The Barnegat High School Bengals ended a difficult 2015 seasonon a high note with a 31-7 victory over Pinelands Regionalat home on Nov. 25.

The tone of the game was set on the Bengals’ very first play from scrimmage as senior runningback Paul Wickwire took a handoff, dashed around the left side and then outran Pinelands defenderson an 89-yardtouchdown run. Junior Connor Lustenberger’s extra pointmade it 7-0.