LEADING THE WAY: Members of the Princeton High boys’ cross country team take off at the start of the Mercer County Championships last fall. The PHS cross county squad produced a season for the ages last fall, winning the state Group 4 title and the Meet of Champions, finishing the campaign as the top-ranked team in the state. The heroics of the Little Tiger distance runners helped PHS get ranked 50th in a list of the Top 50 programs for 2016-17 compiled by NJ.com. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Capping off a superb year for Princeton High athletics, the school has been included in a ranking of the Top 50 programs for 2016-17 compiled by NJ.com.

The rankings were created by analyzing the accomplishments of each athletic program — individual team rankings, championships, individual awards and accolades, etc. — during the recently completed school year.

PHS ended up being ranked 50th, with its key highlight being the boys’ cross country team that won the state Group 4 title and the Meet of Champions, finishing the fall as the top-ranked team in the state.

Other ranked teams for PHS in 2016-17 included: girls’ cross country (No. 12); girls’ tennis (No. 14); boys’ soccer (No. 17); boys’ ice hockey (No. 19); and boys’ lacrosse (No. 27).

In addition, the Little Tigers enjoyed some great moments on the county level during the 2016-17 school year. In the fall, the boys’ cross country team won the county crown while the boys’ soccer team shared the MCT title with Pennington. The boys’ track team finished second at the indoor county meet while the boys’ hockey team was the runner up in the MCT.  In the spring, boys’ lacrosse and boys’ track both took second in their county competitions.