II state sectional championship game. The 1990 team won the North I Group II sectional title with an 18-17 win against Lodi High School in the tournament final. In front of 3,500 fans, the 1991 team finished the season with an 11-0 record after defeating Lodi in overtime by a score of 28-27 on a missed extra point in the North I Group II championship game. The Patriots made it to the 2004 NJSIAA Group II Section I state championship at Giants Stadium, falling in double overtime to Lakeland Regional High School Lancers by a score of 17-14. Head coach Don Smolyn came into the 2020 season having won seven state championships in 14 playoff appearances and an overall career record of 342-137-13 in his 45 years leading the team, making him the state's winningest active coach. The field hockey team won the North I Group II state sectional championship in 1978 and 1990. The wrestling team won the North I Group II state sectional championship in 1985 and 2015, the North I Group III titles in 1998 and 1999, won the North II Group I title in 2009 and the North II Group II title in 2016 The Patriots wrestling team in the 2005–06 season was 21-7, ranked 16th in New Jersey, and won District 2. In the 2005–06 wrestling season, DJ Russo was the state runner-up and national champion for the 215 weight class; he ended his season with only one loss. The Patriots wrestling team repeated with a district championship in the 2006–07 season, and finished the year with a 16-11 record. The Patriots wrestling team in the 2008–09 season finished 18-5, ranked 15th in the state, and won the North II Group I state sectional title, the program's first since 1999, after defeating Elmwood Park Memorial High School 40-23. The team had won sectional titles in 1985 in North I Group II and in both 1998 and 1999 in North I Group III. The softball team won the Group II state championship in 1990 (defeating Colonia High School in the finals) and 1991 (vs. Pennsville Memorial High School). The 1990 team finished the season 20-6 after winning the Group II title with a 1-0 defeat of a Colonia team that had come into the championship game undefeated. Special education The school staff includes 17 special education teachers. The school offers support to the visually, hearing and