The North Jersey Tri-County Conference was a high school

Secondary education in the United States

In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...

 athletic conference

Athletic conference

An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...

 in New Jersey

New Jersey

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, 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 holding conference. The NJTCC consisted of 45 public and non-public schools in Bergen

Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...

, Passaic

Passaic County, New Jersey

Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...

 and Hudson

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

 counties, and existed for the 2009-2010 academic year before disbanding in favor of other conferences.

The North Jersey Tri-County Conference should not be confused with the Tri-County Conference, located in Camden

Camden County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, Cape May

Cape May County, New Jersey

-Climate:Being the southernmost point in New Jersey, Cape May has fairly mild wintertime temperatures. Contrary to that, the summertime has lower temperatures than most places in the state, making the county a popular place to escape the heat. It is in zone 7a/7b, which is the same as parts of...

, Cumberland

Cumberland County, New Jersey

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....

, Gloucester

Gloucester County, New Jersey

Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....

 and Salem

Salem County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...

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

History

As high school athletics in New Jersey grew in the 1990's and 2000's, 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

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...

, where public schools, who were frustrated by the competitive imbalance with non-public schools, especially Don Bosco Preparatory (Ramsey)

Don Bosco Preparatory High School

Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...

 and Bergen Catholic (Oradell)

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...

 in football or Immaculate Heart Academy (Township of Washington)

Immaculate Heart Academy

Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman...

 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 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 statewdide 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 New Jersey Interscholastic League

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...

, Northern Hills Conference

Northern Hills Conference

The Northern Hills Conference, was an athletic conference of nineteen private and public high schools located in Essex, Morris and Passaic County Counties in Northern New Jersey....

, 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...

 and the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association

Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association

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 Association . The league consists of 23 public and parochial high schools in Hudson County in northern New Jersey...

, 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

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...

, the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference

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 as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North...

 and the reconstituted Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Bergen County Public Schools

• Bergen County Technical High School - Hackensack
  Hackensack, New Jersey
  Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
  
  
• Fair Lawn High School
  Fair Lawn High School
  Fair Lawn High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Fair Lawn Public Schools...
  
   - Fair Lawn
  Fair Lawn, New Jersey
  Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and a suburban municipality in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 32,457. Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March...
  
  
• Hackensack High School
  Hackensack High School
  Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hackensack Public Schools...
  
   - Hackensack
• Paramus High School
  Paramus High School
  Paramus High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school, located in Paramus, New Jersey, operating as part of the Paramus Public Schools...
  
   - Paramus
  Paramus, New Jersey
  Paramus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,342. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15–20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately west of Upper Manhattan.Paramus is one of...
  
  
• Ridgewood High School
  Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)
  Ridgewood High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students from Ridgewood, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgewood Public Schools....
  
   - Ridgewood
  Ridgewood, New Jersey
  Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.The Village of Ridgewood was...
  
  
• Teaneck High School
  Teaneck High School
  Teaneck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, which is part of the Teaneck Public Schools district in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States...
  
   – Teaneck
  Teaneck, New Jersey
  Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
  
  

Bergen County Non-Public Schools

• Bergen Catholic High School
  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...
  
   - Oradell
  Oradell, New Jersey
  Oradell is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,978. The borough's territory includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir...
  
  
• Don Bosco Preparatory High School
  Don Bosco Preparatory High School
  Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
  
   - Ramsey
  Ramsey, New Jersey
  Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
  
  
• Immaculate Heart Academy
  Immaculate Heart Academy
  Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls college preparatory private Roman Catholic high school located in Washington Township, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as the first regional high school for girls in the Roman...
  
   - Washington Township, New Jersey
• Saint Joseph Regional High School
  Saint Joseph Regional High School
  Saint Joseph Regional High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory school for boys, located on a campus in Montvale, New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. St. Joseph Regional High School was founded in 1962 by the Brothers...
  
   - 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...
  
  

Passaic County Public Schools

• Clifton High School - Clifton
  Clifton, New Jersey
  Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
  
  
• Eastside High School
  Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey)
  Eastside High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, operates as part of the Paterson Public Schools....
  
   - Paterson
  Paterson, New Jersey
  Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
  
  
• John F. Kennedy High School
  John F. Kennedy High School (Paterson, New Jersey)
  John F. Kennedy High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, that serves the western section of Paterson. Kennedy High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Paterson Public Schools...
  
   - Paterson
• Lakeland Regional High School
  Lakeland Regional High School
  Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from two communities in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States...
  
   - Wanaque
  Wanaque, New Jersey
  Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,116.Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and...
  
