It’s not surprising in any way that the Southern Regional boys soccer team got off to a slow start with its offense this season. After all, head coach John Nacarlo’s Rams graduated a slew of players in June.

“We lost a lot of seniors from last year, and that’s a big thing,” said junior midfielder Juan Victoria, who scored twice and assisted on another goal to lead the Rams past Manasquan, 4-3, on Sept. 16.