Piscataway Township High School - Athletics

Athletics

The Piscataway High School teams are known as the Chiefs and they wear the school colors of black and gold. The school is primarily known for football and basketball. The Chiefs compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC), made up of private and public high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 1,690 students in grades 10 to 12, Columbia is classified as North II, Group IV, a category that included schools with enrollment of 1,200 to 3,015 in those three grades.

The 2008 boys basketball team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 58-47 win over Linden High School in the tournament final.

The football team has won the Central Jersey Group IV titles in 1974, 1981 and 2002, and won the North II Group IV state sectional championships in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2010. Piscataway football won the 2010 North II Group IV state sectional title 34-6 over Hunterdon Central. This continues a hot rivalry between the two schools. Two years ago they defeated the same Hunterdon Central squad for the 2008 North II Group IV state sectional title 38-0 after losing to them in 2007. The Chiefs finished the season undefeated at 12-0 marking the third time the team has gone undefeated in school history. In 2011, Piscataway beat Elizabeth High School 41-34 with :17 seconds left to earn the North II Group IV title for the Chiefs. 2011 marked the 15th year in a row Piscataway had made the playoffs.

Piscataway High School has produced many high-achieving athletes in various sports including:

Football

• Mike Alexander (born 1965), former wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders, Buffalo Bills.
• Malcolm Jenkins (born 1987), current free safety for the New Orleans Saints and a Super Bowl XLIV champion.
• Kyle Wilson (born 1987), current cornerback for the New York Jets, he was selected 29th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft and former defensive back/kick returner for Boise State Broncos football team.
• Anthony Davis (born 1989), current offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, he was selected 11th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft and former left tackle for Rutgers University football team; freshman All-American in 2007

Baseball

• Corey Smith, a member of the San Diego Padres baseball program of Major League Baseball; he was the Cleveland Indians first round draft pick in 2000.
• Eric Young, Jr. (born 1985), a member of the Colorado Rockies baseball program of Major League Baseball.

Basketball

• John Celestand (born 1977), formerly played for the Villanova Wildcats and Los Angeles Lakers.
• Asjha Jones (born 1980), WNBA basketball player for the Connecticut Sun.