East Rutherford High School

[4] The boys cross country running team won the Group B state championship in 1929 and 1930.

[6] The boys' basketball team, coached by Dick Vitale, won the Group I state championship in 1970 (defeating Burlington Township High School in the tournament final) and 1971 (vs. Gloucester City High School).

Cason broke the record of 40 points that had been held by Brian Taylor of Perth Amboy High School.

[8] The 1971 team, which also starred Cason, finished the season with a record of 28–0 after winning the program's second consecutive Group I state title with a 53–52 defeat of Gloucester City in the playoff finals.

[9] Cason was recruited by over 300 colleges, but a combination of academic problems and other issues rendered him ineffective at the collegiate level; eventually he became addicted to drugs and died at age 43.