Ryan Wittenbrink is the real deal. All of the plugged-in Naperville club and high school coaches, of which there are many, think he is "the man" in Illinois no matter what any awards or rankings say. He was the best player on Libertyville which, according to Naperville North's Jim Konrad whose club finished 27-1-1 and beat Libertyville in the final and finished in the Top 6 in the nation, was head and shoulders above North in skill.