2022 PFN Player Profile: Gavin Ryan – Penns Valley
Tagged under: Centre County Report, District 6, News, Player Previews
Billy Splain | July 27, 2022
Gavin Ryan
Penns Valley
Class Of 2023
Defensive End, Right Guard
Jersey # 51
HT/WT 5’ 11” 200lbs
6 sacks, 40+ tackles, 1 pick 6
Honorable Mention Mountain League All Star Team
Twitter @Gavinryan51
Why do you play football?
To learn the struggles of life but in a football aspect. Being able to work with others to achieve a common goal.
Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Aaron Donald because we play the same positions and in order to be great you have to learn from one of the greatest of all time.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
When we played Philipsburg, my teammate Scott Hess was mid sack as their qb threw the ball and I was able to intercept it and run it in for 35 yards and help secure a game winning touchdown.
What are your goals for this coming season?
15+ sacks which is way higher than last year and 60+ total tackles and another interception.
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Lock Haven or Penn State
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
The Eagles for football
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
Unsure
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans because it shows how far football has come and how the players adapted. Which everyone needs to learn from.
What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles.
Road Runner from Looney Tunes because he is always fast paced and on the move.
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
“Get that quarterback!”
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Achieve 10 sacks in one game
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My father, he was a great football player who had his senior season cut short due to injury but he always tells me his story’s of how great he was and I would love to be like him or better hopefully.
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Volleyball, our school does not have the program for men but we have always wanted one.
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
During my junior high season I had another pick 6 opportunity yet I tripped and fell on my face.
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My teammates, we always cheer each other on no matter what. Our support levels are at the highest it’s ever been for each other. We always want everyone to succeed.
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Video games to take time and relax and play with my friends online.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
During our youth team super bowl the score was 7-6 with seconds on the clock. They run an outside sweep and no one was there but me and I made the game winning tackle.
What is your favorite play to run?
Any of our pull plays because I get to run full speed into someone without a care in the world for safety of myself or them
What scares you the most?
Nothing.
Music of choice:
Rock, Pantera
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Stuffed animals because I would love to sleep with them.
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
McDonalds all day everyday. No other fast food beats it.
Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Tied, depends on what you are getting.
What is your favorite vacation destination?
My cabin up at Potter/Tioga County near Mansfield.
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
My brothers youth football game and I was scared watching it because that was me the next year.
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