ɪn ɐ tˈɜːnɐɹˌaʊnd fɹʌm wˈɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ɡˈeɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðə fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm wˈʌn ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn sˈɛntɹəl dʒˈɜːsi ɡɹˈuːp aɪ stˈeɪt sˈɛkʃənəl tˈʊɹnəmənt wɪð ɐ θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː twˈɛnti wˈʌn wˈɪn æɾ ɐlˈʌmni stˈeɪdiəm æt kˈiːn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɐɡˈɛnst sˈɛvənθsˈiːdᵻd pˈɔɪnt plˈɛzənt bˈiːtʃ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪnðə tˈʊɹnəmənt fˈaɪnəl.
In a turnaround from winning only one game in 2016, the football team won the 2017 Central Jersey Group I state sectional tournament with a 33–21 win at Alumni Stadium at Kean University against seventh-seeded Point Pleasant Beach High School in the tournament final.