The cards are stacked in his team’s favor and Barnegat girls bowling coach Jon Gordon knows it.

“With the division going back to how it was several years ago, we know this year is our time,” Gordon said, referring to the realignment that delivered Brick back to the Shore Conference South A division after several seasons in South B. “We have all our varsity bowlers returning this year and several of the other teams in our division graduated many seniors after last season.