State Championship Game... Public vs. Private

[hornets69]

Do private schools have an advantage over public schools to appear in a state championship game? You decide. Here are the results from 1983-2009 for Class A and AA for boys and girls. Looks like alot of Bishops, Christians, Acadamies, and Cahothlic schools as both Winners and Runner ups. Maybe someone can come up with some statistics.


Boys Class A
Year/Class/Winner/District From/Runner Up/District From/Score
1983.......A Boys’ ..Northwest .................. 4 ..Karns City .................. 9..58-45
1984.......A Boys’ ..Northwest .................. 4 ..Cornell....................... 7..48-38
1985.......A Boys’ ..Reading Cent Cath....... 3 ..Midland...................... 7..55-47
1986.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Bristol........................ 1..55-44
1987.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Millersburg ................. 3..64-58
1988.......A Boys’ ..Monessen ................... 7 ..Bristol........................ 1..62-60
1989.......A Boys’ ..Monessen ................... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..73-67
1990.......A Boys’ ..Lourdes Regional ......... 4 ..Kennedy Chritian........10..55-54
1991.......A Boys’ ..Clairton...................... 7 ..Scotland School .......... 3..85-76
1992.......A Boys’ ..Duquesne................... 7 ..Scotland School .......... 3..87-72
1993.......A Boys’ ..Duquesne................... 7 ..Loyalsock Twp ............ 4..70-60
1994.......A Boys’ ..Scotland School........... 3 ..Duquesne................... 7..45-43
1995.......A Boys’ ..Scotland School........... 3 ..Juniata Valley ............. 6..73-42
1996.......A Boys’ ..Juniata Valley.............. 6 ..Bishop O’Hara............. 2..60-43
1997.......A Boys’ ..Sewickley Academy...... 7 ..Schuylkill Haven.........11..52-45
1998.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Reading Holy Name ..... 3..51-48
1999.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Bishop Hannan............ 2..78-51
2000.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Bishop Hannan............ 2..64-57
2001.......A Boys’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Fairfield ..................... 3..87-45
2002.......A Boys’ ..Scotland School........... 3 ..Kennedy Catholic........10..69-50
2003.......A Boys’ ..Scotland School........... 3 ..Union ........................ 7..80-69
2004.......A Boys’ ..Bishop O’Reilly ............ 2 ..Sewickley Academy ..... 7..70-54
2005.......A Boys’ ..Bishop O’Reilly ............ 2 ..Kennedy Catholic........10..65-61
2006.......A Boys’ ..Elk County Catholic ...... 9 ..Bishop Hannan............ 2..82-56
2007.......A Boys’ ..Reading Cent. Cath. ..... 3 ..DuBois Cent. Cath. ...... 9..58-33
2008.......A Boys' ..Serra Catholic..............7...Frier Charter..............1..67-66
2009.......A Boys'....Kennedy Catholic...10....vs..Girard College.............1..xx-xx

