Thursday showed exactly why Bridgewater-Raritan is considered the best boys swim team in New Jersey.

For most state-ranked teams, missing two All-State swimmers like Jaden Lee and Aaron Roy would be a recipe for an upset.

Not Bridgewater-Raritan, though.

The Panthers, ranked No. 1 in NJ.com’s Top 20, leaned on everyone to make up the difference and it showed with a dominant 115-55 victory over No. 7 Pingry on Thursday at the Bridgewater YMCA.

Bridgewater-Raritan picked up eight first-place finishes and posted a pair of 1-2-3 sweeps. Both Lee and Roy are competing at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships in Indianapolis, which conflicted with Thursday’s dual meet.

“I think we were obviously feeling the pressure, but our captains, our coaches, kept us motivated and just kept us going,

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