bergen Catholic has won four varsity county championships, in 2006, 2009, 2014 and 2015. In 2013,

168-639: A National Championship. Bergen Catholic's team is nearly entirely student-run. In 1991, Bergen Catholic High School won the National High School Mock Trial Championships held in New Orleans, Louisiana . Bergen Catholic returned to the national championship hosted in Columbia, South Carolina in 2000 after going undefeated in the county, Regional and State tournaments. The 1999-2000 team ultimately finished 4th in

210-756: A continuous run of interscholastic ice hockey since the 1974–75 season and immediately achieved success with a league title. The Crusaders would go on to win a Bergen County Championship in just three years time, raising the cup in 1978 and bringing home two more in 1980 and 1981. Since the 1990s, the Crusaders participate in the Gordon Conference, which includes other college preparatory high schools in New Jersey. Area rivals include Don Bosco Prep, Delbarton, Christian Brothers Academy, Seton Hall Prep, St. Peter's Prep and St. Joseph's Montvale. The Crusaders captured state championships in 2001 and 2003. In 2001,

252-518: A record of 984-33-1 through the 2015 season, Coach Jim Jacobsen is the winningest golf coach in state athletics history and has been at the helm since 1983. The most recent being May 2015, where the program captured the State Meet of Champions trophy and the number 1 ranking in the state. The boys bowling team won the overall state championships in 1998 and 1999. The school started a varsity lacrosse program in 1995. The varsity program has posted

294-500: A school record and led New Jersey in scoring with 365 goals on the season. The school started their soccer team when the school was first founded in 1965. The team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1987 (defeating Notre Dame High School in the tournament final) and 1999 (vs. Christian Brothers Academy ). The Crusaders have won their state section five times. (1976, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1999). Bergen Catholic were also named

336-440: A score of 56–21 in the first round and fifth seed Delbarton School 41–16 in the semifinals, before scoring 44 points in the final. In 2021, the Crusaders defeated Don Bosco Prep by a score of 28–7 in the tournament's final game at MetLife Stadium to win the Non-Public A state championship and finish the season with a 12–0 record. The team, which won its 15th state title, was recognized as the 3rd best high school football team in

378-863: A super conference that is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties that operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . Until the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in Division C of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League , which included high schools located in Bergen County, Essex County and Passaic, and

420-538: A wide geographic area that includes over 100 North Jersey communities, Rockland , Orange , Westchester counties and New York City . The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1989, and is accredited until January 2026. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 695 students and 51.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

462-642: The North Jersey Super Football Conference , which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Non-Public Group A (equivalent to Group III/IV/V for public schools) for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 738 to 1,404 students. Bergen Catholic has a long-standing rivalry with fellow Catholic schools Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey which

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504-451: The Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League , where public schools who were frustrated by the competitive imbalance with non-public schools, especially Don Bosco Preparatory (Ramsey) and Bergen Catholic (Oradell) in football or Immaculate Heart Academy (Township of Washington) in girls' athletics, threatened to secede from the league. Therefore, in 2008 the NJSIAA established a "Leagues and Conferences Realignment Committee" to discuss

546-453: The #1 ranked team in the state of New Jersey and was ranked within the top ten in various national polls. In 2016, Nick Suriano won his fourth consecutive state championship, finishing his career with a record of 159–0 and becoming the second wrestler in state history to complete his career undefeated while winning four state titles. The basketball team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1978 (defeating St. Anthony High School in

588-698: The 1990s and 2000s, problems began to develop in the organization of leagues and conferences. Transportation costs began to grow, as some conferences had teams from as many as four different counties competing against each other. Other conferences were losing competitive balance, as a growth in non-public school enrollment and athletic programs caused tension between non-public and public schools, with public schools accusing non-public schools of recruiting. Conferences also demanded more flexibility in scheduling, as schools felt locked into league and division schedules against opponents either too weak or too strong for true competitive balance. The strongest tensions were found in

630-465: The 2001–02 and 2002–03. The 2002 team captured the school's first state championship in more than 10 years with a 71–69 win over St. Augustine Prep. The team would make it to the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions where they eventually fell to St. Anthony . The 2002–03 team consisted of five Division I players. They finished with a 25–4 record and a #3 ranking in New Jersey. They captured

672-559: The 2010–11 school year, after a one-year transition period, when many Big North members schools were part of the North Jersey Tri-County Conference . The NJSIAA had stated that the present system may only go into effect for two to three years, and after a review of the system, a reversion to the old conference alignment may be possible. Athletic Directors in the conference, however, voted in March 2011 to revise

