September 9, 2024 – Story and photos by Joshua Ross
We are thrilled to be continuing to feature outstanding athletes for our Athlete of the Week segment for the third year in a row. This wouldn’t be possible without our amazing sponsor College Hype.
The first one of the year is always a tough one. There are athletes who you’d expect to do well then there’s inevidably a handful of people who surprise you with their perfomance. This year’s first Athlete of the Week presented by College Hype is senior Fin O’Brien. Fin had a tremendous game for the Harbormen on Friday night helping Hingham secure the 42-6 win over Merrimack (NH). After Hingham scored on their opening posession, Merrimack was threatening to tie it up until Fin intercepted the ball deep in Hingham’s end returning it for 31 yards. He had six tackles, 5 passes defended and even a reception for 25 yards.
“He’s our leader in the backend of our defense,” says head coach TJ Byrne. “Fin does a tremendous job of covering a lot of ground. He’s tough and effective at playing the run and can run with most receivers 40 yards downfield.”
Senior captain Ryan St. Croix is not surprised by Fin’s performance.
“He worked very hard all offseason and the results were shown Friday night. The interception was huge as it increased our momentum right after we scored on the first drive.”
Congrats to Fin for kicking us off this season!