his senior year at St. Rose and led his team to consecutive state championship in 1962 and in his senior year in 1963, when he scored the winning points in a game against Phillipsburg Catholic High School despite being triple teamed. The boys' cross country team won the Non-Public Group B state championship in 1967, 1969, 1988, 2000, 2001 and 2009. The boys' cross country team was the subject of the 2007 book God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach by Marc Bloom. The boys' soccer team won the Non-Public C state championship in 1973 (against runner-up St. Cecilia High School (New Jersey) in the tournament final), and won the Non-Public B title in 1975 (vs. Don Bosco Preparatory High School), 1977 (vs. Paterson Catholic High School) and 1978 (vs. Paterson Catholic) and 1988 (vs. St. Benedict's Preparatory School), and won the Non-Public A title in 1981 (vs. Delbarton School), 1985 (vs. Bergen Catholic High School), 1986 (vs. Don Bosco) and 2010 (vs. Oratory Preparatory School). The program's 10 state titles are tied for fifth-most in the state. The 1977 team finished the season with a record of 17-2-1 after a 6–3 win against Paterson Catholic in the Parochial B championship game. The 1981 team defeated Delbarton by a score of 2–0 in the Non-Public A championship game to finish the season 21-2-1. In 2002, the boys' soccer team took the South Parochial B state sectional championship with a 5–0 win against Wildwood Catholic High School. The girls' basketball team won the Group II state championship in 1976 (against Lyndhurst High School in the playoff finals) and 1977 (vs. Union Catholic Regional High School), won the Non-Public Group A title in 1983 (over Paramus Catholic High School), 2012 (vs. Immaculate Heart Academy), 2018 (vs. Immaculate Heart) and 2019 (vs. Immaculate Heart), and the Group B titles in 1993 (against DePaul Catholic High School of Wayne), in 1998 (vs. Marist High School of Bayonne), 2000 (vs. Marist), 2014 (vs. Morris Catholic High School) and 2015 (vs. Immaculate Conception High School of Lodi). The program's 12 state titles are ranked second in the state. The 1977 team finished the season with a 29–1 record after winning the Group II state title with a victory against Union Catholic by a score of 58–36 in the tournament final. The 1993 team won the Parochial