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League: Berks Section 1.
Classification: Class 5A.
Last season: 6-0 Section 1 champ, 8-4; District 3 qualifier (results, stats).
This season: (schedule, roster).
Head coach: Jeff Lang, fourth season, 25-11.
Key losses: All-league QB Kolbie Reeser, all-league T Steven VanPelt, all-league DB Sam Thompson.
Top offensive players: QB Connor Maryniak, Section 1 Offensive Back of the Year RB Nick Singleton, all-league RB Brandon Strausser, RB/WR Zack Parsons, RB/WR Ayden Martin, all-league TE Cam’Ron Stewart, TE Trey Rock, WR Greg Suber, G Devonte Phillips, T Dominic Sheidy.
Top defensive players: Section 1 Defensive Lineman of the Year Cam’Ron Stewart, E Nate Goodman, T Dominic Sheidy, T Devonte Phillips, T Mason Klahr, T Dylan Kohl, Section 1 Linebacker of the Year Brandon Strausser, LB Trey Rock, LB Jose Landrom, CB Nick Singleton, S Ayden Martin, S Greg Suber.
Gov. Mifflin defensive linemen, from left, Devonte Phillip, Dylan Kohl, Mason Klahr, Dominic Sheidy and Cam’Ron Stewart.
Notable: The Mustangs are 56-2 in league play over the last nine seasons, with seven Section 1 championships.
Quotable: “We’ve got a lot of returning kids with a lot of experience, so I’m very excited about them. Our skill kids are really solid and doing a nice job. I think our defense can be the strength of our team. They’re just strong, fast, quick, aggressive kids, and (we have) experience (there). I’m concerned about our (offensive) line. If we can get it done up front then I think we’re gonna be all right.”— Mustangs coach Jeff Lang
The skinny: The Mustangs return practically intact after another unbeaten run through Section 1 and to the district quarterfinals. They have the premier player in Berks in Nick Singleton, Rutgers recruit Cam’Ron Stewart and Section 1’s top LB in Brandon Strausser. It’s no surprise to see them open the season ranked No. 8 in the state in Class 5A. They’ll have a new QB, multi-sport athlete Connor Maryniak. He’s proven under fire in other sports and should make a smooth transition. Aiden Martin, who started as a freshman in the secondary, will make an impact on both sides of the ball this year. The offensive line will need a rebuild after graduating three starters from what was a solid group. The defense was barely touched by graduation, with seven returning starters; it will be bolstered by the addition of Singleton, who figures to see some time at cornerback. The front seven, with Stewart, Dominic Sheedy and Devonte Phillips up front, and Strausser, Zack Parsons and Trey Rock on the second level, should be the best in the league. This has the potential to be Mifflin’s best team in over a decade. We’ll find out how good when they open Sept. 18 at Wilson.
At the wire: Out in front in Section 1 again, followed by Exeter and Berks Catholic.
— Compiled by Mike Drago
Gov. Mifflin running back Nick Singleton.
Gov. Miffin running back Ayden Martin.
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