About a month ago, Barnegat High School Athletic Director John Germano had mentioned to boys swimming head coach Emily Cherry that her Bengals had a chance to make history by capturing a state sectional championship. Cherry made the mistake of telling one of the team’s swimmers, junior Kyle Smith.

“Kyle hasn’t forgotten that little fact, and now the whole team knows it,” said Cherry, whose squad took another step closer toward making history with a 106.5-63.5 victory over Cedar Creek in the…