  
• Passaic County Technical Institute
  Passaic County Technical Institute
  Passaic County Technical Institute is a regional vocational public high school in Wayne , in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, near the city of Paterson, admitting students from all of Passaic County...
  
   - Wayne
  Wayne, New Jersey
  Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
  
  
• Passaic High School
  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...
  
   - Passaic
  Passaic, New Jersey
  Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 Census population of 67,861...
  
  
• Passaic Valley High School - Little Falls
  Little Falls, New Jersey
  Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
  
  
• Wayne Hills High School
  Wayne Hills High School
  Wayne Hills High School is a comprehensive community public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as one of the two high schools that are part of the Wayne Public Schools...
  
   – Wayne
• Wayne Valley High School
  Wayne Valley High School
  Wayne Valley High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, one of the two high schools in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Wayne Public Schools...
  
   - Wayne
• West Milford High School
  West Milford High School
  West Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Milford Township Public Schools.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...
  
   - West Milford
  West Milford, New Jersey
  West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,850.-History:...
  
  

Passaic County Non-Public Schools

• DePaul Catholic High School - Wayne

Hudson County Public Schools

• Bayonne High School
  Bayonne High School
  Bayonne High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, operated by the Bayonne Board of Education....
  
   - Bayonne
  Bayonne, New Jersey
  Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
  
  
• Create Charter High School
  Create Charter High School
  CREATE Charter High School is a four-year public high school that operates under a charter granted by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education. The school acts independently of the Jersey City Public Schools. The school opened in September 2001. CREATE Charter High School is a public school open to...
  
   - Jersey City
  Jersey City, New Jersey
  Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
  
   (closed in 2010)
• Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
  Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
  Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School is a Magnet public high school located at 123 Coles Street in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey. The school is named in memory of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the astronaut and scientist who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger...
  
   - Jersey City
• Ferris High School
  Ferris High School
  Ferris High School may refer to several schools in the United States:* James J. Ferris High School, Jersey City, New Jersey* Joel E. Ferris High School, Spokane, Washington* Ferris High School , Ferris, Texas...
  
   - Jersey City
• High Tech High School
  High Tech High School
  High Tech High School is a full-time magnet public high school, located in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology...
  
   - North Bergen
  North Bergen, New Jersey
  North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...
  
  
• Hoboken High School
  Hoboken High School
  Hoboken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, part of the Hoboken Public Schools district.As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 540 students and 49.5 classroom teachers , for a student–teacher ratio of 10.9.The school was the...
  
   - Hoboken
  Hoboken, New Jersey
  Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
  
  
• County Prep High School
  County Prep High School
  County Prep High School is a full-time public high school, located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology....
  
   - Jersey City
• Kearny High School - Kearny
  Kearny, New Jersey
  Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
  
  
• Lincoln High School
  Lincoln High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)
  Lincoln High School is a four-year public high school located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade....
  
   - Jersey City
• Memorial High School
  Memorial High School (West New York, New Jersey)
  Memorial High School is a four-year public high school that serves students from West New York, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West New York School District. WNYSD, an Abbott District, serves all of the city of West New York...
  
   - West New York
  West New York, New Jersey
  West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
  
  
• North Bergen High School
  North Bergen High School
  North Bergen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the North Bergen School District....
  
   - North Bergen
• Snyder High School - Jersey City
• Union City High School - Union City
  Union City, New Jersey
  Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
  
  
• University Academy Charter High School – Jersey City
• William L. Dickinson High School
  William L. Dickinson High School
  William L. Dickinson High School is a four-year public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of the Jersey City Public Schools...
  
   - Jersey City

Hudson County Non-Public Schools

• Holy Family Academy - Bayonne
• Hudson Catholic Regional High School
  Hudson Catholic Regional High School
  Hudson Catholic Regional High School is a regional four year co-educational University-preparatory school Catholic high school in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 1964 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, and currently serves around 400...
  
   - Jersey City
• Kearny Christian Academy - Kearny
• Marist High School
  Marist High School (New Jersey)
  Marist High School is a private Roman Catholic co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, and operated by the Marist Brothers of the Schools, an international religious congregation of educators with schools in over 70 countries. It is located...
  
   - Bayonne
• Saint Anthony High School
  St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)
  St. Anthony High School is a four-year co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, operating under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark...
  
   - Jersey City
• Saint Dominic Academy
  Saint Dominic Academy
  Saint Dominic Academy is a four-year private high school for girls in grades nine through twelve, located in Jersey City, New Jersey...
  
   - Jersey City
• Saint Mary High School
  St. Mary High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)
  St. Mary High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that operated as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark until the school was closed in June 2011....
  
   - Jersey City
• Saint Peter's Preparatory High School - Jersey City

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)