Sports
Xavier competes in the Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) of the CIAC in Connecticut.
Xavier's football team has won the Connecticut State Championship in 1974, 2005, 2010, and 2011. Additionally, they have won the Southern Connecticut Conference title in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2011. They are currently on a 26 game winning streak, dating back to the 2009 State Playoffs.
Xavier's sailing team won Connecticut State Championships in 2004 and 2006, and placed 7th at the New England Championships in both team and fleet racing in 2006.
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