Jacob Shaffelburg celebrates scoring against Worcester Academy the 2018 NEPSAC Class A final. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)
Berkshire, upon beating Worcester Academy, 3-1, in Sunday's NEPSAC Class A title game, bid farewell to a sizable Class of 2019.
Most will head off to play college soccer, with midfielder Nick Berghold committed to Virginia, winger Nick Steed heading to Colgate and center back Deng Deng Kur bound for Northwestern. Goalkeeper Marco Saborío Perez and midfielder Ugochukwu Achara will likely soon join them in Division 1 ranks.
But the highest-profile player on head coach Charlie Bour's team is taking an unprecedented next step forward, per multiple sources.
Jacob Shaffelburg, the reigning Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year...
