Finn O’Brien, captain and center back, vital for Milton Academy

Finn O'Brien is in his fourth year on Milton Academy's varsity soccer team. (courtesy photo)

When head coach Chris Kane reflects on Milton Academy’s 2015 team that won the NEPSAC Class A title, he knows the attacking talent flowed.

Jerry Ozor went on to play at Boston University, Luca Levee progressed onto Maryland and Amos Shapiro-Thompson, committed to Virginia, recently played in a first-team friendly for Polish club Legia Warsaw.

But without the Mustangs’ defense – featuring the likes of now-Messiah defender Shay Quintin and now-Lafayette midfielder Adam Bramson – Kane insists they wouldn’t have beat Northfield Mount Hermon in the championship game.

“Those [defensive guys] were equally important if not more important,” Kane said. “Shay was probably our best player that year, but he didn’t get all the accolades or score all the goals.”