Football Recap: Monmouth Regional Comes Up Short at Home Against Barnegat + How To Watch

Monmouth Regional unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 21-13 to the Barnegat Bengals on Thursday. The Falcons lost against the Bengals in their previous head to head back in September of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 42-6 score last time.

Although Monmouth Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Malik Thompson and Tyler Gustafson.

Barnegat was led to victory by Christopher Santero and Jack Haviland. Santero rushed for 101 yards and a pair of scores, while Haviland rushed for 84 yards and one TD on only ten carries. Those 101 rushing yards gave Santero a new career-high.

Monmouth Regional has already played their next match, a 25-7 victory against Pinelands Regional on the 5th. As for Barnegat, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 20-2 win against Manchester Township on the 5th.