Regardless of what happens during the upcoming NJSIAA South Jersey Group III Regional Invitational Tournament, the Pinelands Regional football team is going to complete its first winning season since 2004. But to head coach John Tierney, the biggest win of the season occurred on Sept. 23.

“We lost 28-27 to Matawan in overtime the night before, on a Thursday, and the next day 44 of our 46 players were in school on time,” he said, following his Wildcats’ 48-14 rout of Manchester on Oct. 21.