The Barnegat High School boys and girls basketball teams didn’t merely earn spots in this year’s Shore Conference Tournament, they each went a step farther by scoring their first SCT wins in program history last week. Unfortunately, the SCT road ended quickly after that feat.

Following a 57-47 win over 17th-seeded Middletown South in the preliminary round on Feb. 13, the 16th-seeded Barnegat boys were ousted by top-seeded Ranney, 77-44, in the first round two days later.