Athletics
North Hunterdon High School competes in the Skyland Conference, which includes public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west Central Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 1,265 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2011-12 school year as North II Group IV, a category that included schools with enrollment of 1,200 to 3,015.
North Hunterdon High School's football team competes in the annual Milk Can Game against rival Voorhees High School. After the conclusion of the game, a golden milk can is awarded to the winner. This school receives bragging rights and ownership of the can until the next year's game. The 36th annual Milk Can Game was played on November 18, 2011, with Voorhees winning 13-7 at Voorhees.
The girls softball team won the 2007 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with an 8-0 win over J. P. Stevens High School. The 2008 team repeated as sectional champions with a 9-8 nine inning nailbiter over Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
North Hunterdon won the boys team foil state championship in 2002. The boys fencing team took home the épée state title in the 03-04 season. In the 08-09 season, the boys fencing team took home the foil state title. The girls fencing team has taken home foil district champions in 05-06, and 06-07 seasons in addition to a sabre district championship title during the 05-06 season.
In 2010 North Hunterdon Lady Lions varsity basketball team went 27-3, winning the program's fourth Group IV state final with a 53-36 win over Eastern High School. The team lost in the Tournament of Champions to Neptune High School by a score of 53-47.
In 2010, the North Hunterdon Boys Spring Track and Field team went 7-0 and won the Delaware West Division.
In 2011, the North Hunterdon Boys Cross Country team went 8-0, won the Delaware West Division, and finished 8th in the State Championship meet.
In 2012, the North Hunterdon Girls Spring Track and Field Team went 8-0, and won the Delaware West Division.
In 2012, the North Hunterdon Boys Cross Country team won the Skyland Conference Cross Country Championship.
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