For 54 minutes on Sept. 28, the Pinelands Regional boys soccer team looked like one of the best teams in the Shore Conference. However, high school soccer matches are 80 minutes.

“We have a very good team, but there’s a reason the game’s 80 minutes,” said head coach Nino Scotto di Carlo, after his Wildcats lost a 3-1 contest to Holmdel, the undefeated team many consider the best team in the Shore Conference.