Liam Bergman joins OCHS 1,000-Yard Club

By TOM WILLIAMS

Ocean City High School running back Liam Bergman became the 31^st running back at the school to accumulate 1,000 or more rushing yards in the nearly 70 seasons that the stats are available.

The 5-foot-10, 172-pound senior carried the ball 13 times for 95 yards in Ocean City’s Group 3 playoff loss to Delsea, including a 67-yard touchdown run, giving him 1,015 over four years.

Bergman has 643 rushing yards this season, gained 261 as a junior, 110 his sophomore year and one yard as a freshman.

Issac Robertson and Harry Pfeifle, Bergman’s backfield teammates, join him in the all-time OCHS Top 50 (see chart below). They are the third trio from the same class to be listed among the top 50. The others are Danny Davis, Heath Muzslay and Anthony Constantine in 1992 and Adam Martin, Jay Toscano and Brian Coggins in 1999.

Pfeifle also has the distinction of rushing for more yards (769) as a quarterback than any traditional QB since 1949, when rushing stats became available.

The Raiders have one game left this season – Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at Carey Stadium against Pleasantville.

OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
TOP 50 – CAREER RUSHING

1. Kevin Sinclair (1996) 5,380
2. Austin Martin (1998) 2,650
3. Frank Woolley (2013) 2,349
4. Mike Linahan (1975) 2,304
5. Steve Cook (2001) 2,032
6. A.J. Harris (2006) 2,008
7. Jim Thomas (2001) 1,910
8. Dominic Iannace (1989) 1,777
9. Jim Minshull (1973) 1,656
10. Bob Krokenberger (1985) 1,603
11. Danny Davis (1992) 1,603
12. 12. George Coccodrilli (2005) 1,575
13. Adam Martin (1999) 1,536
14. Frank Sayers (1984) 1,457
15. Jay Toscano (1999) 1,442
16. Tyrone Rolls (1989) 1,376
17. Tim Chatburn (1978) 1,355
18. Jonathan Dice (1983) 1,311
19. Leon Brown (1986) 1,301
20. Mike Poteat (2002) 1,283
21. Doug Colman (1990) 1,272
22. Don Tarves (1959) 1,259
23. Heath Muzslay (1992) 1,237
24. Josh Baker (1994) 1,227
25. Anthony Constantine (1992) 1,219
26. Dan Henderson (2015) 1,216
27. Kenny Hannah (2000) 1,144
28. Earl Tarves (1964) 1,140
29. Mike Baldini (1972) 1,041
30. Brian Coggins (1999) 1,026
31. Liam Bergman (2017) 1,015
32. Andy Jernee (1950) 984
33. John Betts (1982) 977
34. Jim Bennett (1979) 962
35. John Henry (1966) 958
36. Jim Gleeson (1964) 951
37. Antwaine Campo (2003) 924
38. Mal Finch (1997) 900
39. Issac Robertson (2017) 887
40. Carl Gansert (1979) 816
41. Craig Swennes (1985)    812
42. Jack Bello (1963) 791
43. Harry Pfeifle (2017) 769
44. Ben Bethea (2011) 759
45. Jim Crowley (2004) 750
46. Greg Hoyle (2008) 699
47. Jeff McTigue (1980) 689
48. Jack Davis (1959) 681
49. Mark Impagliazzo (1977) 677
50. Nick Layton (1995) 658