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.
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.