Boys Class AA
1983.....AA Boys’ ..Sto-Rox...................... 7 ..Tamaqua...................11..71-64
1984.....AA Boys’ ..Washington ................ 7 ..Delone Catholic ........... 3..45-43
1985.....AA Boys’ ..Bishop Shanahan......... 1 ..Bishop McCort............. 6..52-46
1986.....AA Boys’ ..Washington ................ 7 ..GAR Memorial ............. 2..68-50
1987.....AA Boys’ ..Columbia.................... 3 ..Windber ..................... 5..49-43
1988.....AA Boys’ ..Girard ...................... 10 ..Eastern ...................... 3..81-62
1989.....AA Boys’ ..Delone Catholic ........... 3 ..Brentwood.................. 7..68-61
1990.....AA Boys’ ..Girard ...................... 10 ..GAR Memorial ............. 2..59-49
1991.....AA Boys’ ..Mercyhurst Prep ........ 10 ..GAR Memorial ............. 2..58-55
1992.....AA Boys’ ..Carlynton ................... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..52-47
1993.....AA Boys’ ..Carbondale ................. 2 ..George Jr. Republic.....10..65-63
1994.....AA Boys’ ..Aliquippa .................... 7 ..Carbondale................. 2..60-57
1995.....AA Boys’ ..Shady Side Academy.... 7 ..Annville-Cleona ........... 3..90-75
1996.....AA Boys’ ..George Jr. Republic.... 10 ..Reading Cent Cath....... 3..61-59
1997.....AA Boys’ ..Aliquippa .................... 7 ..Elmer L. Myers ............ 2..57-50
1998.....AA Boys’ ..George Jr. Republic.... 10 ..Reading Cent. Cath...... 3..62-52
1999.....AA Boys’ ..Annville-Cleona ........... 3 ..Quaker Valley ............. 7.. 69-57 (2OT)
2000.....AA Boys’ ..Shady Side Academy.... 7 ..Halifax....................... 3..55-50
2001.....AA Boys’ ..Trinity........................ 3 ..Aliquippa.................... 7..79-65
2002.....AA Boys’ ..Bishop Hannan............ 2 ..Sto-Rox ..................... 7..70-68
2003.....AA Boys’ ..Trinity........................ 3 ..Sto-Rox ..................... 7..66-49
2004.....AA Boys’ ..Sto-Rox...................... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..62-53
2005.....AA Boys’ ..Beaver Falls ................ 7 ..York Catholic .............. 3..71-59
2006.....AA Boys’ ..Prep. Charter ............ 12 ..Beaver Falls................ 7..82-51
2007.....AA Boys’ ..Prep Charter ............. 12 ..Aliquippa.................... 7..68-66
2008.....AA Boys' ..Jeanette......................7..Strawberry Mansion.......12..76-72 OT
2009.....AA Boys' ..Imhotep Charter......12...vs..North Catholic..............7...xx-xx

Girls Class A
1983....... A Girls’ ..Mt. Alvernia ................ 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..78-52
1984....... A Girls’ ..Marian Catholic ......... 11 ..Kennedy Christian ......10..64-49
1985....... A Girls’ ..Schuylkill Haven ........ 11 ..Linesville...................10..47-28
1986....... A Girls’ ..Linesville .................. 10 ..Columbia.................... 3..55-48
1987....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Carroll ............. 6 ..Marian Catholic ..........11..58-42
1988....... A Girls’ ..Mahanoy Area ........... 11 ..Ferndale..................... 6..74-53
1989....... A Girls’ ..Mahanoy Area ........... 11 ..St. Francis Academy .... 7..67-50
1990....... A Girls’ ..Nativity BVM............. 11 ..Bellwood Antis ............ 6..54-40
1991....... A Girls’ ..McConnellsburg ........... 5 ..Nativity BVM..............11..66-60
1992....... A Girls’ ..Lebanon Catholic ......... 3 ..Clarion....................... 9..75-57
1993....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6 ..Lourdes Regional......... 4..52-26
1994....... A Girls’ ..Lourdes Regional ......... 4 ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6..41-32
1995....... A Girls’ ..Lebanon Catholic ......... 3 ..Williamsburg............... 6..50-46
1996....... A Girls’ ..Elkland....................... 4 ..Bishop Carroll ............. 6..56-44
1997....... A Girls’ ..Williamsburg............... 6 ..Marian Catholic ..........11..55-43
1998....... A Girls’ ..Mahanoy Area ........... 11 ..Bishop Carroll ............. 6..34-32
1999....... A Girls’ ..Nativity BVM............. 11 ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6..74-67
2000....... A Girls’ ..Nativity BVM............. 11 ..Saegertown ...............10..64-54
2001....... A Girls’ ..Kennedy Christian...... 10 ..Nativity BVM..............11..48-46
2002....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Carroll ............. 6 ..Nativity BVM..............11..59-44
2003....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Carroll ............. 6 ..Marian Catholic ..........11..47-33
2004....... A Girls’ ..Monessen ................... 7 ..Nativity BVM..............11..70-48
2005....... A Girls’ ..Serra Catholic ............. 7 ..Marian Catholic ..........11..53-44
2006....... A Girls’ ..Nativity BVM............. 11 ..Conemaugh Valley....... 6..53-49
2007....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6 ..North Catholic ............. 7..43-38
2008....... A Girls’ ..Marian Catholic .......... 11..Mt Alvernia.................7..40-34
2009....... A Girls’ ..Bishop Guilfoyle ...... 6 ..vs..Nativity BVM ............. 11..xx-xx

