Football: Weh has career day in Upper Darby’s romp

UPPER DARBY — The Upper Darby sideline erupted. Even after the game had been moved to Saturday morning and pouring rain hampered field conditions, the Royals were applauding and could not help but express their excitement.

The reason for the celebration came after senior wide receiver Marson Weh caught a pass from quarterback Kevin Kerwood and took it 95 yards for a touchdown. At 5-foot-6, Weh is not the biggest guy out there but on this day he made the most significant impact.

Weh hauled in four receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns while also adding one on the ground in leading Upper Darby to a 41-14 victory over Conestoga. After the 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.

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Upper Darby quarterback Kevin Kerwood, left, throws a pass under pressure from Bonner & Prendergast’s Eddie Sullivan during the first half at Upper Darby Friday night. (ERIC HARTLINE/For Digital First Media)