The football team won the North II Group IV state sectional championships in 1981, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2006, and won the North II Group V state sectional title in 2012. The 1988 team finished the season with a 10-1 record after winning the North II Group IV state sectional title with a 13-12 victory against Morris Knolls High School in the championship game. The team won the 1999 North II, Group IV sectional championship with a 26–14 win over Montclair High School. In a season in which the team had six shut outs and gave up 61 points, the 2000 team won the North II Group IV title with a 13-7 win in the championship game, their second consecutive title won against Montclair as its opponent in the finals. The football team won the 2006 North II Group IV sectional championship, defeating Phillipsburg High School by a score of 14–9 in the tournament final. The 2012 team finished the season with a 11-0 record after winning the North II Group V state sectional title with a 37-33 win against Piscataway High School in the tournament final.