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Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school located in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19, ...
. The school is within the
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and is located at 2133 Madison Avenue in Bethlehem in the
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region of eastern
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. As of 2020-21, the school had 678 students, according to
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Athletics

Bethlehem Catholic High School competes athletically in the
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(EPC) in the District XI division of the
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, 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 Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, or BASD Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is one of Pennsylvania's largest high school stadiums, seating up to 14,000 and occupying up to 16,000 including the stadium's stand ...
, one of Pennsylvania's largest high school stadiums.


State championships

Boys basketball *1960 PCIAA Class B State Champions *1962 PCIAA Class B State Champions Girls basketball *1993 Class AAA runner-up (North Catholic 62–42) *2013 Class AAA runner-up (South Park 53–38) *2017 Class AAAA State Champions (Villa Maria 46–27) *2019 Class AAAA State Champions (North Catholic 49–60) 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) *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 Girls volleyball *2014 Class AA State Champions Wrestling: Individual championships *2011 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels) - Ranked #15 nationally by WIN Magazine. *2012 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels) - Ranked #12 nationally by Inter-Mat. *2013 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels) *2014 Class AA State Duels Champions *2016 Class AAA State Duels Champions *2017 Class AAA State Duels 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

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Mike Guman Michael Donald Guman (born April 21, 1958) is a former professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams (1980–1988). Guman was a star running back at Bethlehem Catholic High School (where he was a high school teammate of future NFLer Jo ...
, former professional football player,
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, former professional
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, former professional football player,
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, film and television actor,
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, former professional football player,
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Notable faculty

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, former head collegiate football coach,
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