This season Ryan has been one of the most impactful 2028s in the state of Pennsylvania. That trend continued on Friday evening as Ryan stuffed the stat book with 3 goals and 2 assists. In this game, Ryan found tremendous success when he got downhill and then fired on net or distributed on the run. His ability to dodge going left or right combined with his polished stick skills made Ryan impossible to defend 1v1. Ryan showed he could snipe from distance in this game too. This versatile offensive prospect also flashed the ability to operate at X during several of Springfield EMOs

Ryan’s sophomore season is off to a fast start, and his stock continued to rise on Springfield’s recent spring break road trip. During Springfield’s overtime win over Northport out on Long Island, Ryan scored two goals and handed out an assist. He followed up that impressive effort by posting one goal and dishing out two apples in a win over Ridgewood (NJ). Ryan has excelled at getting downhill, blowing past his defender, and then firing a rocket into the net. His athleticism and quick burst have enabled Ryan to cook initial defenders when he initiates from the wing or up top. Ryan’s physicality and elusive stick maneuvers allowed him to run through stick / body checks until he could get his hands free for a shot or a pass. His high-level transition skills have been on full display, too.   

Ryan started the scoring in this contest when he got downhill form up top, blew past his defender, ran down a wide-open middle of the field and then fired a shot into the net. This athletic midfielder with polished stick skills added another goal in the 2^nd quarter and also handed out an assist. Ryan did fantastic job of initiating from up top as well as the wing and maintaining possession as he ran through stick checks. His field vision and polished stick skills were displayed on a handful of timely passes he delivered.

The defending 3A state champions lost a host of offensive talent to graduation, so Ryan will be expected to start making major contributions for the Cougars beginning this fall. Good news, from what we witnessed this summer, Ryan has the athleticism and skills to have a significant impact for Springfield as a two-way midfielder. Ryan owns impressive speed, can change directions on a dime and play with either hand. When he gets downhill, Ryan does a fantastic job of maintaining possession in traffic by protecting his stick with his body or maneuvering it to avoid checks. Ryan can fire on the run from multiple angles. He effectively uses bouncers while on the move, too. His field vision and ability to anticipate defensive slides / double teams make Ryan a smooth distributor. Ryan is also capable of hustling back and providing a menacing on-ball presence at SSDM.