Manville completed its first undefeated regular season since 1968 with a 49-7 win at Bound Brook on October 24, 2025, that also clinched the Big Central Freedom Silver Division title. (Photo: Marcus Borden)
It was all there laid out for the Manville football team this week. A chance to clinch their first perfect regular season since 1968, and a chance to win the Freedom Silver Division title in the Big Central Conference.
They took those chances, and ran with it. And threw it. And scored a bunch in a 49-7 road win at Bound Brook, which has put together a nice five-win regular season, and may still have a chance at making the playoffs with some help.
But Friday night, Manville made it clear they are the premier Group 1 school in the league, and by a large margin.
On a night when senior QB Josh D’Ambrosio threw, ran and caught a pass for a touchdown, while fellow senior Sam Echeverri ran for two and threw two of his own, the defense also did its part, allowing just one touchdown. Manville has shut out four opponents this year – Hopatcong, Belvidere, Middlesex and South Hunterdon – and allowed no more than 14 points in a game all season long, while scoring no fewer than 41 a game in their last six.
Manville (9-0, 5-0) will finish in the middle of the pack in the South Group 1 supersection, and we’ll have to see where they land in Central Group 1, where they will be placed when the brackets are sorted by Northing numbers (geographically). Bound Brook (5-4, 4-1) will wait to see if other teams’ wins or losses can get them in.
We’ll have updated playoff standings later Friday into early Saturday morning on the site here at Central Jersey Sports Radio, and you can hear the likely brackets on our 2025 Playoff Projection Show Saturday at 6 pm, with Mike Pavlichko and Marcus Borden live in studio.
Watch postgame reaction from Marcus Borden with victorious Manville below, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen:
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