The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school

High school

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 athletic conference

Athletic conference

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 located in New Jersey

New Jersey

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. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...

 (NJSIAA) as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North and Central New Jersey announced in 2009.

A total of 37 public and private high schools are part of the NJIC. Most of the schools are located in Bergen County, with the rest in Passaic County and Hudson County.

Formation of the NJIC

Increasing conflict over competitive imbalance in New Jersey high school sports leagues led to the formation of a committee to study the issue in 2008. The group proposed to disband the 11 athletic conferences in the northern part of the state and create six larger "super conferences".

After a lengthy series of meetings and revisions, final implementation of the plan took place with the start of the 2010-11 school year. In the northeast corner of New Jersey, two super conferences emerged: the Big North Conference

Big North Conference

The Big North Conference is a high school athletic conference in New Jersey. It is one of six North Jersey "super athletic conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 2009...

 for larger schools and the NJIC for smaller schools.

All NJIC schools were previously associated with two previous conferences: The Bergen County Scholastic League

Bergen County Scholastic League

The Bergen County Scholastic League was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New...

 and the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League

Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League

The Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League, abbreviated BPSL, was an athletic conference comprising thirteen private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...

. Most of the BCSL's members joined the NJIC, but the largest BCSL schools went to the Big North Conference instead. All B-PSL schools were slated to move to the NJIC. However, Paterson Catholic High School

Paterson Catholic High School

Paterson Catholic High School was a private four year Catholic high school located in Paterson, New Jersey that served students from 9th through 12th grade. It was under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson...

 closed in the spring of 2010 and therefore never joined the NJIC.

Pascack Hills High School was a member of the B-PSL for football only; it was part of the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League

North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League

The North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League, abbreviated NBIL or NBIAL, was an athletic conference of twelve high schools located in the northern part of Bergen County, New Jersey...

 for all other sports and is the only NBIAL school to join the NJIC. Three other schools--Hawthorne Christian, Mary Help of Christians and Saddle River Day--had been independent prior to the start of the realignment process. Those schools were placed in the BCSL or B-PSL as a transitional step before the NJIC began play.

