For about 20 minutes on Nov. 11, it seemed the Barnegat girls volleyball team had a shot to advance to the NJSIAA Group II championship. Then the Mendham squad that had bludgeoned the Bengals in the first game flipped the “on” switch again.

“We stood and watched a lot in the first set, but in the second they let up a bit and gave us the chance to get back in the match,” said Barnegat senior setter Patria Moreno, following her team’s 12-25, 25-18, 14-25 loss to the Minutemen in the group…