Alan Moyer-Conrad Weiser

Alan Moyer has been part of the Conrad Weiser football program for nearly four decades. “I bleed blue and white. It’s in my blood. It’s a family thing for me. Nobody misses a game. I love the school. I love everything that we’ve done here over the years,” he said. Moyer played linebacker and running back for the Scouts from 1982-84. The Shippensburg graduate spent 15 years as an assistant at Conrad Weiser. He’s about to enter his 20th season as the head coach in Robesonia. Moyer (133-80) has the most victories in school history. He was named Berks County Coach of the Year in 2018. The Scouts have finished with a winning record in 13 of the past 15 years. Moyer said, “We always want to talk about being a first-class organization. I think we’ve had tough, hard-nosed, bring your lunch pail to work type of kids. Kids that will hit you on a Friday night; win, lose or draw.” Conrad Weiser made its 17th appearance in the District 3 playoffs last season. The seventh-seeded Scouts fell to Big Spring 49-35 in the opening round of the Class 4A tournament. There will be a lot of new faces on the field in 2022. Only three starters return on each side of the ball. The record-setting duo of Logan Klitsch and Aanjay Feliciano has moved on to Dartmouth and Stetson respectively. Klitsch ended his career with 5,110 passing yards and 51 touchdown passes. Feliciano compiled 2,008 receiving yards and 23 touchdown grabs. Both were all-state picks in Class 4A. Promising sophomore Donovan Gingrich will take over for Klitsch. The coaching staff has high hopes for Gingrich. He’ll be targeting senior Trey Dianna who had 40 catches a season ago. Sevon Parham and Ousmane Conde will handle the running back duties. They’re both juniors. Parham will also be counted on heavily on defense. The linebacker was Conrad Weiser’s second-leading tackler last year with 48. The defensive line includes Jake Fox (6’4, 320), Nate Casiano (6’5, 310), and Evan Miller who started at DE as a freshman. Moyer acknowledged that his team will have to mature quickly in the gauntlet that is Section 4 of the new Lancaster-Lebanon League. Their league schedule includes Wyomissing, Berks Catholic, Cocalico, and Lampeter-Strasburg. Wyomissing is ranked #2 in the state by PennLive in 3A. L-S is #7 in 4A. Moyer joked, “I sleep like a baby…I wake up every two hours and cry.” The Scouts’ roster is up from 47 players to almost 70 this season. After many years, Conrad Weiser and Tulpehocken finally reached a cooperative agreement. Moyer admitted that he opposed the proposal in the past because it could bump his team up a classification. The longtime coach had a change of heart. “I looked myself in the mirror a lot. I brag so much about this great sport and giving kids the opportunity to play, and here I am the guy that’s holding it up. You know, not allowing some kids to play from another district,” he said candidly. Moyer told me that he’s happy to have the six Tulpehocken students on his squad. He added that they’re working hard. The Scouts open the season next Friday against Garden Spot.