Milton Academy junior midfielder is one of several veterans back for the ISL program. (Mike Gridley/New England Soccer Journal)
On paper, Milton Academy looks to have all the pieces for a successful 2019 season. But head coach Chris Kane knows it won’t be that straightforward, as the Independent School League program learned last fall.
Jamaica U-20 midfielder Jeremy Verley, who’s now at Virginia, had appendicitis at one point. Center back Finn O’Brien, who’s now a postgraduate student at Phillips Exeter, blew out his knee. Galen Lewis, who’s now at Harvard, dealt with own injuries.
And those were just the seniors.
“Last season, in so many regards, was a great case study in knowing you’ll have injuries and other things come along, so it’s how you manage them,” Kane said...
