It took all of 20 seconds for the Barnegat football team to set the tone against Jackson Liberty Sept. 13.

“I was excited to get out here tonight and run that first play,” said quarterback Jack Haviland, whose first pass of the game resulted in Todd Muhammad racing to the end zone for a 75-yard touchdown. “As soon as we stepped onto the field, I knew it’d be a touchdown. We knew the first play all week.”

Haviland completed seven of 11 passes for 167 yards and three TDs, leading the Bengals in a rout of the Lions, 42-14 –…