Recent Freedom High School graduate Wesley Young will continue his academic and soccer career this fall at DelVal University in Doylestown.

“I felt like I fit in with my skill level to make an impact my freshman year,” Young said. “The school is close to home and also has a train on campus so I am able to go visit my sister in Philadelphia as well as my cousin that I was once very close with.”

Young was part of the Freedom Patriots soccer team that was crowned EPC and District XI 4A champions in 2018 and believes the transition from Coach Matt Reightler to Coach Chris Zirpoli will be a good one.

“The coach, Zip for short, is very humorous, laid back, a family man, and he has good experience on his shoulders. I’m excited to play for him the next four years,” said Young. “The season has been postponed to spring, but I have a fear that since smaller schools do not have enough resources to handle the spring and fall sports at the same time, my freshman season will be canceled. On the bright side, I will be looking forward to developing and training with the team.”

This summer, Young has been training with I AM Soccer Training, playing soccer with friends and old soccer teammates, and training solo.

“I have also been playing with the new up-and-coming team in Allentown called Allentown United, The Peoples Club,” he said. “These programs have given me tremendous knowledge and experience. In my opinion it will be one of the best soccer programs in the Lehigh Valley.”

Once Young settles in to DelVal, he plans to major in landscape architecture.

“Throughout my four years of Freedom I also attended the local trade school and studied plumbing. I also was interested in landscaping because I had a few lawns I maintained each week for spending money,” said Young. “So I wanted to pair those two, and I was always interested in the structure of buildings and the design of backyards-porches, pools, gardens.”

Young expects to check in to DelVal on Aug. 21.