The target on the back of the Pinelands Regional football team continues to grow, and that’s OK.

“I think it’s a good thing because now we have to work harder to stay undefeated,” quarterback Ty Kline said after he helped lead the Wildcats to a 12-6 victory over Toms River East by scoring two touchdowns on Sept. 22. “We have to go harder than we have been so far. After last season, we graduated a lot of guys, so some people thought we wouldn’t be too good.