Burroughs Sets Atlantic City All-Time Passing Records
Quarterback Marvin Burroughs broke Atlantic City High School's career touchdown and passing-yard marks in a 49-6 playoff win over Hammonton.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Football
Marvin Burroughs became Atlantic City High School's all-time leader in touchdown passes with 51 and passing yards with 4,479 during the Vikings' 49-6 playoff victory over Hammonton. He surpassed 2024 graduate Joe Lyons in the program record books.
Why it matters
The milestones establish Burroughs as the top passer in the program's history and mark a significant individual achievement for a Vikings team now 6-3 on the season. Atlantic City's postseason run continues with a playoff game against Northern Burlington.
Burroughs threw 51 touchdown passes and 4,479 passing yards in his career at Atlantic City, both program records. In the 2025 season alone he completed 101 of 165 passes for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns, a 61 percent completion rate.
The players
Marvin Burroughs
Quarterback for Atlantic City High School who set the program's all-time records for touchdown passes and passing yards.
Joe Lyons
2024 Atlantic City High School graduate whose prior passing records Burroughs surpassed.
The details
Burroughs broke both records during the Vikings' 49-6 playoff win over Hammonton last week. The milestones came against a single opponent in the postseason, underscoring his production at the high school level.
Timeline
Burroughs completed 101 of 165 passes for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns during the 2025 season.
Burroughs set the all-time program records in the 49-6 playoff win over Hammonton last week.
Atlantic City plays Northern Burlington in upcoming playoff action.
Atlantic City plays Holy Spirit on Thanksgiving.
Season Trajectory
Burroughs's record-breaking performance comes as he succeeded 2024 graduate Joe Lyons as the program's standard for passing production. Atlantic City's 6-3 record heading into its playoff game against Northern Burlington places the Vikings in an active postseason push.
Burroughs's career totals now set the benchmark for Atlantic City quarterbacks, a reference point for fantasy and recruiting observers tracking local talent. The Vikings' remaining playoff and Thanksgiving games will determine how far the team advances this season.
The takeaway
Burroughs's record-setting season shows how a single player can reshape a program's historical benchmarks in one year. Readers following Atlantic City football can track the team's remaining playoff and Thanksgiving games for the next developments.
What happens next
Atlantic City plays Northern Burlington in playoff action, followed by a Thanksgiving game against Holy Spirit.
Further reading
Explore more Football coverage for the latest on local high school teams and their postseason runs.
Source note: This article includes information reported by On3.
