Tom Ryan    Head Coach   

Tom is entering his second year as the Radnor High School Head Coach.  Coach Ryan spent the previous six years at West Chester University.  He was an assistant for both Rick Daniels and Bill Zwaan.   He was a position coach for two years with the tight ends and four years with the linebackers.  He was a position coach for two years with the tight ends and four years with the linebackers.  During his time at West Chester he coached numerous All – PSAC players, and All –Americans.  West Chester was a National playoff team the past 3 years, and in 2004 went all the way to the National Semi-final game.  

Prior to coaching at WCU Tom spent seven years as an assistant at Upper Darby High School.   Tom was the Special Team Coordinator, while also coaching the receivers and linebackers.   Tom coached many All- Central and All- Delco players.  

Tom received his undergraduate degree from West Chester University in Health and Physical Education where he lettered 3 years in football.   He also received his Masters at West Chester University in Athletic Administration.  Tom was the Department Head of Health and Physical Education at Drexel Hill Middle School in the Upper Darby School District.  He also is a graduate of Upper Darby High School where he lettered in football 3 years.

Tom is currently a Health and Physical Education teacher at Radnor High School.

Brett Thomas    Offensive and Defensive Line 

Brett is a learning support teacher at Radnor High School.  Coach Thomas was a 2001 graduate of West Chester University, with bachelors in special education and a dual minor in history and communications.  Brett received a lacrosse scholarship to play for West Chester where he was a four year starter.  Brett played football at Marple Newtown High School from 1993-1995, where he was a 3 year starter at safety and cornerback, in addition to serving as the teams primary kick returner.  Brett has previously coached the pound football team at Radnor Middle School.  

Nick Casertano    Special Teams/Wide Receivers/Linebackers 

Chris Sydnor    Defensive Backs/Running Backs 

Erik Hollingsworth      Running Backs/Defensive Backs

Erik is a 1993 graduate of Strath Haven High School.  At Strath Haven, he played football, wrestling and baseball.  Erik went on to play football at King's College from 1993-1996 where he was a strong safety and punt-returner, as well as co-captain his senior year.  Erik received a B.A. in Criminal Justice and went on to work at Glen Mills where he coached wrestling from 1997-2006.  Erik is currently the Head Wrestling Coach at Strath Haven, where he was an assistant last year.  He also is the JV Baseball coach at Strath Haven.  Erik played rugby league for the Glen Mills Bulls/ Aston Bulls from 1997-2007.  He represented the United States 5 times playing for the USA Tomahawks.  Erik is a Special Education teacher at The Academy, located in Norristown, PA.  In addition, Erik was a Corporal United States Marine Corps.  Erik lives in Wilmington, DE with his wife and two sons.

Coach John McGillian played four years of baseball and football at Upper Darby High School where he was graduated in 1997.  Coach McGillian was a 2 year started for the Royals as a Quarterback.  He then went on to play baseball at Albright College where he was nationally ranked in E.R.A in Division III.  After playing at Albright, Coach embarked on a coaching career that has included stints at St. Laurence Grade School and Monsignor Bonnor High School before joining the Royals four years ago.   While with the Royals, Coach McGillian was responsible for guiding Quarterbacks for the football team as well as pitchers and middle infield for the baseball team.

Coach McGillian took over the reins of the Radnor baseball team in 2008.  This 2008-2009 school year will be the first year for Coach McGillian as the quarterbacks coach for the Raiders and will be the 2nd year to embark as the Head Coach of the Raiders baseball team.

Jeff graduated from Ridley High School in 1992.  He was a three sport athlete playing football, wrestling, and lacrosse.  Jeff went to Penn State where he graduated with a degree in Kinesiology.  He received his Master’s in Education from Widener University and is currently in his twelth year teaching at Upper Darby High School.  Jeff has coached football for ten years, at both Garnet Valley High School and Beverly Hills Middle School.

Scott Dudley   Freshman Defensive Coordinator  

Coach Dudley is a 2000 graduate of Haverford High School, where he was a standout football player at linebacker and offensive guard.  As a senior co-captain in 1999, Scott helped the fords to a 9-3 record and earned 1^st team All-Central League and 1^st team All-Delco honors at linebacker.Scott graduated from West Chester University in 2005, receiving a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology, with a Fitness Specialist focus.  He previously attended Millersville University as a freshman and sophomore, winning two letters as a linebacker.  In his senior year at West Chester, Scott was the starting middle linebacker on a squad that won the 2004 PSAC East Championship and the Northeast Regional Championship, and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semi-finals (losing to the eventual national champion).