The Barnegat High School girls volleyball team had what must have felt to the players as an off year in 2016. Don’t bet on another one.

The Bengals had gone 20-8 in 2013 and advanced all the way to the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 state tournament. They followed that up with a 25-3 record in 2014, reaching the state Group 2 semis again and the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals as well, earning head coach Karla Jennings Shore Conference…