Plumstead Christian School senior soccer and basketball star Phil Yallah’s journey to athletic stature was not smooth sailing, writes Tom Moore for the Bucks County Courier Times.  

When Phil was just nine years old, his family moved from Liberia to the United States in support of his older brother Daniel’s soccer career.  

At just ten years old, Phil’s mother, Sarah, passed away from an unknown illness. Tragedy befell the family once again in 2019, when Daniel passed away from advanced liver cancer. Before his death, Daniel signed a one-day contract with the Philadelphia Union.  

“The whole time he was going through (having cancer), he was thinking about me and my sister,” said Phil.  

After the death of his brother, Phil moved to Washington Crossing to live with his foster parents Mary and Jeff Anderson. 

He spent his high school soccer career sporting 3 or 10 on his uniform, in honor of his brother Daniel, who would often wear those numbers.  

Last fall, he was voted the Bicentennial Athletic League Constitution Division Player of the year. 

He’s waiting to hear back from several colleges where he hopes to continue to play soccer.  

He wants to support his father and five older siblings who are still living in Liberia.  

Read more about Phill Yallah’s rise to athletic success in the Bucks County Courier Times.  

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