Lely Discovers Why Lehigh’s Richard Young is Nation’s Top RB Recruit

Lehigh high school certainly lived up to their nickname, Lightning, as Richard Young, the nation’s top running back recruit, struck twice with 45- and 40-yard touchdown runs in a 41-0 rout of the visiting Lely Trojans Thursday night, May 19, in front of an enthusiastic spring game crowd.

Recruiters from Ohio State, Georgia, Oklahoma and the University of Miami were on the Lehigh sideline watching the star running back, who was stronger and faster than the Lely defenders charged with trying to contain him.

Young was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. And as a decoy, he opened things up for his teammates to make big plays. The score was 41-0 at halftime. The second half, played with a running clock, was scoreless. The schools will not play during the regular season. That’s good news for Lely, who can also take solace in knowing that they will not face a running back of Young’s caliber this fall.

Lely opens their regular season on Friday, August 19, when they host Bishop Verot. Lehigh hosts Cypress Lake the same day. Local fans can catch Young in action at Naples High on Friday, August 26. Young recently narrowed his college choices to Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Texas A&M.