Drew Demarinis Drew Demarinis 6'0" | 180 lbs | M | Right Hand Good Counsel | 2026 State #44 Nation MD , Maryland’s top-ranked midfielder in the ’26 class, was one of the few bright spots for the Falcons in their first action of the spring. He came out hot, beating his man down the alley, slamming on the brakes with a hard hockey stop, and snapping a shot to the goalie’s off-stick hip. The fact that he buried it with defenders draped all over him is exactly why he’s headed to College Park this fall. He added an extra-man assist to Dylan Cruz Dylan Cruz 5'8" | M/A | Right Hand Good Counsel | 2026 State MD and nearly picked up another after getting downhill again from the wing.

This scrimmage also felt like a preview of how teams will defend him all year: early attention, quick slides, and “make someone else beat us” looks. DeMarinis will have to live in that balance—drawing help and moving it to other weapons, while still knowing when to put his stamp on a possession. The upside is he’s built for both. He’s got enough talent around him to punish slides with the pass, and he’s also capable of ripping shots through tight windows with velocity from either hand, even with pressure on his hands. If he leans into more tempo changes—probing, re-dodging, and forcing slides to commit late instead of early—he’s going to put up video-game numbers by the end of his high school career.

Drew Demarinis Drew Demarinis 6'0" | 180 lbs | M | Right Hand Good Counsel | 2026 State #44 Nation MD , Maryland’s top-ranked midfielder in the ’26 class, was one of the few bright spots for the Falcons in their first action of the spring. He came out hot, beating his man down the alley, slamming on the brakes with a hard hockey stop, and snapping a shot to the goalie’s off-stick hip. The fact that he buried it with defenders draped all over him is exactly why he’s headed to College Park this fall. He added an extra-man assist to Dylan Cruz Dylan Cruz 5'8" | M/A | Right Hand Good Counsel | 2026 State MD and nearly picked up another after getting downhill again from the wing.

This scrimmage also felt like a preview of how teams will defend him all year: early attention, quick slides, and “make someone else beat us” looks. DeMarinis will have to live in that balance—drawing help and moving it to other weapons, while still knowing when to put his stamp on a possession. The upside is he’s built for both. He’s got enough talent around him to punish slides with the pass, and he’s also capable of ripping shots through tight windows with velocity from either hand, even with pressure on his hands. If he leans into more tempo changes—probing, re-dodging, and forcing slides to commit late instead of early—he’s going to put up video-game numbers by the end of his high school career.