Trenton Catholic High School
Trenton Catholic High School was a Roman Catholic high school serving boys in ninth through twelfth grades located in the Chambersburg section of Trenton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The school closed after the 1961-1962 school year, at which time St. Anthony High School was created to fill the void. After being renamed as McCorristin Catholic High School, the school is now known as Trenton Catholic Academy[1]
Athletics
[edit]The spring / outdoor track team won the Non-Public A state title in 1934, 1946, 1948 and 1951[2]
The basketball team won the Non-Public Group A state championship in 1938 (defeating Good Counsel High School of Newark in the championship game). 1946 (vs. Seton Hall Preparatory School), 1947 (vs. Seton Hall Prep), 1948 (vs. St. Michael's High School), 1950 (vs. St. Peter's Preparatory School of Jersey City), 1957 (vs. St. Peter's of Jersey City), 1958 (vs. Seton Hall Prep) and 1960 (vs. St. Peter's of Jersey City). The eight championship titles remains tied for seventh-most in the state, despite the school having been closed for more than 50 years[3] The 1947 team won the Parochial A state title with a 55-47 win against a Seton Hall team that had beaten then twice during the regular season[4]
The soccer team was awarded the Non-Public A state title by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1949, 1950, 1958 and 1959[5]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Carmen J. Armenti (1929–2001), restaurateur and politician who served as the mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1966 to 1970 and again from 1989 to 1990[6]
- Kathleen Byerly (1944–2020), captain in the United States Navy[7]
- Francis J. McManimon (1926–2020), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1992[8]
- Joe J. Plumeri (born 1944, class of 1961), Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings, and owner of the Trenton Thunder[9]
- John K. Rafferty (1938–2021), politician who served as Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey from 1976 to 1999 and in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 14th Legislative District from 1986 to 1988[10]
- Karl Weidel (1923–1997), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly[11]
- Nick Werkman (born c. 1941, class of 1959), basketball player for the Seton Hall Pirates, who led the NCAA in scoring in 1962-63 and was in the top three nationally on his two other collegiate seasons[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Golver, Tom. "Glover: The story of Trenton Catholic Academy dates back to 1961", The Times, August 7, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2019. "Fifty two years ago, in September 1962, the first students entered the new St. Anthony High School, the forerunner of McCorristin Catholic High School and today’s Trenton Catholic Academy. The story actually begins back in 1961, when the Franciscan fathers of Trenton Catholic High School notified Bishop George W. Ahr that the Chambersburg school would close its doors at the end of the 1962 school year."
- ^ NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Boys Basketball Championship History 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024. Note that the nine championships credited to Trenton Catholic includes a title won by Trenton Catholic Academy.
- ^ "Trenton Upsets Seton Hall In Title Contest", The Daily Record, March 19, 1947. Accessed February 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Trenton Catholic High School shook off the challenging Seton Hall threat last night to retain the Class A Parochial school championship in the state tournament final at the Rutgers University gymnasium Trenton finished strong to triumph 55-47 and thereby gain revenge for two previous setbacks during the regular season by Seton Hall's pre-tournament favorite to dethrone the champs."
- ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Parker, L.A. "Ciao, Carmen", The Trentonian, April 15, 2001, updated August 19, 2021. Accessed July 11, 2022. "Family members announced former Trenton Mayor Carmen Armenti, 72, had died at home following a long battle with cancer.... Armenti attended Junior High School No. 1 and Trenton Catholic Boys High School."
- ^ Hanna, Maddie. "The trailblazing Navy captain who helped win the right for women to serve at sea has died", Archived September 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Task & Purpose, September 11, 2020. Accessed March 26, 2024. "After attending the former Trenton Catholic High School while her father was stationed at Fort Dix, Capt. Bruyere — who completed high school in Germany — went on to Chestnut Hill College."
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 204, Part 2, p. 215. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1991. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Francis J. McManimon, Dem., Hamilton - Senator McManimon was born in Trenton, Sept. 30, 1926. He graduated from Trenton Catholic Boy's High School and Niagara University, where he received a B.S. in economics; and he attended New York University for graduate work in recreation."
- ^ Yavener, Harvey. "A dream comes true for Plumeri", The Times, September 18, 2002. Accessed January 31, 2011. "He grew up on Brunswick Avenue, then Princeton Avenue, attended St. James Church, played for Paul Sollami's team in the North Trenton Little League, starred for Puggy Malone's baseball team at Trenton Catholic (Class of 1961) and Jim Petrucci's football team."
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, p. 252. J. A. Fitzgerald. Accessed February 19, 2021. "John K. Rafferty, Rep., Hamilton - Assemblyman Rafferty was born in Trenton May 1, 1938. After graduation from Trenton Catholic Boys' High School he attended Trenton Junior College , where he received an associate degree."
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 1986 Edition, p. 286. Accessed October 8, 2017. "Mr. Weidel attended Trenton Catholic High School, completed his pre-legal education at Duke University, and graduated from Rutgers Law School."
- ^ "Former All-American Cager, Werkman, Is Now Coaching", Asbury Park Press, July 22, 1973. Accessed November 9, 2017. "Nick Werkman, Seton Hall University's last All-America basketball player, is now the varsity baseball and basketball coach at Stockton State College.... Before graduating from Trenton Catholic High School in 1959, he earned eight varsity letters, four each in baseball and basketball."
- ^ Staff. "Seton Hall is No. 1 in Werkman's Heart", The Press of Atlantic City, March 29, 1989. Accessed January 31, 2011. "I remember I was thinking about leaving (Werkman had 250 scholarship offers as a senior at Trenton Catholic High School)..."