When a team is as inexperienced as the Barnegat football squad, victories in any form are a welcomed treat, especially on Friday the 13th under a full harvest moon in September.

“We lost 19 seniors, a lot to graduation last year but six others this year who are not playing for one reason or another,” said head coach Rob Davis, after his Bengals edged Lakewood, 8-6. “We have some quality seniors with a bunch of juniors and sophomores.