Connecticut · High School
Holy Cross High School
50 athletes. 5 years. 9 colleges.
Every athlete Holy Cross High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Waterbury, CT.
Strong
Football
D3
25
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
8
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D3
4
5yr
Emerging
W. Basketball
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D1
3
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D1
1
5yr
Emerging
W. Basketball
NAIA
1
5yr
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
50
Total placements
verified college athletes
9
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
5
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Holy Cross High School?
These are the programs actually pulling athletes from this roster. Ranked by verified placements over the last 5 years. Click any college to see your fit score against that program.
Football
→D3Strong feeder25
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder4
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder3
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→NAIAEmerging feeder1
total placements
Holy Cross High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Holy Cross High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Holy Cross High School alumni on college rosters?
Real athletes playing right now. Scraped from live college rosters this week. Not self-reported, not seven years old, not fabricated.
Tom Ligi
Football · RB · 2025

Sacred Heart
19 Drew Caouette
Football · QB · 2024
Western New England
3 Shania Howard
Women's Basketball · G · 2024

Holy Family
37 James LaFleur
Football · LB · 2024

Husson
38 Brayden Doherty
Football · WR · 2024

Husson
11 more Holy Cross High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Holy Cross High School
What is Holy Cross High School's college recruiting track record?
Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT has sent 50 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,597 NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
Does Holy Cross High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Holy Cross High School has sent 8 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a emerging FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Does Holy Cross High School produce D1 basketball players?
Holy Cross High School has sent 3 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a emerging D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this Holy Cross High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,597 college athletic rosters across football, basketball, and track. Each athlete's high school is matched against the NCES federal high school database using a state-disambiguated fuzzy matching algorithm. Tier badges are computed from percentile rankings over a rolling 5-year window.
How can athletes from Holy Cross High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Holy Cross High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,597 college programs. RawRecruit analyzes athletic fit, academic fit, positional need, geographic proximity, and cultural fit -- plus the HS pipeline data shown here -- to recommend realistic targets and identify recruiting opportunities.
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