The football team won the North I Group IV state championship in 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1997 and 2011. The team won their first North I Group IV state sectional title in 1977 with a 6-0 win against Henry Snyder High School in the championship game played at Giants Stadium. In 1978, the team finished 11-0 by winning the North I Group IV championship with a 28-14 win against Passaic Valley High School in the finals at Giant Stadium. The team's 37-3 win in the 1984 North I Group IV title against Ridgewood High School led the team to an 11-0 season. The 1988 team finished the season with a 9-2 record after winning the North I Group IV state sectional title with a 14-13 victory against John F. Kennedy High School after scoring a touchdown and extra point to win in the final minute of the championship game. The 1990 team finished the season with a 9-2 record after winning the North I Group IV sectional title with a 3-0 overtime win against Hoboken High School in the championship game. A 33-10 win against Wayne Valley High School gave the team an 11-0 record for the season and the North I Group IV sectional championship. After Union City High School opened in 2008, the schools started a rivalry, with Union City leading 6-4 through 2017. NJ.com listed the rivalry at number 30 on its 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football".