The North Jersey Tri-County Conference was a

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, created by the

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(NJSIAA) as a holding conference. The NJTCC consisted of 45 public and non-public schools in

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and

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counties, and existed for the 2009–2010 academic year. The North Jersey Tri-County Conference should not be confused with the Tri-County Conference, located in Camden,

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and Salem counties, which was first established in 1928 and continues in existence today.

History

As high school athletics in New Jersey grew in the 1990s and 2000s, problems began to develop in the organization of leagues and conferences. Transportation costs began to grow, as some conferences had teams from as many as four different counties competing against each other. Other conferences were losing competitive balance, as a growth in non-public school enrollment and athletic programs caused tension between non-public and public schools, with public schools accusing non-public schools of recruiting. Conferences also demanded more flexibility in scheduling, as schools felt locked into league and division schedules against opponents either too weak or too strong for true competitive balance. The strongest tensions were found in the

Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League The Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, abbreviated NNJIL, was a former athletic conference located in Bergen County, Passaic County and Essex County, New Jersey. The NNJIL was separated into three divisions, according to the classificatio ...

, where public schools, who were frustrated by the competitive imbalance with non-public schools, especially Don Bosco Preparatory (Ramsey) and Bergen Catholic (Oradell) in football or Immaculate Heart Academy (Township of Washington) in girls' athletics, threatened to secede from the league. Therefore, in 2008 the NJSIAA established a "Leagues and Conferences Realignment Committee" to discuss the need for realigning conferences and leagues throughout New Jersey. Their original proposal for schools in northern New Jersey was the creation of six super conferences from the eleven conferences then in existence. While the original proposal"Conference Realignment Proposal," , accessed September 24, 2010. was not accepted as presented, it was adjusted and schools realigned yet again, to create the current system in place in New Jersey athletics. The North Jersey Tri-County Conference served as a mega conference during the one-year transition period (2009-2010) before statewide realignment, and in many ways was simply a clearinghouse for logistical and competitive balance while the NJSIAA and its member schools continued to debate the realignment process. It incorporated teams from the

Northern Hills Conference The Northern Hills Conference, was an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties in Northern New Jersey. There were nineteen member Northern Hills Conference schools, split into t ...

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, Bergen County, New Jersey. Wayne Hills High School, located in ...

and the

Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association The Hudson County Interscholastic League (formerly known as the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association) is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Asso ...

, which went on hiatus during the 2009–2010 season. When realignment was agreed to, the NJTCC was disbanded in favor of its successor conferences, the Big North Conference, the

North Jersey Interscholastic Conference The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school athletic conference located in New Jersey. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as a pa ...

and the reconstituted Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Former Member Schools

Bergen County Public Schools

* Bergen County Technical High School - Hackensack *

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- Fair Lawn * Hackensack High School - Hackensack *

Paramus High School Paramus High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school, located in Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Paramus Public ...

Paramus Paramus ( Waggoner, Walter H ''The New York Times'', February 16, 1966. Accessed October 16, 2018. "Paramus – pronounced puh-RAHM-us, with the accent on the second syllable – may have taken its name from 'perremus' or 'perymus,' Indian for ...

* Ridgewood High School - Ridgewood *

Teaneck High School , motto_translation = To enrich the mind and improve the character , fundingtype = Public , schooltype = high school , grades = 9– 12 , district = Teaneck Public Schools , enrollment = 1,239 (as of 2021–22) , faculty = ...

–

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Bergen County Non-Public Schools

Bergen Catholic High School Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Coll ...

- Oradell *

Don Bosco Preparatory High School , motto_translation = To Increase in Knowledge and Grace , accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , rival = Bergen Catholic High SchoolSaint Joseph Regional High School , mascot = , ma ...

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Immaculate Heart Academy Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school colors are blue and white, and the school's athletes ...

- Washington Township, New Jersey *

Saint Joseph Regional High School Saint Joseph Regional High School (known as SJR, St. Joe's or Joe's) is a private, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic, University-preparatory school, college preparatory school for boys, located on a campus in Montvale, New Jersey, Montvale, in B ...

- Montvale

Passaic County Public Schools

* Clifton High School -

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* Eastside High School - Paterson * John F. Kennedy High School - Paterson *

Lakeland Regional High School Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque (including its Haskell neighborhood), communities in Passaic County, New ...

- Wanaque *

Passaic County Technical Institute Passaic County Technical Institute (also known as PCTI, Passaic County Tech, the Passaic County Technical Vocational High School or simply Tech), is a vocational public high school in Wayne, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades ...

- Wayne *

Passaic High School Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District. The school has ...

* Passaic Valley High School - Little Falls * Wayne Hills High School – Wayne *

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- Wayne *

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- West Milford

Passaic County Non-Public Schools

DePaul Catholic High School DePaul Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, high school in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The school is accredited by AdvancED.< ...

- Wayne

Hudson County Public Schools

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- Jersey City * Ferris High School - Jersey City *

High Tech High School High Tech High School is a full-time public magnet high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Secaucus, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology. Since its e ...

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County Prep High School County Prep High School is a full-time public magnet high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology. A ...

- Jersey City * Kearny High School - Kearny * Lincoln High School - Jersey City *

Memorial High School Memorial High School may refer to: United States As ''Memorial High School'' alone *Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey) *Memorial High School (West New York, New Jersey) *Memorial High School (St. Marys, Ohio) * Memorial High School (Tul ...

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- North Bergen * Snyder High School - Jersey City * Union City High School - Union City *

University Academy Charter High School University Academy Charter High School (often abbreviated to UACHS) is a four-year comprehensive public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The ...

– Jersey City *

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- Jersey City

Hudson County Non-Public Schools

* Holy Family Academy - Bayonne *

Hudson Catholic Regional High School Hudson Catholic Regional High School is a regional four-year co-educational University-preparatory Catholic high school in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Archd ...

- Jersey City * Kearny Christian Academy - Kearny * Marist High School - Bayonne * Saint Anthony High School - Jersey City *

Saint Dominic Academy Saint Dominic Academy (SDA) is a private college-preparatory for girls in seventh through twelfth grades, located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school, which is situated within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...

- Jersey City * Saint Mary High School - Jersey City *

Saint Peter's Preparatory High School Saint Peter's Preparatory School ("Saint Peter's Prep" or "Prep") is a private, all-male, Jesuit, college-preparatory school located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. T ...

- Jersey City

Sports Offered

Fall Sports

* Cross Country * Field Hockey * Football * Gymnastics * Soccer * Tennis (Girls) * Volleyball (Girls)

Winter Sports

* Basketball (Boys) * Basketball (Girls) * Bowling * Ice Hockey * Swimming * Winter Track * Wrestling

Spring Sports

* Baseball * Golf * Lacrosse * Softball * Tennis (Boys) * Track & Field * Volleyball (Boys)

References

{{NJSIAA Conferences New Jersey high school athletic conferences Sports in Bergen County, New Jersey Passaic County, New Jersey Sports in Hudson County, New Jersey