Weh has big day as Royals’ romp over Pioneers

took the opening possession to the Upper Darby 3-yard line, they turned it over on downs. On the ensuing play, Weh caught Kerwood’s pass on an out route then turned upfield and outran the Pioneers defense for the game’s first points.

Despite dealing with sloppy weather conditions, Weh felt he was going to be able to have some success.

“We’ve been practicing that play all week,” Weh said. “Coming out in these conditions, my coaches told me to focus on catching the ball without my gloves. They told me after you catch the ball make a move and just let your speed take over.”

Conestoga (0-3, 0-2 Central League) didn’t help itself on the next drive as Milton Robinson (73 rushing yards) fumbled the ball and the Royals took over at the Pioneers’ 26-yard line. One play later, Weh burned Conestoga again, this time on a scoring run to the left to make it 13-0 at the 3:58 mark of the first quarter.

Head coach Rich Gentile has emphasized getting Weh the ball early and often.

“He’s our big-time threat,” Gentile said. “When you have somebody that can go downfield like him, it’s very hard to cover him man on man, which means you have to take somebody out of the box to double cover.”

Midway through the third quarter, after Kareem McAdams (71 rushing yards, one touchdown) had established the running game, Gentile wanted to go back to his deep threat again. Weh pulled an inside-outside move and broke free down the sideline. Kerwood, who finished with 191 yards through the air, found him for a 54-yard scoring connection to put Upper Darby (2-1, 1-1) in the driver’s seat, 27-8.