Bergen County Public Schools

School	Location	Team Name
Becton Regional High School Henry P. Becton Regional High School Henry P. Becton Regional High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from two relatively small communities in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District. Students...	East Rutherford East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....	Wildcats
Bogota High School Bogota High School Bogota Jr./Sr. High School is a comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bogota Public Schools...	Bogota Bogota, New Jersey As of the 2010 Census, Bogota had a population of 8,187. The median age was 38.6. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 61.0% White, 9.4% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 9.8% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, 14.8% some other race and 4.1% reporting...	Buccaneers
Cresskill High School Cresskill High School Cresskill High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cresskill in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cresskill Public Schools....	Cresskill Cresskill, New Jersey Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,573. The town got its name from the watercress that grew in its streams, or "kills"....	Cougars
Elmwood Park Memorial High School Elmwood Park Memorial High School Elmwood Park Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Elmwood Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Elmwood Park Public Schools...	Elmwood Park Elmwood Park, New Jersey Elmwood Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,403....	Crusaders
Emerson High School Emerson Jr./Sr. High School (Emerson, New Jersey) Emerson Junior-Senior High School is a six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Emerson, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Emerson School District...	Emerson Emerson, New Jersey Emerson is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,401....	Cavaliers
Garfield High School Garfield High School (New Jersey) Garfield High School is a four-year public high school located in Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Garfield Public Schools...	Garfield Garfield, New Jersey Garfield is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,487.When the area that is now Garfield was first developed in 1873, it was known as East Passaic. In 1881, the community's name was changed to Garfield in honor of...	Boilermakers
Glen Rock High School Glen Rock High School Glen Rock High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Glen Rock, in Bergen County, New Jersey, operating as part of the Glen Rock Public Schools....	Glen Rock Glen Rock, New Jersey Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,601.-History:...	Panthers
Hasbrouck Heights High School Hasbrouck Heights High School Hasbrouck Heights High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hasbrouck Heights School District....	Hasbrouck Heights Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 11,842. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan and west of Upper Manhattan.Hasbrouck Heights was...	Aviators
Leonia High School Leonia High School Leonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Leonia Public Schools...	Leonia Leonia, New Jersey Leonia is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,937. It is located near the western approach to the George Washington Bridge....	Lions
Lodi High School Lodi High School (New Jersey) Lodi High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lodi, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Lodi Public Schools....	Lodi Lodi, New Jersey Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...	Rams
Lyndhurst High School Lyndhurst High School Lyndhurst High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lyndhurst, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Lyndhurst School District....	Lyndhurst Lyndhurst, New Jersey Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...	Golden Bears
Midland Park High School Midland Park High School Midland Park High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school located in Midland Park, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 1957, it is a junior-senior high school and is part of the Midland Park School District...	Midland Park Midland Park, New Jersey Midland Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,128....	Panthers
New Milford High School	New Milford New Milford, New Jersey New Milford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 16,341.New Milford was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1922, from what remained of Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 18,...	Knights
North Arlington High School North Arlington High School North Arlington High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Arlington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Arlington School District....	North Arlington North Arlington, New Jersey North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392...	Vikings
Palisades Park High School Palisades Park High School Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Palisades Park, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Palisades Park Public School District.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...	Palisades Park Palisades Park, New Jersey Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,622....	Tigers
Park Ridge High School Park Ridge High School Park Ridge High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school with an integrated two-year middle school located in the borough of Park Ridge in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Park Ridge Public Schools. The school is accredited by the New Jersey Department...	Park Ridge Park Ridge, New Jersey Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,645 as of the 2010 United States Census....	Owls
Pascack Hills High School Pascack Hills High School Pascack Hills High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools that are part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, New Jersey. PHHS serves the residents of both Montvale, where the campus is located, and the neighboring community...	Montvale Montvale, New Jersey Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,844.Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township and Washington Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" craze then...	Cowboys
Ridgefield Memorial High School Ridgefield Memorial High School Ridgefield Memorial High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school located in Ridgefield, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgefield School District....	Ridgefield Ridgefield, New Jersey There were 4,020 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone...	Royals
Rutherford High School	Rutherford Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....	Bulldogs
Saddle Brook High School	Saddle Brook Saddle Brook, New Jersey Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,659....	Falcons
Waldwick High School Waldwick High School Waldwick High School is a four year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Waldwick, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Waldwick Public School District....	Waldwick Waldwick, New Jersey Waldwick is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,625.-Geography:Waldwick is located at ....	Warriors
Wallington High School Wallington High School Wallington Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Wallington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wallington Public Schools....	Wallington Wallington, New Jersey Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,335.Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895 , at the height of the "Boroughitis" fever then sweeping through Bergen County...	Panthers
Wood-Ridge High School Wood-Ridge High School Wood-Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Wood-Ridge, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wood-Ridge School District...	Wood-Ridge Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,626.Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen Township, based on the results of...	Blue Devils

Bergen County Non-Public Schools

School	Location	Team Name
Dwight-Englewood School Dwight-Englewood School The Dwight–Englewood School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, located in Englewood, New Jersey. The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade via three functionally separate schools. The Lower School serves students in pre-kindergarten through...	Englewood Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...	Bulldogs
Immaculate Conception High School Immaculate Conception High School (Lodi, New Jersey) Immaculate Conception High School is an American private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Lodi, in Bergen County, New Jersey. The school operates under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school was founded in 1915 by the Felician...	Lodi Lodi, New Jersey Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...	Blue Wolves
Queen of Peace High School Queen of Peace High School (New Jersey) Queen of Peace High School is a Roman Catholic, coeducational parochial secondary school operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It is located in North Arlington, New Jersey. The school has been honored two times by the Blue Ribbon Schools...	North Arlington North Arlington, New Jersey North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392...	Golden Griffins
Saddle River Day School Saddle River Day School Saddle River Day School is a non-discriminatory, coeducational, college-preparatory independent day school, located in Saddle River, in Bergen County, New Jersey...	Saddle River Saddle River, New Jersey Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 3,152. Saddle River has the second-highest per-capita income in the state...	Rebels
St. Mary High School St. Mary High School (Rutherford, New Jersey) St. Mary High School is a four-year Roman Catholic high school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...	Rutherford Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....	Gaels