714-489: The 2015 season Bergen Catholic again finished undefeated in the regular season. In the "playoff" tournament Bergen Catholic defeated Northern Valley Demarest in the first round. Then on January 29, 2015, in a double header, defeated Mahwah (2014's county champion) in the semifinals and Indian Hills in the finals. The Bergen Catholic Crusaders compete as a member of the Big North Conference (United Division),

756-472: The Bergen County champions three times (1986, 1999, 2019) and the reigning county champions in their win over Ridgewood High School on October 27. The soccer program has produced more than 20 college Division I players and in specifically the 2003 MLS Superdraft first overall player Alecko Eskandarian. He posted 156 career goals for the Crusaders and 66 goals his senior year where the team won their county, state section, and state tournaments. The track team won

798-620: The Crusaders defeated Christian Brothers Academy in the Parochial pool 3-2 and then went on to defeat Clifton High School for the state title 8–1. In 2003, the Crusaders defeated Seton Hall Prep in the parochial pool 2–1 and defeated Randolph for the state championship 6-4. As a result of this success, the Crusaders were recognized as the North Jersey Team of the Decade (2000-2009). The team had an 18–5–0 record in 2019–20 where

840-621: The Crusaders were ranked the #3 team in New Jersey. The highlight of the 2019–20 campaign was defeating rival Don Bosco Preparatory High School for the Crusaders' first Bergen County Tournament Championship. The Crusaders were also the first team to win the Championship other than Don Bosco who had won eight straight titles since the Tournament's inception. The Bergen Catholic golf program has earned 101 championship titles, nine Tournament of Champions titles and 52 league titles. With

882-543: The JV Crusaders won its first county championship. In 2015, the team won the NJSIAA Non Public A state championship, the program's first, with a 15–14 victory over Delbarton School . The Crusaders continued on to defeat Summit High School 8–5 in the semifinal round of the Tournament of Champions before losing to Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the finals, by a score of 16–13. The 2015 Crusaders set

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924-472: The Non-Public Group A spring / outdoor track state championship in 1963, 1964 and 1977. The baseball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1968, defeating Holy Spirit High School in the tournament final. The cross country team won the Non-Public Group A state title in 1970 and 1977. The track team won the Non-Public indoor relay championship 1975 (as co-champion). Many of

966-685: The United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bergen Catholic Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell , in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. Bergen Catholic operates under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark . The school draws students from

1008-682: The alumni listed have been recognized by induction into the school's Hall of Fame: Big North Conference (New Jersey) The Big North Conference is a high school athletic conference in New Jersey . It is one of six North Jersey "super athletic conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) in 2009. There are 41 member schools in the Big North Conference, with all members located in either Bergen County or Passaic County , New Jersey. As high school athletics in New Jersey grew in

1050-494: The country according to USA Today and fourth nationwide by MaxPreps . The Crusader wrestling program has been the most successful in Bergen County over the past two decades. Bergen Catholic has won the Bergen County Championship 20 times (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022), most in county history and hold

1092-555: The country, with three "Outstanding Attorney" awards. The 2016 team won the New Jersey state championship, sending it to the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Boise, Idaho . In the 2008–09 season the team made it to the county finals, losing to Indian Hills High School . In 2010, the team defeated Mahwah High School to win the Bergen County Championship, but the team lost in

1134-603: The division alignments within the conference for the 2012-2013 academic years and voted against the transfer of DePaul Catholic High School into the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference . Pascack Hills High School initially changed its mind about leaving the NJIC to join the Big North, but subsequently asked to be admitted. The Cowboys became the 41st member of the conference to begin

1176-409: The finals. The 1982 team defeated Immaculata High School by a score of 25–0 in the playoff finals to win the Parochial A North sectional title and finish the season at 11-0. The 1986 team finished the season with a 9-1-1 record after defeating St. Peter's Preparatory School by a score of 33–0 in the Parochial A North sectional championship game played at Hinchliffe Stadium . The 1991 team finished

1218-575: The fourth most of any team in the state. One of the most memorable of those state championship wins came in Trenton in 2003 where the Crusaders upset heavily favored Camden Catholic High School 40–30. In addition to state and county titles, BC has won the District crown in 32 consecutive seasons (1990–2022). BC has also seen six of its wrestlers win a total of 12 individual state championships. The 2013-14 team won their first Star-Ledger Trophy as

