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\t\t\tFinn Coburn of Scarborough celebrates after the Red Storm beat Brunswick 2-1 to win the Class A title Nov. 8 at Messalonskee High School. Coburn, a senior defender, is the 2025 Varsity Maine Boys Soccer Player of the Year. (Derek Davis\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n
A lifetime of playing soccer led him to the moment. A month and a half later, Finn Coburn is still riding a euphoric high.<\/p>\n
The Scarborough senior remembers the elation that set in as the clock struck zero on the Red Storm\u2019s Class A state title game<\/a> win over Brunswick on Nov. 8 at Messalonskee High. It was a joy only eclipsed moments later as he hoisted the Gold Ball and brought it before the Red Storm student section.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember how magical that was,\u201d said Coburn, a captain and center back. \u201cIt was bittersweet, a little bit, because it was my last game in high school with all my friends, but I would say it was more sweet than bitter.\u201d<\/p>\n For his role in guiding Scarborough to an 18-0 season, Coburn has garnered countless individual honors. The senior adds another as the 2025 Varsity Maine Boys Soccer Player of the Year.<\/p>\n Along with teammate and fellow senior Denver Bachmann, Coburn was one of the four Maine Soccer Coaches Association All-Americans. He was also MSCA Class A Boys Player of the Year and SMAA Defender of the Year.<\/p>\n Coburn\u2019s 6-foot-3 frame and aerial ability were key to Scarborough\u2019s defense. That back line, which also featured fellow center back Papa Osei and Carter Blanche on the right, allowed only 12 goals.<\/p>\n \u201cCarter, outside, doesn\u2019t get the credit he deserves, and inside, it really comes down to the communication between me and Papa,\u201d Coburn said. \u201cWe just had a lot of chemistry, and a lot of these boys weren\u2019t scared to talk. I think our communication took a big step up this year, and that helped us win a lot of games.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to his defensive prowess, Coburn was the rare center back who was one of his team\u2019s offensive threats. He scored 11 goals and registered five assists.<\/p>\n His goals always seemed to come when they were most needed. Coburn scored on a header Oct. 16 against Gorham to keep Scarborough\u2019s perfect record intact with a 1-0 victory. Then he scored the first goal in the state final, before Bachmann struck late to finish off the win.<\/p>\n \u201cHe just has amazing timing,\u201d said Scarborough coach Mark Diaz. \u201cHe\u2019s not a guy who\u2019s going to dazzle you with his moves, but anytime there\u2019s a ball in the box offensively or defensively, he just has amazing instincts to know where that ball is going to land. It\u2019s one of his gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n Coburn was a big reason Scarborough averaged roughly a goal per game on set pieces<\/a>. A strong right-footed player, he took most of Scarborough\u2019s free kicks, and his size and ability to control the ball with his head were useful to the Red Storm on corners.<\/p>\n \u201cWe spent a lot of time at practice on set pieces and free kicks, and that\u2019s really where I scored a lot of my goals,\u201d Coburn said. \u201cI\u2019m pretty tall, I\u2019m pretty lengthy, and I can jump, and that really had a big impact on how we played our offense.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/40239178_20241105_boyssoccer_2.jpg\")
<\/a>Scarborough\u2019s Finn Coburn clears the ball from danger during the 2024 Class A South championship game at Massabesic High School. (Derek Davis\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Finn Coburn, the Varsity Maine Boys Soccer Player of the Year, holds up the Gold Ball after Scarborough won the Class A title on Nov. 8. (Derek Davis\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n