Manville football coach Dave Markowitch after Manville’s first playoff win ever, a 35-0 win over Asbury Park on October 31, 2025. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
If this honor was in the bag before Friday’s playoff game, the result solidified it.
Heading into its opening round playoff game against Asbury Park with a 9-0 record, unbeaten for the first time since 1968, Manville head coach Dave Markowitch was named the New York Jets Coach of the Week by the NFL team.
“Under Markowitch’s leadership, the Mustangs have gone from 3-7 in his first year to 9-0 to close out their 2025 regular season,” the Jets organization said. “Manville sits at the top of their division as they head into their first postseason game against Asbury Park.”
Now, that was before the game against the Blue Bishops. Last night, the fourth-seeded Mustangs beat Asbury Park handily, 35-0, to secure the first playoff win in program history. It also set a new school record for wins with their tenth (10-0). Next week, they’ll visit top-seed Burlington City – kickoff 6 pm – and a win would give them a shot at their first-ever state title.
Manville has dominated this season, averaging 41 points per game in their ten wins. The defense logged three straight shutouts earlier in the season, and had a late red-zone stand Friday night to preserve the shutout against the fifth-seeded Blue Bishops.
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