Athletics
The school participates in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Becton was part of the Bergen County Scholastic League. With 362 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA for most sports as North I, Group I which includes schools with enrollment of 157 to 489.
The wrestling team has a back-to-back league championships in 2008-09 and 2009-10. They also were the District 15 champions and Garfield tournament champions. The Wildcats were also voted the 2010 Bergen County Group I/II team of the year.
The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group I state sectional championship in 1974 and 1993, followed by the North II Group I title in 2003. The football team won the 2003 North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 24-0 win over Bogota High School in the tournament final.
The 2002 baseball team won the North I, Group I state title, edging Weehawken High School 7-6 in the final game. The team won for the second consecutive year in 2003, defeating Waldwick High School 2-1 in the tournament final. The team made it a threepeat in 2004, with a 5-2 win in the title game against Verona High School.
The boys cross country team won the 2003-2005 BCSL National titles and the 2005 Bergen County D title. The girls cross country team won the 2005-07 BCSL National titles.
Since 2000, the bowling team has won the following titles:
- BCSL National Champions: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Bergen County Group 1-2: 2007
- State sectional title, North I, Group I: 2011
- State Group I champion: 2007
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