A slick lefty with a well-rounded game, Souza was one of the better goal scorers I saw in the ’29 division. He has plenty of ways to get his hands free from just about anywhere: the speed to gain a step, a hockey stop into a roll-and-shot, and hesitation/rocker moves that keep defenders guessing. If those don’t create enough room, he can get airborne to manufacture separation on a jump shot or simply shoot around pressure.

One goal against Hilltop really stuck with me. Souza dodged down the lefty alley with his defender’s stick seemingly right where it needed to be. He read the stick and ripped one low-to-high with plastic all over him. He finishes with either hand, and it’s fun to watch him vary not just his release points and shot placement, but how quickly he lets the ball go. That’s another layer of frustration for a goalie trying to read him. His feeding game looked sharp, too. On one play, a slider timed a jump perfectly, only for Souza to calmly use his top hand to lever a feed right around the defender who thought he was about to steal his lunch money. He hustled his tail off on the ride and made smart off-ball reads that turned into goals. Whether he was creating the play or finding his place in it, Souza kept giving me something worth watching.