Composure is essential to winning football games. On Oct. 13, Pinelands Regional kept its composure. Barnegat did not.

“We went toe to toe with them for the first half, but then we mentally imploded and killed ourselves in the second half,” said Barnegat head coach Paul Covine, following the Wildcats’ 27-7 victory. “Ultimately, those penalties took us right out of the game. Just look at the scoreboard.”

The tale of two halves was a simple one. In the first half, the Bengals played their game and went into the second half…