Northlake Christian School senior Josh Ryan is the Wolverines starting point guard. He has played basketball at NCS since he arrived as a freshman. This year he ran cross country for the first time and plans on running track. He is also planning on going out for the baseball team.

Ryan is averaging 12.4 points per game along with 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals. He collected six steals in the season opening 51-44 victory against Pearl River.

NCS (3-2) participated in the Skipper Classic last week. Ryan connected on 7-of-9 three-point attempts in a 63-55 loss to Class 5A Mandeville, finishing with 23 points. Last Thursday, he collected two 3-pointers with 11 points in a 40-39 overtime victory against Warren Easton. He followed that with three treys in a 48-42 loss to Destrehan on Friday.

Josh Ryan

Ryan described himself as an energy player.

“I like to bring energy to the game. I enjoy keeping my teammates pumped to get them going,” Ryan said.

“Being a senior on the basketball team kind of puts pressure on me. I’m expected to lead my team and you want to play really well for your school,” Ryan said.

Wolverines’ head basketball coach Andy Allen described Ryan as a player, who always gives you 100 percent.

“Josh ran cross country this year and got in really good shape. He plays wide open all the time. He hustles and plays hard from the opening whistle,” Allen said.

Allen said Ryan has excellent range on his jump shot and is one of the Wolverines’ best players.

What do you enjoy most about playing your sports? We have a lot of team chemistry on our basketball team. Everybody gets along extremely well. Everything just seems to fall in place for us.

What do you like best about being a student athlete? I love having a chance to play in front of our fans and be able to represent Northlake Christian School.

Do you feel an added responsibility of being a role model as a student athlete? There is a little pressure, but not anything I can’t handle or have to worry about.

Most memorable accomplishment in sports? It would be the championship game when I was in the eighth grade playing for Champ Cooper Junior High (Ponchatoula area) and we beat Christ Episcopal. They were undefeated at the time and we took them out in a tournament, winning in overtime.

Who has been the most influential person in your school sports career? My junior high coach, which happened to be my dad, Jerry.

Who is your favorite athlete? Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant.

Favorite team? Los Angeles Lakers.

What is your favorite subject in school? Math.

Plans after high school/college major? He carries a 3.5 grade point average. He plans to attend LSU and major in business or finance.

Favorite sports movie/TV show/actor/ actress? “Friday Night Lights,” “Family Guy,” Jim Carrey and Jessica Alba.

Favorite type of music? I like Rap.

Favorite food dish? Pizza.

Best vacation? I like going to the beach in Florida.

Hobbies/volunteering: I like watching NFL football and enjoy playing any sport. As part of his school service hours, he volunteers at the Slidell Fire Department.

Parents: Jerry and Donna Ryan of Robert.