Central Bucks East and Central Bucks West have sent athletes to the Olympics, the NFL and the NCAA championship podium.
A Patch feature published Sept. 21 spotlighted five alumni whose careers trace back to the two Doylestown-area high schools. The careers span from the early 1980s to 2026, but each athlete's path started on the same fields and tracks that Central Bucks students use now.
Chloe Timberg: pole vault, CB West
Timberg is the most current name on the list. The CB West graduate set the Pennsylvania high school pole vault record as a senior in 2021, clearing 14 feet, 2.25 inches. At Rutgers University, she became the first woman in program history to win an NCAA track and field championship, taking the 2024 Division I outdoor title in Eugene, Oregon, with an NCAA-record clearance of 4.71 meters.
Her early 2026 season was just as strong. Timberg won the Millrose Games pole vault on Feb. 1, clearing 4.60 meters, then captured the USA Indoor Championship on March 1, clearing 4.70 meters. She earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.
Lauren Crandall: field hockey, CB East
Crandall is CB East's first Olympic athlete, according to The Reporter. She competed for the U.S. women's field hockey team at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, captaining the squad from 2011 through 2016. Before turning international, she helped CB East win the 2002 PIAA state championship, a 1-0 victory over Emmaus.
At Wake Forest University, Crandall helped the Demon Deacons win back-to-back NCAA titles in 2003 and 2004. She retired in 2016 with 279 international caps, according to her Team USA profile.
Bryan Scott: football, CB East
Scott was a consensus first-team All-American at CB East and the Associated Press Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year. He played at Penn State, then went to the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Over 10 NFL seasons with the Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills, Scott recorded 591 tackles, 11 interceptions and 10.5 sacks, according to the Buffalo Bills. He received the Bills' Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2012 for his community work.
In a May 2015 interview on the Bills' website, Scott reflected on life after football: "The NFL is more of a job, not a career, because it doesn't last very long … Don't make it your life. Enjoy it, live in the moment yes, and just understand that one day it will end."
Jim Jensen: football, CB West
Jensen, nicknamed "Crash," played quarterback at Boston University before the Miami Dolphins selected him in the 11th round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He spent 12 seasons in Miami. He earned the NFL's Special Teams Player of the Year award in 1988 and caught Dan Marino's 200th career touchdown pass in 1989.
Jensen finished with 229 receptions, 2,171 yards and 19 touchdowns across 164 games. The Dolphins named him to their 50th Season All-Time Team in 2015.
Randy Cuthbert: football, CB West
Cuthbert starred as a running back at CB West under head coach Mike Pettine Sr., then earned First-team All-ACC honors at Duke in 1989. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 1993 but knee injuries cut his playing career short.
Cuthbert came back to CB West as head football coach from 2001 to 2004, compiling a 28-13 record, according to The Intelligencer. He later coached at Pennridge and Emmaus before becoming athletic director at Wissahickon High School in 2015. He is a member of the Bucks County chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
