As the high school basketball season got underway Dec. 14, the Pinelands Regional boys and Barnegat girls each started their winter campaigns going in the right direction – the Wildcats scoring a 53-50 victory over Shore Conference Class B South rival Donovan Catholic, while the Bengals scorched B South foe Lakewood, 47-22.

Pinelands was led by a 22-point effort from senior Andrew Schulz, while classmate Anthony Diaz contributed nine points to help send the Wildcats out front by 11 points…