(Courtesy of Steinbrenner High School)
Noah Ruggles, a senior kicker at Steinbrenner High, earned West team offensive MVP honors for his performance in the East-West Hillsborough County Senior All-Star Game. Ruggles notched field goals of 24 yards and 44 yards, scoring all of the East team’s points in a 9-6 loss on Dec. 3
Ruggles, who boasts scholarship offers from Vanderbilt University and Army, is widely regarded as one of the top high school kickers for the 2017 class. The consensus three-star recruit is ranked as the nation’s eighth-best kicker, according to recruiting service 247sports.com. Meanwhile, ESPN.com ranks Ruggles as the nation’s 13th-best kicker for 2017.
