For the past several years, there’s been a reason the Southern Regional girls swim team has been such a formidable opponent within the Shore Conference Class A South division. The Rams have had depth, and in the sport of swimming the first-place points are not the only onesthat count.

That said, even though this year’s squad no longer has the services of former high scorers Gabrielle Cabaron, Laura Patterson and Abigael Coughlin – all of whom are competing at the college level this winter – the…