Athletics
The Lacey Township High School Lions compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,069 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 III, a category that included schools with enrollment of 805 to 1,112.
- Sports
| Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Boys Cross Country | Wrestling | Baseball |
| Girls Cross Country | Bowling | Golf |
| Field Hockey | Boys Basketball | Girls Lacrosse |
| Football | Girls Basketball | Softball |
| Girls Gymnastics | Boys Swimming | Boys Spring Track |
| Boys Soccer | Boys Winter Track | Girls Spring Track |
| Girls Soccer | Girls Winter Track | Boys Tennis |
| Girls Tennis | Girls Swimming | Boys Lacrosse |
| Girls Volleyball | Boys Volleyball |
In 2007-08, the Lions men's swimming team finished first in the NJSIAA South Conference Class B-South with a perfect 5-0 conference record (8-1 overall).
In 2007-08, the girl's basketball team won the division title in Class A-South, their first division title since back-to-back B-South wins in 1993-94 and 1994–95
In 2007-08, the Lions girl's tennis team won the division title in Class A-South with a perfect 14-0 conference record (20-2 overall).
In 2007-08, the Lions girl's lacrosse team tied with Monsignor Donovan for the division title in Class B-South, posting a 9-1 conference record (11-5 overall).
In the 2010 & 2011, both Lions Boy's & Girl's Cross-Country teams won division titles in Shore Conference Class B-South with perfect 5-0 records.
The football team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional titles in 1988-89, 2006 and 2010. On December 2, 2006, the Lacey Lions football team beat Seneca High School 12-0 becoming the NJSIAA Champions South Group III state champions. This is only the second time that the Lions went undefeated. It is the third state championship under Coach Lou Vircillo, the only head football coach the school has had since it opened in 1981. In 2010 the Lions football team reached the NJSIAA Champions South Group III state championship game and defeated Delsea Regional High School 56-7, finishing a perfect 12-0 season, earning the fourth state championship under Coach Lou Vircillo, and marking the third team in school history to go undefeated.
The Lions football team also reached the NJSIAA Champions South Group III state championship game in both 2005 and 2007, but were defeated by Delsea Regional High School (by a score of 21-6) and Shawnee High School (losing 23-20), respectively.
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