jˈʌŋ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˈɔːlstˈeɪt ˈɑːnɚz hɪz sˈiːnjɚ jˈɪɹ, bˌʌt ʃˈæɾɚd ðɪ ˈʌlnə ænd ɹˈeɪdɪəs bˈoʊnz ɪn hɪz lˈɛft ˈɑːɹm ɪnðə stˈeɪt plˈeɪɔfs wˌaɪl ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə kˈætʃ ɐ flˈaɪ bˈɔːl hˈɪt baɪ ˈɛlkɪnz hˈaɪ skˈuːlz tʃˈæd hˈʌfmən.
Young received All-State honors his senior year, but shattered the ulna and radius bones in his left arm in the state playoffs while attempting to catch a fly ball hit by Elkins High School's Chad Huffman.