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Team of the Day: Gov. Mifflin Mustangs


2024 Berks football coverage

presented by UECU



The Gov. Mifflin Mustangs have authored some of the greatest dynasties in Berks football history.

Half a century ago, with Ray Linn at the control switches, the Mustangs dominated the Tri-County League, winning seven championships over a 13-year span, including three straight from 1961-63.

Nick Singleton (Tim Macrina photo)

Several generations later Mick Vecchio re-invigorated the program, turning the Mustangs into a force in the Berks Football League; they won 14 Section 1 championships over an 18-year run, including five straight from 2010-14.

The Mustangs’ most dominant player, Nick Singleton, re-wrote the Berks record books a few seasons back, rushing for 6,326 career yards and scoring 116 touchdowns.

The Mustangs can lay claim to one of the most dominant teams in Berks football history. Their 2020 team, led by Singleton, set a Berks record by averaging a staggering 54.5 points per game. That team claimed Mifflin’s only District 3 football title.

The following season the Mustangs recorded a second straight perfect regular season and ascended to No. 1 in the state rankings for the only time in program history.

Mifflin’s string of dominance came to an abrupt halt in 2022 when it saw its streak of 18 straight winning seasons — longest in program history — end.

Now, after a 5-6 finish in 2023, the Mustangs are looking to avoid a third straight losing season.

To see more about Mustangs football history, including the newly expanded team records page, click on the Mustangs Team Page.

You can find this season’s schedule, the Mustangs’ series record against all their 2024 opponent, results from the 2023, 2022 and 2021 seasons and team rushing, scoring, and passing records you won’t find anywhere else.

Each day during the preseason MikeDragoSports.com will feature a different Berks team.

Next up: Hamburg Hawks.

Former Mifflin head coaches Mick Vecchio, left, and Jeff Lang, right. (Tim Macrina photo)
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