If you’re looking for local players competing in this year’s 36-team Division 1 men’s soccer NCAA Tournament, look no further than the squad head coach Jeff Cook has put together in the Happy Valley.
Cook, who himself has ties to the area as a former Union Academy and Bethlehem Steel coach, has found fertile ground recruiting from the academy. He currently has five former Union Academy players on the team in Kris Shakes, Seth Kuhn (Wyomissing, Pa.), Tyger Evans (Harrisburg, Pa.), Daniel Bloyou (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Femi Awodesu (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Other local players Mason Deeds (Topton, Pa.