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We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full. Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published. Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing. Conrad Weiser’s unbeaten season continues. The Scouts beat Thomas Jefferson 4-1 at Robesonia on Tuesday night in the PIAA Class 3A state playoff first round. It was the final home game of the season for Conrad Weiser (25-0-1), a team that dominated in front of its home fans all year long. “Seniors were proud,” Scouts coach Derek Long said. “We talked to the kids about it early on in the season, about not losing the home games, and this year, we did a nice job at that. The last few years, we’ve been pretty hard to beat at home.” The Jaguars (19-4-1), the third-place finishers from District 7, ran into a team that simply doesn’t miss a beat at home, or anywhere for that matter. But for the District 3 champion Scouts, it was business as usual as they picked up right where they left off last Thursday. Senior captain Owen Hunt put the Scouts on the board just eight minutes into the game, scoring off an assist from Owen Meredith. The rest of the first half turned into a defensive battle, with neither team able to find the back of the net. Jaguars goalkeeper Sam Wesel finished the night with seven saves. “I think we had the better run of play, but we just weren’t finishing well, honestly,” Long said of the slow offensive start. “We kept the ball, but weren’t quite playing our passing style. We were getting a little greedy here and there.” Then, with just under 12 minutes remaining in the first half, the Jaguars finally got on the scoreboard. Gavin Kern found the back of the net on an assist from Evan Olson, pulling the Jaguars even as the teams headed into halftime deadlocked. “Once we talked at halftime and decided we were going to limit our touches and share the ball. It made it a lot easier for us,” Long said. Whether tied, trailing, or holding a lead, the Scouts know how to get things done in the second half. The Scouts wasted no time. Two minutes in, Cash Stout scored on an Abu Barrie assist to reclaim the lead. Conrad Weiser’s offense, as they’ve shown all season, is highly versatile. The Scouts have several players capable of scoring at any moment. Even when Berks County Player of the Year Abu Barrie isn’t scoring, the team can still put up four goals against a quality opponent. “I think we took care of our chances. There were a few opportunities that maybe another day we would’ve put them away in the first half. But maybe it was the first round of state jitters, or we took our eye off the ball for a split second. Or rushed a shot because we knew their keeper was good. That all might have played into it, but once we settled down and played, it was a much easier game for us.” The teams went scoreless for an extended stretch. Conrad Weiser’s elite defense eventually turned defense into offense, as Parker Centeno scored to add some insurance. The senior quickly added back-to-back goals, effectively closing the door on any late comeback attempts by Thomas Jefferson. “He’s an animal in the air, so anytime we can get him up in the box with any type of free kick or long throw, we know we’ve got a chance to score,” Long said of Centeno. “The way he reads the flight of the ball and gets his body around it, gets his head on it, and directs it towards goal. We know we have a shot.” Conrad Weiser will face Franklin Regional in the quarterfinals on Saturday, with the time and location yet to be determined. A familiar opponent, the Scouts defeated the Panthers 2-0 last season when the two met in the 2024 quarterfinals. “We’ll go light tomorrow, watch film on Thursday, go over a few fine-tune things on Friday, and hit the road to where the games at Saturday,” Long said of his team’s schedule before Franklin Regional.
