The week before the Shore Conference tournament begins is always a good time for a basketball team to work out any final kinks and get the troops ready for the last run of the season. The Barnegat High School boys basketball team had a good tuneup week, despite a loss to Shore Conference Class B South division rival Point Pleasant Borough.

“We have a lot of seniors who know that this is it,” said Isaiah Gerena following the Bengals’ practice on Monday. “Most of us aren’t going to be playing in college, so this is a time we want to go out there and really give our best every game.