Girls Class AA
1983..... AA Girls’ ..North Catholic ............. 7 ..Bishop McDevitt .......... 3..56-51
1984..... AA Girls’ ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6 ..Pine Grove ................11..64-63
1985..... AA Girls’ ..Bishop McCort ............. 6 ..Pine Grove ................11..73-49
1986..... AA Girls’ ..Trinity........................ 3 ..Bishop McCort............. 6..56-51
1987..... AA Girls’ ..Riverside .................... 2 ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6..46-44
1988..... AA Girls’ ..Catasauqua .............. 11 ..Bishop McCort............. 6..58-42
1989..... AA Girls’ ..Aliquippa .................... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..57-47
1990..... AA Girls’ ..Aliquippa .................... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..89-62
1991..... AA Girls’ ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6 ..Delone Catholic ........... 3..70-43
1992..... AA Girls’ ..Cranberry................. 10 ..Trinity........................ 3..64-57
1993..... AA Girls’ ..Cranberry................. 10 ..Reading Holy Name ..... 3..57-55
1994..... AA Girls’ ..Cranberry................. 10 ..Dunmore.................... 2..44-43
1995..... AA Girls’ ..Merion Mercy .............. 1 ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6..58-43
1996..... AA Girls’ ..Pine Grove................ 11 ..Greensburg Cent Cath.. 7..67-59 (OT)
1997..... AA Girls’ ..Greensburg Cent Cath .. 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..48-45
1998..... AA Girls’ ..Girard ...................... 10 ..ELCO ......................... 3..45-34
1999..... AA Girls’ ..Bishop Hoban.............. 2 ..Girard.......................10..46-42
2000..... AA Girls’ ..Karns City .................. 9 ..Bishop Hoban ............. 2..53-39
2001..... AA Girls’ ..Trinity........................ 3 ..Vincentian Academy..... 7..67-58
2002..... AA Girls’ ..Vincentian Academy..... 7 ..Trinity........................ 3..47-35
2003..... AA Girls’ ..Delone Catholic ........... 3 ..Girard.......................10..50-41
2004..... AA Girls’ ..Delone Catholic ........... 3 ..Bishop Guilfoyle .......... 6..46-33
2005..... AA Girls’ ..Delone Catholic ........... 3 ..Westmont Hilltop......... 6..47-43
2006..... AA Girls’ ..York Catholic............... 3 ..Westmont Hilltop......... 6..48-43
2007..... AA Girls’ ..York Catholic............... 3 ..Villa Maria .................10..58-44
2008..... AA Girls’ ..York Catholic............... 3 ..Northern Cambria.........6..52-40
2009..... AA Girls’ ..York Catholic............... 3 ..Villa Maria .................10..xx-xx

[Eaglealum]

For those not doing the math, that's 51 out of 96 teams in the finals for the boys have been private schools.
and 66 out of 96 teams for the girls side being private schools. Valid point I believe.

[jgreen6578]

haha i dont think its a valid point. for the boys it comes out to be a 53 % for privates ( basicaly half and half) and a 68 percent for privates in girls. i think thats hardly the numbers someone would expect. u need to come with harder stats then that. someone has to have the lead when u look at it publics vs privates. what if the publics had the edge in the series, would we be saying how unfair it was then? u gotta come up with some better stats then that.

[Eaglealum]

It is when you consider there are over 500 public schools in PA and under 100 privates that offer sports, yet the group with less than 20 % is getting over 50% of the finals slots and close to 70% with the girls.

[hornets69]

what are the percentages for the last 5 years? 10 years? 15 years? it appears that recently, the odds are more in the private schools favor than the publics favor to make an appearance in the championship game. how about breaking it down to A vs. AA as well.

[bleacherfan]

the odds of that ia 50-50-- but theres only a 40 % chance of that

[Coach]

geez...The guy doesn't need to write a dissertation here fellas.

About 10% of schools in A and AA in the state of PA are private schools. They make up around 60% of the teams in the finals considering boys and girls all together though... It just is really strange how that can happen :oops:


Think of it like this..Ignore the numbers..they were ratings and enrollments...these are the schools in D5 and 6. Without counting there are like 55 teams here...around 5 are privates (and jtown christian isn't really that good at all in sports at least right now they aren't)

Carroll, McCort, BG, and JTown Christian are the privates...

