The Barnegat High School boys varsity team startedthe season by splitting its first two games, a 5-0 home loss to Lakewood and then a 5-2 win on the road against Keyport. They also had several games postponed due to inclement weather.

Last year, theBengalshad a 9-7 record (5-6 in the Shore Conference B-South). Head coach Michael McCullion, who is in his 11th season, said topreturnees are senior forward Ricky Norman, who scored 17 goals and had four assists, and junior forward Matt White, who had…