1260-489: The most successful programs in New Jersey. The Crusaders are 20-time state champions: they were awarded the Parochial A North title by the NJSIAA in 1963, 1965 and 1966, and won via playoffs in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Through the 2019 season, the team had an overall record against in-state teams of 420-156-10 (a winning percentage of .725). A record of 99–10 between 1990 and 1999 made Bergen Catholic

1302-428: The need for realigning conferences and leagues throughout New Jersey. Their original proposal for schools in northern New Jersey was the creation of six super conferences from the eleven conferences then in existence. While the original proposal was not accepted as presented, it was adjusted and schools realigned yet again, to create the current system in place in New Jersey athletics. The current realignment started in

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1344-508: The record for most consecutive titles by winning nine straight from 1999 to 2007. The Crusaders have won the North Parochial "A" state sectional title 22 times (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012-2019, 2022) and in 14 of those seasons they have gone on to win the overall Parochial "A" state championship (1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2012-2019, 2022); The program's 14 state championships are

1386-481: The regional semi-finals, ending its season as one of the top ten teams in the state. The Bergen Catholic team fell in the semi-final round of the county tournament at the end of January 2011 to the Mahwah High School team that went on to win the 2011 Bergen County Championship. Bergen Catholic's Mock Trial team finished undefeated in the regular season in 2014 and finished third overall in the county. In

1428-428: The school's most recent Bergen County Jamboree along with another sectional championship. " The Crusaders won the 2015 Bergen County Jamboree by a 66-44 score in the tournament final, defeating a Teaneck High School team that had previously won four consecutive Jamboree championships. Bergen Catholic's hockey program first hit the ice during the 1967–68 season and ran through the 1971–72 season. The school has enjoyed

1470-458: The season 11-0 after defeating Saint Joseph Regional High School by a score of 14–0 to win the Parochial A North championship and earn a ranking of 11th from USA Today . The undefeated 1992 team's championship game with Paramus Catholic High School , which Bergen won 44–34, was voted "Game of the Century" by The Record . One of the most anticipated high school games in New Jersey history

1512-550: The season with a record of 10–2 after defeating Delbarton School by a score of 10–9 on a fourth-quarter field goal in the Parochial Group IV sectional finals. In 2004, the team went to Giants Stadium to play archrival Don Bosco Prep and won the state championship with a 13–10 victory, thanks to the play of Brian Cushing . Cushing would later go on to become one of two players to have started in four Rose Bowl football games ( Archie Griffin of Ohio State University

1554-713: The tournament final), 1994 (vs. Camden Catholic High School ) and 2002 (vs. St. Augustine Preparatory School ) and 2019 (vs. Camden Catholic). Bergen Catholic won their first Bergen County Jamboree in 1977, and has a total of nine county championships with the most recent in 2015. Through the history of the Bergen County Jamboree, Bergen Catholic holds the most total games played, total wins, and championship appearances. They also rank second in appearances and championships. Bergen has won nine North Parochial "A" state sectional championships and four Parochial "A" state championships. Their most recent success came in

1596-399: The winningest football program in the state of New Jersey for the decade of the 1990s. The 1979 team defeated DePaul Catholic High School by a score of 14–6 in the Parochial A North championship game at Giants Stadium to finish the season 10-0-1. The 1980 team finished the season at 8-2-1 after winning the Parochial A North title with a 12–0 win against Seton Hall Preparatory School in

1638-472: Was ranked first in the state by NJ.com (with Don Bosco holding a 38-28-2 lead in the series) and with Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale , which was listed at 14th on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football" (with Bergen Catholic leading with a 31–17 overall record as of 2017). Bergen Catholic offers 17 sports at the varsity level: Bergen Catholic has one of

1680-479: Was separated into three divisions based on NJSIAA size classification. With 984 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public A for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 381 to 1,454 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools). The football team competes in the United Red division of

1722-610: Was the other) as well as an All-American at USC and a 1st round draft pick of the Houston Texans who was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009. After a 13-year drought, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won the 2017 Non-Public Group IV state sectional championship with a 44–7 win against St. Peter's Preparatory School in the title game of the tournament; The team dominated all three rounds, defeating eighth-seeded St. Augustine Preparatory School by

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1764-488: Was their championship game in 1998, when BC won the Parochial Group IV championship by defeating rival St. Joseph Regional 35–9 in the final at Giants Stadium . The 1998 team finished with a 12–0 record, and was ranked first in New Jersey, 9th in USA Today national poll, and was voted "Team of the Century" by The Record . Since 1998, the program has been to the state championship game 12 times. The 2001 team finished

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