Bethlehem Catholic High School
Bethlehem Catholic High School, March 2007
Address
2133 Madison Avenue Bethlehem , Pennsylvania 18017 United States
Coordinates	40°38′31″N 75°22′18″W / 40.64194°N 75.37167°W / 40.64194; -75.37167
Information
Type	Private, coeducational high school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Oversight	Diocese of Allentown
Principal	Dean Donaher
Staff	42.3 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9th–12th
Enrollment	678 (2020-21)
Student to teacher ratio	16.0
Campus type	Small city
Color(s)	Brown and gold
Athletics conference	Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Nickname	Golden Hawks
Rival	Allentown Central Catholic High School and Liberty High School[1]
Newspaper	The Hawk
Yearbook	Sceptre
School fees	$1,200
Tuition	$9,000
Website	becahi.org

Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school is within the Diocese of Allentown and is located at 2133 Madison Avenue in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

As of 2020-21, the school had 678 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

Athletics

Bethlehem Catholic High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. Home athletic events are held on the campus of Bethlehem Catholic High School while football games are played at the 14,000 capacity Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, one of Pennsylvania's largest high school stadiums.^[2]

State championships

Boys basketball

• 1960 PCIAA Class B State Champions^[3]
• 1962 PCIAA Class B State Champions

Girls basketball

• 1993 Class AAA runner-up (North Catholic 62–42)^[4]
• 2013 Class AAA runner-up (South Park 53–38) ^[5]
• 2017 Class AAAA State Champions (Villa Maria 46–27)^[6]
• 2019 Class AAAA State Champions (North Catholic 49–60)^[7]

Football: Pennsylvania state champions, first two-time champion in PIAA football championship history.

• 1988 Class AA champions (inaugural year of State playoffs)
• 1990 Class AAA champions

Softball

• 2009 Class AAA State runner-up (9 innings 1–0)^[8]
• 2014 Class AAA State runner-up
• 2015 Class AAA State Champions

Track and Field

• 2002 Class AA State Boys Team runner-up
• 2003 Class AA State Boys Team Champions

Boys volleyball

• 2012 Class AA State Champions^[9][10]

Girls volleyball

• 2014 Class AA State Champions^[11]

Wrestling: Individual championships

• 2011 Class AA State Dual Meet Champions^[12] - Ranked #15 nationally by WIN Magazine.^[13]
• 2012 Class AA State Dual Meet Champions^[14][15] - Ranked #12 nationally by Inter-Mat.
• 2013 Class AA State Dual Meet Champions^[16]
• 2014 Class AA State Dual Meet Champions
• 2016 Class AAA State Dual Meet Champions
• 2017 Class AAA State Dual Meet Runner-up

Wrestling: Team championships

• 1979 Class AAA State Team Champions (2 State Champions)
• 2012 Class AA State Team Champions (3 State Champions & 1 runner-up)
• 2013 Class AA State Team Champions (1 State Champion & 1 runner-up)
• 2014 Class AA State Team Champions (3 State Champions & 1 runner-up)

Notable alumni

• Richard Fuisz, physician and inventor
• Mike Guman, former professional football player, Los Angeles Rams
• Dan Kendra, former Florida State quarterback
• Joe Kovacs, two-time Olympic silver medalist and world champion in shot put
• Sean Leary, college baseball coach, Lehigh Mountain Hawks^[17]
• Zach Makovsky, former professional mixed martial arts fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championship^[18]
• Jim Molinaro, former professional football player, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins
• Daniel Roebuck, film and television actor, ABC's Lost, CBS's Matlock, and The Fugitive
• John Spagnola, former professional football player, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks^[19]
• Joseph Uliana, former Pennsylvania State Representative

Notable faculty

• James McConlogue, former head collegiate football coach, Lafayette College