Athletics
High Point competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference a high school athletic conference located in Sussex County, Morris County and Warren County that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the statewide organization for high school sports. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Sussex County Interscholastic League. With 872 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2011-12 school year for most sports as North I, Group II, which includes schools with enrollment of 819 to 1,112.
The wrestling team won the Group III state wrestling championship against Sayreville War Memorial High School, marking the school's second team state championship overall in all sports and its first ever in wrestling. Prior to winning the Group III state championship in 2008 and being named the #1 team in New Jersey, High Point had won the North I Group III state sectional title 24 times and won its 25th in 2008. They had won the SCIL League numerous times, including the last year of its existence in 2009. In 2009, the wrestling team was ruled ineligible to participate in the NJSIAA state tournament, as 65% of its matches had been against teams from New Jersey schools, less than the required 70% threshold. They began the 2009-10 season ranked #15 in the nation and #1 in New Jersey.
The field hockey team won the North I Group III sectional title in 2002 with a 4-0 shutout against West Morris Central High School in the tournament final.
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