Athletics
The West Morris Central High School Highlanders compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, an athletic conference made up of high schools located in Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. While the original school mascot was the Highlander, many West Morris Central teams have taken on the name Wolfpack, though some teams still call themselves the Highlanders out of respect for school tradition.
The athletics at West Morris Central include: Cross country, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, softball, volleyball, wrestling, and the newly added swim team.
Boy's wrestling won its first ever Iron Hills-Iron title in the school history in 2006. The Wolfpack wrestlers were considered as high as number two in the Daily Record area, and was voted a top ten team in the prestigious Region 1 of the NJSIAA wrestling. The team was led under the guidance of Ken Rossi who was a two-time state finalist for Jefferson High School.
The girls' lacrosse team won the 2001 North A championship, defeating Bridgewater-Raritan High School 8-7 in the tournament final.
The boys lacrosse team won the Group II State Championship in 2007 with an 8-7 win against Ramapo High School in the tournament final.
The 2002 girls softball team won the North II, Group III sectional state championship, edging Cranford High School by a score of 1-0.
The football team won the North II Group III state sectional championships in 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2012. The 2001 football team won the North II, Group III state championship against West Morris Mendham High School by a score of 15-14. The 2004 football team won the North II, Group III state championship against West Morris Mendham High School by a score of 10-7. The 2009 football team won the North II, Group III state championship against Passaic Valley High School by a score of 28-19.
The 2008-09 girls basketball team won the Morris County Tournament by advancing to the finals and defeating top-seeded Hanover Park High School by a score of 42-32 for the championship, winning the county title for the third time in program history, having most recently won in 1993.
The 2009 women's Volleyball team won the Group III State Championship against Northern Highlands High School, for the program's first group title in school history, in a season in which they also won the Morris County Tournament and were American Division champions in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. The Lady Highlanders currently have the most County Championships in Morris County, including four consecutive MCT titles from 2000 to 2003.
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