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LIAM BERGMAN

By TOM WILLIAMS

Ocean City High School running back Liam Bergman became the 31st 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