Raiders Commit to D1 Football

Three football players at table signing NLI's

Dec 22 2022

Congratulations to the outstanding Raider Student-Athletes who recently committed to play Division 1 collegiate-level football next year!

Sean Mercuri '23 at Merrimack College
Jaden Wiggins '23 at the University of Massachusetts
Preston Zinter '23 at the University of Notre Dame

Football players at their NLI surrounded by their coaches

Photo Album: Class of 2023 NLI Football Signing Ceremony

Memorial Gymnasium - Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Sean Mercuri '23

Hometown: Lowell
College: Merrimack College (MA)
Sport: Football

Click here to read Under the Lights: Central duo offered by Merrimack football in the Eagle-Tribune.

Sean Mercuri '23 signs his NLI for Merrimack College

Jaden Wiggins '23

Hometown: Boxford
College: University of Massachusetts
Sport: Football

Click here to read Jaden Wiggins, son of former Patriot Jermaine Wiggins, commits to UMass football in MassLive.

Jaden Wiggins '23 signs his NLI for University of Massachusetts

Preston Zinter '23

Hometown: North Andover
College: University of Notre Dame
Sport: Football

Click here to read more about Preston's commitment to Notre Dame from the spring in the Raider News.

Preston Zinter '23 signs his NLI for University of Notre Dame

About Raider Athletics

Girls basketball team in huddle at TD Garden

Raider Athletics represents a proud tradition of teamwork and excellence that enriches the Central Catholic experience for both participants and spectators.

We offer 30 Varsity Sports in competitions governed by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC), and the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' Association (MSSAA).

Our student-athletes bring home State, Sectional, and Conference Championships on a regular basis while representing the school community with pride.

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Central Catholic High School
A College Preparatory High School of Excellence in the Marist Tradition
Founded by the Marist Brothers in the heart of Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1935, Central Catholic High School enrolls 1,300 students from over 60 cities and towns. Students come from diverse backgrounds to form a caring community of faith, learning, and service. They advance to college in overwhelming numbers (nearly 100%) and move on to successful careers and positions of leadership in government, business, industry, academia, and professions.

For more information, please visit www.CentralCatholic.net, call 978-682-0260, or email website@centralcatholic.net.

Mission: Central Catholic High School makes Jesus known and loved.
We educate the whole person for college and for life, with particular care for the least favored and those in need.

Raider Athletics

Raider Athletics represents a proud tradition of excellence that enriches the Central Catholic experience for both participants and spectators.

Our student-athletes bring home State, Sectional, and Conference Championships on a regular basis while representing the school community with pride.

Central Catholic offers twenty-seven (27) Varsity sports in competitions governed by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC) as well as two (2) seasons of Cheerleading under the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' Association (MSSAA).

More than half of our student body, approximately 800 students, compete on at least one of these teams, an experience that fosters teamwork, dedication, sportsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, lessons that carry over into all aspects of life.

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