Vinny Freeman doesn't mind getting a little physical every now and then.

Whether he's on the football field or the wrestling mat, the 5-foot-11, 197-pound Penn High senior standout has never been afraid to mix it up with his opponents.

"When I was around five years old, my mom put me in a wrestling club because I was too rough playing soccer with the other kids," recalled Freeman. "I have been around the game of football since birth. Although I didn't start playing tackle (football) until the fifth grade, I did start playing flag (football) in kindergarten."

The same passion and desire he displayed as a youth has followed him throughout the course of his high school career.

"My greatest influences have always been my parents (Notre Dame head football coach Marcus and Joanna Freeman) be

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