Paterson Catholic Regional High School was a private four year

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located in

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. Due to dwindling enrollment and monetary problems, the Paterson Diocese closed Paterson Catholic at the end of the 2009-10 school year. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 303 students and 22.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.4.Paterson Catholic High School
,

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. Accessed June 21, 2011.

Athletics

The sports teams at Paterson Catholic were nicknamed the Cougars, and both the men's and women's teams participated in the

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. The Cougars had a strong athletic history capturing many league and state titles in different sports and producing many college and professional athletes. The 1994 boys basketball team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1994 with a 65-63 win against runner-up St. Augustine Preparatory School in the tournament final at the

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and went in as the top seed in the Tournament of Champions where they defeated

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66-56 in the semifinals before falling to third seed Orange High School in the finals to finish the season with a record of 26-3. The girls basketball team won the Non-Public Group B state title in 1999 (defeating St. Joseph High School in the tournament final) and 2009 (vs. Bishop Eustace High School). The team won the 1999 Non-Public B state title with a 46-37 win against St. Joseph of Hammonton, in the first finals appearance for each of the two schools. The 2009 team won the Non-Public B title with a 55-42 win against Bishop Eustace in the championship game played at the Ritacco Center in Toms River. The football team won the Non-Public Group II state sectional championship in 1999 and 2000, and won the Non-Public I title in 2003, 2005 and 2007-2009. In 1999, the team finished the season with a 10-1 record after winning the Non-Public Group II state sectional title, the program's first since the playoff era started in 1974, with a 34-8 win against

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in the championship game played at Alumni Stadium at Kean University. The 2000 team won the Non-Public Group II title by a score of 11-8 against Gloucester Catholic on a field goal kicked with seconds left in the game. The team's title in 2007 was its fifth since playoffs were instituted in 1974, joining Wayne Hills High School and

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as one of only three teams in Passaic County to have won five sectional championships.

Notable alumni

* Kyle Anderson (born 1993), NBA player for the

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who transferred when school closed. * T. J. Clemmings (born 1991),

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for the

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. * Victor Cruz (born 1986), wide receiver for the

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. *

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(born 1991), professional

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player for the

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of the

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. * Kevin Freeman (born 1978), former professional basketball player. *

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(born 1975), former professional quarterback. * Myles Mack (born 1993), basketball player for

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of the

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. *

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(born 1995),

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for the

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. * Jason Perry (born 1976), former

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in the NFL from 1999 to 2002. *

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player who currently plays for the Frankfurt Skyliners of the

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. * Tim Thomas (born 1977, Class of 1996),

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(born 1984),

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"Former Paterson Catholic star Darryl Watkins signs with San Antonio Spurs"
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'', September 17, 2008. Accessed September 19, 2011. "Darryl Watkins, a standout center at Paterson Catholic who played collegiately at Syracuse, has signed with the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced on its website Wednesday."

References

External links

Official Website
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