Athletics
East Brunswick High School competes in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 2,231 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2011-12 school year for most sports as Central Jersey Group IV, a category that included schools with enrollment of 1,120 to 2,339.
The boys cross country team was the 2005 Greater Middlesex Conference division champions, Greater Middlesex Conference tournament champions, and the Cougar Invitational ahampions, and were ranked #18 in the State of New Jersey, #1 in the area, and #1 in the county.
The boys volleyball team won the NJSIAA South sectional championship with a 25-19, 31-29 victory over Southern. The team went on to win a state title, defeating St. Peter's, 25-21, 25-22.
The East Brunswick girls soccer team has been one of the most successful programs in New Jersey. The Bears have won 27 of 30 county/conference tournament championships, including 21 consecutive championships from 1980 to 2000. The Bears have won the last five Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament titles, including a 2-1 victory over Old Bridge in 2007 and a 3-0 win over Bishop Ahr in 2008.
The girls bowling team won the Group IV title in the 2007-08 season, after bowling a 1077 in the state final.
After winning their second Group IV championship in 2008, the girls tennis team won the Tournament of Champions, defeating Millburn High School and ending that school's streak of winning 98 consecutive matches.
The football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 2004 and 2009. The East Brunswick football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional title in the 2009-10 season, defeating Brick Memorial High School by a score of 9-0, earning the program its first sectional championship since 2004.
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