Considering where the Barnegat High School boys soccer team has been in recent seasons, a 10-win campaign in which the Bengals qualified for the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time probably seemed like a dream they were living through.

“We definitely had a better season than in past years,” said coach Mike McCullion, whose squad’s season came to end following a 3-0 loss to West Deptford in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II quarterfinals on Nov. 3.