The Piscataway Twp boys were down nine points to Washington Twp entering the 4x400m finale of the Group 4 NJSIAA State Relay Championships.
In the final heat of the meet Piscataway Twp controlled their own destiny with Washington Twp not in scoring position, but if they wanted the team champion they needed to win. Standing in their way was West Orange HS, the No. 3 ranked 4x400m squad in New Jersey.
Piscataway Twp was still in second entering the final lap of the race and it took every meter of the 4x400m race but a strong surge down the final stretch by anchor Noah Grant carried them to the win and the overall Group 4 title. Their first in school history.
Boys 4x400m Group 4 Top Finishers
| 1 |  | Piscataway Twp HS DeShaun Stephens Skylar McGhee Jamari Atkinson-Waters Noah Grant | 3:31.50 |
| 2 |  | West Orange HS Andres Acosta Cooper Harwood Lyfe Smith Gideon Griffin | 3:31.97 |
From Jim Lambert's Group 4 Relays recap. The splits for Piscataway's 4x400 were 52.1 for Stephens, 53.4 for McGhee, 53.4 for Atkinson and 52.2 for Grant.
"We told Grant to ride the West Orange anchor and for the final straight to make his move,'' said Piscataway coach Pete Buccino. "It was a great team win for us. We had a lot of guys contribute and I was exceptionally proud of the way everyone stepped up.''
Final Boys Team Scores
TEAM SCORE ================================================== 1 Piscataway Twp HS 38 2 Washington Twp HS 37 3 Kingsway HS 24 4 Manalapan HS 20 5 North Brunswick HS 16 5 Morristown HS 16