Of all teams listed how many are in state finals? 1.. It is a private school. Same team was there last year too. Now think of the fact that nearly every district is like this... HOW ARE 50+ PERCENT OF THE TEAMS PRIVATE AND IN THE STATE FINALS? Mathematically it just doesn't make sense. It makes sense that these schools are spread out and in areas where there are bigger schools and they can pull from all of them without boundary.

Cambria Heights 6 AA 20 5 59.96 50.08
Bishop McCort 6 AA 17 6 58.57 54.7
Penns Valley 6 AA 17 7 46.29 41.21
United 6 AA 17 7 64.42 52.63
North Star 5 AA 16 7 66.78 56.74
Central Cambria 6 AA 13 12 63.76 63.44
Blairsville 6 AA 13 9 57.64 55.91
Everett 5 AA 14 10 51.92 47.92
Southern Huntingdon 6 AA 13 10 55.26 51.39
Mount Union 6 AA 13 11 50 47.79
West Branch 6 AA 12 12 50.92 49.25
Richland 6 AA 10 13 50.83 52.22
Marion Center 6 AA 11 13 60.71 60.54
Westmont Hilltop 6 AA 7 14 50.24 52.67
Penn Cambria 6 AA 7 15 55.64 59.18
Bald Eagle Area 6 AA 6 15 60.95 66.14
Bellwood-Antis 6 AA 6 16 53.5 58.41
Windber 5 AA 6 17 48.96 58.39
Chestnut Ridge 5 AA 4 19 44.65 61.35
Ligonier Valley 6 AA 3 19 44.64 64.68
Philipsburg-Osceola 6 AA 0 22 44.91 67.64

Homer Center 6 A 20 4 64.58 52.42
Bishop Carroll 6 A 18 6 52.54 47.08
Harmony 6 A 18 7 61.48 53.08
Laurel Valley 6 A 16 7 57.74 54.09
Northern Cambria 6 A 16 7 59.3 52
Conemaugh Valley 6 A 16 8 62.83 55
Bishop Guilfoyle 6 A 12 12 50.13 51
Glendale 6 A 13 10 54.26 52.35
Blacklick Valley 6 A 13 9 59.09 56.55
Williamsburg 6 A 13 10 56.26 50.3
Moshannon Valley 6 A 11 13 55 54.79
Penns Manor 6 A 10 13 58.96 58.96
Saltsburg 6 A 8 13 49.67 52.9
Juniata Valley 6 A 7 15 50.91 60.59
Ferndale 6 A 6 16 52.73 58.5
Belleville Mennonite 6 A 5 9 41.5 48.43
Portage 6 A 5 17 51.05 59.23
Purchase Line 6 A 1 21 40.68 62.55
Claysburg-Kimmel 6 A 0 22 31.59 59.27


Bedford Area 272 226 498
Chestnut Ridge 218 214 432
North Star 204 178 382
Windber 191 180 371
Everett Area 180 171 351
Conemaugh Township 132 176 308
Tussey Mountain 148 128 276
Rockwood 142 126 268
Northern Bedford 138 127 265
McConnellsburg 131 106 237
Meyersdale 103 133 236
Berlin Brothersvalley 115 89 204
Southern Fulton 94 103 197
Fannett Metal 86 74 160
Shade 88 53 141
Forbes Road 67 56 123
Shanksville-Stonycreek 57 61 118
Salisbury Elk Lick 60 46 106
Hyndman 50 40 90
Turkeyfoot 48 41 89
Johnstown Christian 25 29 54

[usatf oldguy]

Well you can add 4 more privates in boys and girls A and AA as only privates are left this year.

[youknow225]

You almost have to look at the last 8 teams left in the state tourney. There usually is 7 out of 8 private with a good public school that usually makes it to the finals. Come on, we all know private has the upper hand.

[hornets69]

i added the 07-08 and 08-09 teams. looks like more private schools on the list.

it looks like the last Boy's A public school to make the championship game was Union in 2003, so in the last 10 years, 5% has been public 95% private schools.

is trinity a private school? mt. alvernia?