North Hunterdon vs. Voorhees – Milk Can Game – Rivalry at a Glance

North Hunterdon Reclaims Milk Can

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On October 25th, North Hunterdon rolled past arch-rival Voorhees in its season finale by a score of 56-21 at Singley Field to reclaim the Milk Can.  Voorhees won last year’s annual rivalry game to snap the Lions’ 11-game winning streak, the longest in the series.

Since 2003, North Hunterdon has won 17 of 22 meetings between the two schools.  The Lions also have won 16 of the last 18 dating back to the 2007 season.  Voorhees has not won in back-to-back years since 2005 and 2006 in this rivalry series.  Fifteen of the last 22 meetings have been decided by 8 points or less including a 39-32 double-overtime victory by North Hunterdon in 2015.

The series between the Lions and the Vikings began in 1976.  The Lions lead the series 35-13-1 including wins in 26 of the last 33.  Here’s the North Hunterdon vs. Voorhees Milk Can Game rivalry at a glance.

Year	Winner	Winning Score	Loser	Losing Score
1976	North Hunterdon	31	Voorhees	8
1977	Voorhees	13	North Hunterdon	12
1978	North Hunterdon	21	Voorhees	7
1979	North Hunterdon	23	Voorhees	6
1980	Voorhees	48	North Hunterdon	15
1981	Voorhees	27	North Hunterdon	14
1982	Voorhees	8	North Hunterdon	7
1983	North Hunterdon	21	Voorhees	13
1984	North Hunterdon	28	Voorhees	14
1985	North Hunterdon	27	Voorhees	6
1986	North Hunterdon	10	Voorhees	6
1987	Voorhees	3	North Hunterdon	3 (tie)
1988	North Hunterdon	24	Voorhees	13
1989	North Hunterdon	35	Voorhees	14
1990	Voorhees	27	North Hunterdon	0
1991	Voorhees	26	North Hunterdon	0
1992	North Hunterdon	28	Voorhees	0
1993	North Hunterdon	45	Voorhees	0
1994	North Hunterdon	28	Voorhees	21
1995	Voorhees	62	North Hunterdon	14
1996	North Hunterdon	46	Voorhees	23
1997	North Hunterdon	41	Voorhees	40
1998	Voorhees	26	North Hunterdon	15
1999	North Hunterdon	35	Voorhees	7
2000	North Hunterdon	45	Voorhees	28
2001	North Hunterdon	34	Voorhees	7
2002	North Hunterdon	24	Voorhees	0
2003	Voorhees	16	North Hunterdon	14
2004	North Hunterdon	21	Voorhees	12
2005	Voorhees	21	North Hunterdon	0
2006	Voorhees	21	North Hunterdon	13
2007	North Hunterdon	21	Voorhees	14
2008	North Hunterdon	28	Voorhees	6
2009	North Hunterdon	37	Voorhees	21
2010	North Hunterdon	23	Voorhees	3
2011	Voorhees	13	North Hunterdon	7
2012	North Hunterdon	20	Voorhees	13
2013	North Hunterdon	7	Voorhees	6
2014	North Hunterdon	29	Voorhees	21
2015	North Hunterdon	39	Voorhees	32 2OT
2016	North Hunterdon	42	Voorhees	10
2017	North Hunterdon	31	Voorhees	23
2018	North Hunterdon	14	Voorhees	7
2019	North Hunterdon	17	Voorhees	6
2020	North Hunterdon	35	Voorhees	6
2021	North Hunterdon	46	Voorhees	14
2022	North Hunterdon	35	Voorhees	7
2023	Voorhees	35	North Hunterdon	14
2024	North Hunterdon	56	Voorhees	21

• Rivalry began in 1976.
• North Hunterdon leads the series 35-13-1.
• North Hunterdon has outscored Voorhees by a margin of 1175-791, or by an average of about 24-16 per contest.  
• North Hunterdon has 3 shutouts
• Voorhees has 3 shutouts.
• Longest winning streak:  North Hunterdon with 11 straight wins from 2012 to 2022.
• Voorhees’ longest win streak:  3 games (from 1980 to 1982).
• North Hunterdon has won 26 of the last 33 meetings.
• The one tie between the two schools in this rivalry occurred in 1987.
• 11 games have been decided by 7 points or less.
• 15 games have been decided by 8 points or less.
• Most points scored in a game:  62 by Voorhees in 1995.
• Largest margin of victory:  48 by Voorhees (62-14 in 1995).  North Hunterdon defeated Voorhees 45-0 in 1993.
• Closest margin of victory: 1 by Voorhees (13-12 in 1977). North Hunterdon also won by 1 with a 7-6 win in 2013.