Trenton Cathedral High School
Trenton Cathedral High School was a Roman Catholic high school in Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton from 1908 until it was closed after the 1971–72 school year due to excessive costs of a required repair project.[1][2]
Athletics
[edit]The boys basketball team won the Non-Public A state championship in 1963 (defeating Roselle Catholic High School in the tournament final) and 1967 (vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School).[3] The 1963 team won the Parochial A state title with a 72–68 win against a Roselle Catholic team in its second year competing in interscholastic basketball at the varsity level.[4] The 1967 team finished the season with a record of 22-3 after using aggressive offense and defense to win the Parochial A title by a score of 89–76 against Seton Hall Prep in the championship game.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ via Associated Press. "Catholic high school closing", Courier News, May 19, 1972. Accessed February 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Cathedral High School, a Trenton landmark for 64 years, will be shut down next month because of a shortage of funds to undertake a renovation project. The decision was announced yesterday by school officials who said the 740 students at the high school would be assigned to two other Catholic high schools in the Trenton Diocese."
- ^ Trenton High School Yearbooks, Trenton Historical Society. Accessed February 14, 2021. "Cathedral High School with the appropriately named 'Cathedral' closed its doors in 1972."
- ^ Boys Basketball Championship History 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024.
- ^ Staff. "Newark Central, Salem, Trenton Teams Win Titles; Hillside, Roselle Catholic, Mountain High Beaten in State Tournament Final Games", Herald News, March 25, 1963. Accessed February 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "In the other Saturday afternoon title encounter, Trenton Cathedral held on for a 72-68 Parochial A conquest of a fighting Roselle Catholic squad.... The Roselle cagers, only playing in their second year of varsity competition, were down by only 59-55 as Roger Radecki's scoring helped but then Terry Morawski, went to work."
- ^ "Parochial A-Cathedral", Asbury Park Press, March 19, 1967. Accessed March 12, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Trenton Cathedral buried Seton Hall High in the first half with a full-court press and fast break, then withstood a furious rally for an 89-76 victory and the Parochial 'A' championship.... The victory was Cathedral's 12th straight and 22nd in 25 games as Coach Phil Kecmer, a former Seton Hall University athlete, won a state championship in his first year at the helm."