MANCHESTER-Barnegat took an early first quarter 14-0 lead with running touchdowns by Paul Wickwire and Josh Bowen.
In the third quarter, Manchester quarterback Jerry Blackburn connected with Israel Almestica for a 30 yard touchdown, but Barnegat replied with a 13 yard pass from Joe Monaco to Hunter Naraozniak.
Manchester tried valiantly in the fourth to come back, but were limited to just a 45 yard touchdown run by Jereme Blackburn.
Photo by John Devlin / Manchester HS Facebook.
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