The boys basketball team won the Group IV title in 1936 vs. Emerson High School, in 1941 vs. West New York Memorial High School, in 1943 vs. Trenton Central High School, won Group II titles in 1978 vs. Lodi High School and in 1987 vs. Orange High School, and won Group I titles in 2011 vs. Jonathan Dayton High School and in 2012 vs. University High School. A crowd of 3,500 watched the 1941 team win the Group IV state title with a 35-32 win against West New York in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory. The 2011 team defeated Jonathan Dayton by a score of 64-50 in the Group I tournament final.