The High School Football Rudy Awards 12 finalists announced

Kyle Wilcox
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Armwood (Seffner, Fla.) Hawks
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Wilcox impressed his teammate, Josh Grady. "A lot of people come to Armwood talking stuff about how good they are and what they can do but Kyle just stayed quiet, worked hard in practice, earned his starting spot (at fullback) and waited for his chance to show us what he could do in a game," Grady said. "I think what really opened up our eyes was the Tampa Bay Tech game, where he ran over people and just out-ran people, scored two touchdowns and rushed for over 100 yards." Few people watching that day knew this athlete came from a broken home or had been bounced around from state custody to foster care. Impressively, he is on track to become the school valedictorian with a grade point average of 6.1.