MIDDLETOWN — It’s abundantly clear Steel Bayer passed the torch to Brogan Barlup upon his graduation from East Pennsboro boys soccer to West Virginia.

That torch — from one Mid-Penn Conference scoring leader to the next — burned brightly in the 12th minute on Tuesday. Barlup delivered a header on a corner kick directly into the top left of the net to ignite a 2-0 road win over Middletown, adding a penalty kick goal later in the game.

12’ — Panthers strike first.

Weston Zulli takes the corner and Brogan Barlup heads it in.

East Pennsboro 1, Middletown 0 pic.twitter.com/XxZbcMrY07 — Evan Wheaton (@EvanWheaton) September 23, 2025

FINAL — East Pennsboro 2, Middletown 0

Panthers reaffirm their control of the Mid-Penn Capital.

Brogan Barlup scores goals on a corner and PK, Thomas McMic

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