Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School - Sports and Traditions

Sports and Traditions

• Boys' basketball: The team has won seven district championships and three state championships (1963, 1997 and 2010). On Saturday March 27, 2010, Plymouth-Whitemarsh defeated Penn Wood in the championship game, 58-51 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center - capturing their third Pennsylvania state basketball title. C. J. Aiken finished as the 2009-2010 PIAA AAAA Boys Basketball Player of the Year (16.9 PPG, 7.2 BPG, 9.6 RPG).

• Golf: PW Golf won Suburban One American titles in 2007,2008,2009.

• Boys' tennis: League championships in 2008 and 2009.

• Football: League Champions in 2005. In the 1990s Plymouth Whitemarsh Football placed 8th in winning percentage in the state of Pennsylvania out of 563 High Schools with a record of 94-20-2, including 7 league championships.

• Bowling: 2009-2010 Suburban One American League co-champions of Boys Bowling with a 55-11 varsity record.

• Baseball: 1994 State Champions, ranked 6th best high school baseball team in the country in USA Today.

• Boys' lacrosse: 2011 marked the Colonials' first Suburban One American Boys Lacrosse title in PW history, playing to an undefeated 12-0 league campaign.

• Cheerleading: Numerous first place wins each year as well as bids to National competitions in Florida, Virginia, and Pittsburgh. In 2009, the Colonial Cheerleaders captured the ECA National title in Virginia.

• Ice hockey: During the 2008-2009 season the team won the league championship claiming their first title in the team's history.

• Boys' soccer: Suburban One Liberty Boys Soccer champions in 1985.

• Wrestling: Justin Giovinco captured the PIAA, AAA state championship in 1998 and 1999 for 140 and 145. John Michael Staudenmeyer finished 43-0 along with the 171 PIAA, AAA state championship in 2011.