[21] The 1974 team defeated Collingswood High School in the semifinals before a 3–2 win against West Essex in the tournament final to earn the overall state title.

[23] The boys' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1997 (defeating runner-up Science Park High School in the finals of the tournament), 1998 (vs. Bloomfield Tech High School) and 2014 (vs. Bloomfield Tech).

[24] Led by 31 points from Joe Crispin and 24 from brother Jon, the 1997 team won the Group I title with a 73–67 win against Science High School of Newark in the championship game played at the Atlantic City Convention Hall.

[27] The team won the South Jersey Group I state tournament in 1999, topping Pennsville Memorial High School 4–1 in the final match.

[29] The team won the 2006 South, Group I state sectional championship with a 4–1 victory over Point Pleasant Beach High School in the tournament final.

[33] In 2010, the girls' track and field team scored 40 points to tie Westwood for the Group I state championship.

[34][35] The team had won the 2010 Group I sectional title after they defeated Lindenwold High School by less than one point.

With their 2007 show, Spanish Fire, The PHS Marching Band won the 2007 USSBA Group 3A All States Championships in Allentown, PA on November 11, 2007.

[41] The win launched the band in to the Open Class of the division where the more seasoned and established programs compete, along with an invitation to the 2008 USSBA Championships in Annapolis, MD at the United States Naval Academy.

Competing in the NJ division of Cavalcade of Bands in 2011 the Pitman Jazz Ensemble received awards for Best Trumpet Section, Best Trombone Section, Soloist Award for T.J. Hayden, and was named the Independence Division Champions for the State of New Jersey.