Metuchen High School - Athletics

Athletics

The Metuchen High School Bulldogs compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, made up of public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. Metuchen is placed in the Gold Division for Football. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The school was recognized as the Group I winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006-07, which recognizes overall athletic achievement by schools in Groups I-IV, Group A and Group B, based on the all-around best athletic program within each group in the state of New Jersey. The award for the 2006-07 ShopRite Cup recognized the school for achieving 2nd place in Girls Soccer, 2nd in Boys Soccer, 1st in Girls Cross Country, 4th in Boys Cross Country, a tie for 3rd in Football, and 1st in Boys Track and Field. The team repeated as Group I winner in the 2007-08 ShopRite Cup, with first place finishes in Girls Soccer, Boys Winter Track Relays and Boys Spring Track, a second place finish in Boys Winter Track Individual and a third place in Girls Cross‐Country, with an additional nine points awarded for having no disqualifications in all three athletic seasons.

In 2007, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group I state sectional championship with a 1-0 win over Robbinsville High School in the tournament final. The win marked the team's third consecutive sectional title, their first three-peat since 1988-90. The team moved on to win the Group II state championship with a 1-0 win over Glen Ridge High School, the team's first ever state title.

In 2010 and 2011 the girls cross country team won the GMC title. They also won the Fall Classic in 2010 and 2011.