West St. John’s Ronnie Feist appearing on ESPN tonight

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 5, 2012

EDGARD – West St. John High School senior Ronnie Feist IS one of 90 All-American high school football players participating in the Under Armour All-American Game in Tampa Bay, Fla., tonight on ESPN.

The game, which is being played at Tropicana Field will start at 6:30 p.m.

Feist was presented with a formal invitation and game jersey during a special presentation at his school on Nov. 16, which included representatives from Under Armour, his family, school coaches and administrators, and the student body at West St. John High.

Feist, who plays defensive end for his high school team, has committed to playing for LSU next season as a defensive linebacker. He said he plans to finish high school early and enroll in LSU beginning in January.

Feist is an honor student with a 3.85 GPA who scored 21 on the ACT. He said he plans to major in mass communications while at LSU.