Beechcroft High School is a four-year high school located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. Beechcroft was first opened in 1976 as a six-year junior/senior high school. At that time, school enrollment peaked at 1,200+ students. Current enrollment is 950 students. Beechcroft is known to some as "Da Croft". The school colors are Gold and Brown. The school nickname is the Cougars. They compete in the Columbus City League with league rival Northland High School.
Sports and activities
The school has 10 boys and 9 girls varsity sports which include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, softball, swimming & diving, soccer, tennis, track & field, wrestling, and volleyball. The football program at Beechcroft competes in the Columbus City League. Beechcroft has reached the OHSAA playoffs 18 times in football . Beechcroft overall record is 306-132-1 The Basketball program at Beechcroft also competes in the Columbus City Legaue. Beechcroft has 2 city league Championships, 9 District titles, 3 Regional titles, and made the OHSAA State Final four 3 times in school history According to Tom Dunlap, one of the best coaches ever in Central Ohio, "The first City League championship is one of my most memorable accomplishments,” Dunlap wrote. “We defeated Brookhaven 39-3 that season. I also will remember our first playoff victory in 1991. That came against Portsmouth, and coach Ward was a player on that Portsmouth team. That season, we opened with victories over Worthington Kilbourne, Thomas Worthington and Westerville South." Updated Jan 20, 2009 at 11:57 AM The school received national attention from ESPN and Sports Illustrated during the 2008 football season, after beating local league foe Centennial High School 96-0. Beechcroft scored 55 first quarter points, tying for the 4th highest point total in one quarter in national high school football history. The 96 points scored by Beechcroft also tied for the second highest point total in the nation during the 2008 high school football season. The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League and National Junior Classical League.
