Last season, the Pinelands Regional girls basketball team got off to a hot start, winning its first three games by a combined score of 129-39. But tougher competition – and some injuries, forcing coach Keith Lowe to make some serious adjustments to his game-day lineups for several weeks – led to a 1-6 stretch during the next seven games. The Wildcats ended up 9-13 for the season, including 4-10 in the Shore Conference Class B South division.

However, Lowe felt good going into this season.