Hudson County Public Schools

School	Location	Team Name
Harrison High School	Harrison Harrison, New Jersey Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....	Blue Tide
Secaucus High School Secaucus High School Secaucus High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Secaucus, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Secaucus Board of Education....	Secaucus Secaucus, New Jersey Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...	Patriots
Weehawken High School Weehawken High School Weehawken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Weehawken School District....	Weehawken Weehawken, New Jersey Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...	Indians

Passaic County Public Schools

School	Location	Team Name
Hawthorne High School Hawthorne High School (New Jersey) Hawthorne High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Hawthorne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hawthorne Public Schools....	Hawthorne Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,218.Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park,...	Bears
Manchester Regional High School Manchester Regional High School Manchester Regional High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school and regional school district serving students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...	Haledon Haledon, New Jersey Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,318.Haledon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1908, replacing the now-defunct Manchester Township, based on the...	Falcons
Pompton Lakes High School Pompton Lakes High School Pompton Lakes High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Pompton Lakes School District. The school accepts students from Pompton Lakes as well as those from Riverdale who attend as part of a...	Pompton Lakes Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,097....	Cardinals

Passaic County Non-Public Schools

School	Location	Team Name
Eastern Christian High School Eastern Christian High School Eastern Christian High School is a private Christian school located in North Haledon, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The high school is a part of the Eastern Christian School Association which also has a middle school in Wyckoff and an elementary school in Midland Park...	North Haledon North Haledon, New Jersey As of the census of 2000, there were 7,920 people, 2,626 households, and 2,077 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,300.6 people per square mile . There were 2,675 housing units at an average density of 777.0 per square mile...	Eagles
Hawthorne Christian Academy Hawthorne Christian Academy The Hawthorne Christian Academy is a co-educational private Christian school system, serving students in Pre-school through 12th grade. The Academy is associated with the Hawthorne Gospel Church, and is located on Route 208 in Hawthorne, New Jersey, United States...	Hawthorne Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,218.Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park,...	Defenders
Mary Help of Christians Academy Mary Help of Christians Academy (New Jersey) Mary Help of Christians Academy is a Salesian all-girls, Roman Catholic high school in North Haledon, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...	North Haledon North Haledon, New Jersey As of the census of 2000, there were 7,920 people, 2,626 households, and 2,077 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,300.6 people per square mile . There were 2,675 housing units at an average density of 777.0 per square mile...	Blue Jays

Fall Sports

• Cross Country
• Football
• Soccer
• Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)

Winter Sports

• Basketball
• Bowling
• Swimming
• Winter Track
• Wrestling

Spring Sports

• Baseball
• Golf
• Softball
• Tennis (Boys)
• Track & Field
• Volleyball (Boys)

Conference Divisions

The NJIC is divided into three divisions, largely along geographic lines, with each containing an "A" and "B" subdivision based on the size of the schools. Because not all conference members participate in football and wrestling, different divisions exist for those sports.

Colonial Division A

• Elmwood Park
• Garfield
• Glen Rock
• Lodi
• Pascack Hills
• Rutherford

Colonial Division B

• Eastern Christian
• Hawthorne
• Manchester Regional
• Mary Help of Christians
• Pompton Lakes

Meadowlands Division A

• Becton
• Harrison
• Lyndhurst
• North Arlington
• Queen of Peace
• Secaucus

Meadowlands Division B

• Hasbrouck Heights
• Immaculate Conception
• Saddle Brook
• St. Mary
• Wallington
• Weehawken
• Wood-Ridge

Patriot Division A

• Cresskill
• Dwight-Englewood
• Leonia
• New Milford
• Ridgefield
• Waldwick

Patriot Division B

• Bogota
• Emerson
• Hawthorne Christian
• Midland Park
• Palisades Park
• Park Ridge
• Saddle River Day