If one thing has been learned by high school athletes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s this: Be thankful for whatever time you have to compete in whichever sport you play and cherish any time you have with your teammates.

That’s the theme for the girls basketball season, according to veteran coaches Tom Bucci, Tammy Nicolini and Keith Lowe.

“We are all in this together, so the important message given to the program was to be thankful,” said Lowe, Pinelands Regional’s head coach.