McConnaughey, Thayer juniors know best days are still ahead

Quinn McConnaughey, right, is a junior faceoff specialist and two-way midfielder at Thayer Academy. (Courtesy)

Seventy percent of the time last season, Quinn McConnaughey won his faceoff and earned possession for his team.

But that only scratched the surface of his value as a player for Thayer Academy.

McConnaughey, a Providence College commit, is part of a strong junior class that had Thayer poised to climb in the Independent School League before seasons were officially canceled last month due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Whether winning faceoffs, starting the offense or defending an opponent’s top threat, the versatile McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.) has developed an all-around game that would have made him one of the top players to watch in the ISL this season.