The Barnegat High School girls basketball team had its best season ever in 2016-17, going 16-12, and 7-7 in B South play. It was truly a breakout campaign considering Barnegat went 10-13 in 2015-16, 7-16 in 2014-15 and 4-19 in 2013-14.

Senior co-captain Shannon McCoy, a 5-foot-9 guard and four-year varsity player, was a large part of that turnaround. McCoy averaged 15 points per game while grabbing an average of 10 rebounds for the Bengals last season.