Catholic High School Athletic Association

The Catholic High School Athletic Association or CHSAA is a high school athletic association made up of Catholic High Schools based in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. It is the largest such Catholic High School athletic league in the United States.

Members

The NYCHSAA is divided into three sections.

New York Section

The New York Section consists of schools in Westchester, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, corresponding to the Archdiocese of New York.

• All Hallows
• Blessed Sacrament
• Cardinal Hayes
• Cardinal Spellman
• Fordham Prep
• Iona Prep
• La Salle
• Maria Regina
• Monsignor Farrell
• Monsignor Scanlan
• Moore Catholic
• Mount Saint Michael
• Notre Dame Academy
• Regis
• Rice
• Sacred Heart
• Salesian
• Stepinac
• St. Agnes
• St. John Villa Academy
• St. Joseph by the Sea
• St. Peter's Boys High School
• St. Peter's High School for Girls
• St. Raymond
• Ursuline
• Xavier

Brooklyn-Queens Section

The Brooklyn-Queens Section consists of schools in Brooklyn and Queens, corresponding to the Diocese of Brooklyn.

• Bishop Ford
• Bishop Kearney
• Bishop Loughlin
• Cathedral Prep
• Catherine McAuley
• Christ the King
• Fontbonne
• Holy Cross
• Mary Louis
• Molloy
• Monsignor McClancy
• Nazareth
• St. Edmund
• St. Francis Prep
• St. John's
• St. Saviour
• Xaverian

Nassau-Suffolk Section

The Nassau-Suffolk Section consists of schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties, corresponding to the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

• Chaminade
• Holy Trinity
• Kellenberg
• Our Lady of Mercy Academy
• Sacred Heart Academy
• St. Anthony's
• St. Dominic
• St. John the Baptist
• St. Mary's

Former members

• Bishop Dubois (Closed 1976)
• Power Memorial Academy (Closed 1984)
• St Nicholas of Tolentine (Closed 1991)
• Maria Regina High School (Closed 1984)
• Holy Family High School (Closed 1984)
• St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary (Closed 1984)

History

New York's Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) was formed in March 1927. The Catholic schools in the city from approximately 1908 to 1922 competed along with their grammar school counterparts in baseball and track, but no larger organization arose from the competition. The Catholic secondary schools of the city remained largely unorganized, while their counterparts in such cities as Chicago and Philadelphia had been organized into leagues for years. Finally, in 1927, the Southern Branch of the New York Catholic High Schools’ Athletic Association organized league competition with an outdoor track meet held at Fordham University on May 26, 1927. The charter members of the league were Fordham Prep, All Hallows, LaSalle Academy, Regis, St. Ann’s, and Xavier High, all in Manhattan; and Brooklyn Prep, Bishop Loughlin, Brooklyn Cathedral, St. John’s Prep, St. Francis Prep, and Holy Trinity, all in Brooklyn.

In 1928, the CHSAA introduced indoor track, basketball, and baseball to the program, and in 1929 added cross country and ice hockey. In 1930, swimming was added to the program. The basketball winner would compete with the three other sectional winners in the state for the right to compete in the Loyola National Catholic Basketball tournament in Chicago. A.G. Spalding & Co. contributed two silver loving cups for the baseball and football competition. The first team winning the league title in baseball or football three times would receive permanent possession of the cup.

Notable NYCHSAA alumni

Listed below are former CHSAA students who are/were involved in professional or college athletics.

All Hallows Gaels

• Olden Polynice (1983) – Former NBA player

Archbishop Molloy Stanners:

• Xavier Rescigno (1930) – Former Major League baseball player.
• Lou Carnesecca (1943) – St. John's University basketball coach
• Tommy Kearns (1954) – Former NBA Player
• York Larese (1956) – Former NBA Player
• Tom Farrell (1962) – Bronze medalist in the 800 metres run at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
• Jim Larranaga (1967) – College men's basketball coach at George Mason University
• Kevin Joyce (1969) – NBA player and Captain of the 1972 USA Olympic Basketball Team
• Brian Winters (1970) – Former NBA All-Star and Coach
• Vitas Gerulaitis (1971) – Former professional tennis player & winner of the 1977 Australian Open
• Edward Kurpiel (1971) – Former Major League Baseball player
• Kenny Smith (1983) – Former NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion and current television sports host and analyst who hit the buzzer-beating tying 3-pointer to send Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Finals into overtime, where the Rockets would eventually win.
• Robert Werdann (1988) – Former NBA Player
• Kenny Anderson (1989) – Former NBA All-Star and three-time parade All-American, the first prep to achieve that feat since Lew Alcindor. Held the New York State High School Scoring Record for 18 years, with 2,621 points.
• Mike Jerzembeck (1991) – Former Major League Pitcher
• Uka Agbai (1999) – Assistant Men's Basketball coach at Northeastern University

Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders:

• Marty Conlon (1986) – 10 year NBA career with Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics.
• Art White (1968) – 4th round draft pick of Milwaukee Bucks, played professionally in Belgium.
• Bob Hyland (1963) – 1st round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1967. Played 11 seasons in the NFL. Super Bowl IIChampion under Vince Lombardi.
• Eric Ogbogu (1994) – NCAA Hula Bowl MVP at Maryland. Drafted in 1998 by New York Jets. Curren national spokesperson for Under Armour.
• Brian Sweeney (1992) – MLB pitcher for the San Diego Padres

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Lions:

• Mark Jackson (1983) – NBA Player

Cardinal Hayes Cardinals:

• Jamal Mashburn (1990) – NBA Player
• Will Colon (2001) – NFL Player
• Jimmie Black (1981) – University of North Carolina Tar Heels and New Jersey Nets

Chaminade Flyers:

• Joe Mullaney (1943) – Collegiate and professional basketball coach
• Al Groh (1962) – former New York Jets head coach and current head coach of the University of Virginia
• Gene Larkin (1980) – first baseman for the Minnesota Twins who drove in the winning run in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series
• John Paul Foschi (2000) – tight end for the Oakland Raiders
• John Lannan (2002) – MLB pitcher for the Washington Nationals

Christ the King Royals:

Sue Bird, on offense

• Jayson Williams (1986) – Former NBA Player
• Allen Watson (1989) – Former MLB Player
• Steve Karsay (1990) – Former MLB Player
• Khalid Reeves (1991) – Former NBA Player
• Derrick Phelps (1991) – Former NBA Player
• Erick Barkley (1996) – NBA Player
• Speedy Claxton (1996) – NBA Player
• Chamique Holdsclaw (1996) – Former WNBA Player
• Lamar Odom (1995) – NBA Player
• Sue Bird (1999) – WNBA Player
• Omar Cook (2000) – NBA Player

Fordham Prep Rams:

• Frankie Frisch (1916) – MLB Hall of Famer, also known as "The Fordham Flash," he is third all-time on the list for Series hits, behind Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle and just ahead of Joe DiMaggio.
• Johnny Murphy (1925) – former New York Yankees pitcher who appeared in a total of 8 World Series games, pitched 16.1 innings, and had an E.R.A. of 1.10.
• George Stirnwiess (1936) – former second baseman for the New York Yankees who also was the American League batting champion in 1945.
• Vin Scully (1944) – baseball announcer in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Radio Hall of Fame, American Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has been broadcasting Dodger games, first in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles, since 1950.
• Robert Hackett (1977) – silver medalist in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

Iona Prep Gaels:

• Dick Ambrose (1971) – Former NFL Player
• John Mara (1972) – Co-owner of the New York Giants
• Rob Spence (1978)) – Current Offensive Coordinator, Clemson University, widely considered top coordinator in College Football.
• Brian Slocum (1999) – MLB player, pitches for the Cleveland Indians

La Salle Academy Cardinals:

• John Roche (1968) – Former NBA Player
• John Candelaria (1988) – Former MLB Player
• Ron Artest (1998) – NBA Player

Nazareth Regional High School Kingsmen:

• Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (1972) – former NBA player, NBA Head Coach

Power Memorial Academy Panthers:

• Lew Alcindor (1966) – NBA Hall of Famer, 6 NBA Championships
• Len Elmore (1970) – former NBA player
• Matt Centrowitz (1973) – US Olympic runner, 1976 & 1980
• Joe Mullen (1975) – NHL Hall of Famer, 3 Stanley Cup Championships
• Brian Mullen (1980) – former NHL player
• Mario Elie (1981) – former NBA player, 3 NBA Championships

Salesian Eagles:

• Eric Mobley (1989) – NBA Player. 1st round draft pick of 1994 NBA Draft.

St. Francis Prep Terriers:

• Vince Lombardi (1932) – NFL Hall of Famer
• Joe Torre (1959) – New York Yankees manager
• Mike Cavataio (2007) College Basketball at St. John's University
• Marco Battaglia (1991) NFL Tight End from 1996–2003
• Dan Henning (1960) Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator,former Head Football Coach of Boston College , creator of the Wildcat formation

St. Raymond's Ravens:

• Julius Hodge (1996) – NBA Player
• Allan Ray (1996) – NBA Player

Xaverian Clippers:

• Chris Mullin (1981) – Former NBA All-Star and member of the Original Dream Team
• Rich Aurilia (1989) – MLB player
• Chris Taft (2003) – NBA player

Xavier Knights:

• Michael Petri (2002) – USA Rugby

External links

• League Website

See also

• New York state high school boys basketball championships
• List of New York state high school league conferences

Notes and references