Between the first and second games on May 16, Ian Soberano, Jack Buscaglia, Trey DeMeo and others took turns making vertical jumps next to the net, just to see who could soar the highest. They laughed and carried on amongst each other, just having fun.

“That was just our way of keeping the energy up,” said Soberano, who scored on six kills and a pair of blocks during the Bengals’ 25-21, 25-13 victory over Jackson Memorial in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals.