Beyond Blessed to be recognized and named State Freshman Player of the Year! Couldnโt have done it without my coaching staff and my team. Especially my line up front! ๐๐
@granitehillsfb
@CoachVinnieDC
@Daygofootball
Congrats Zach Benitez (Granite Hills, El Cajon).
State Freshman Player of Year.
Had more than 2,000 yds passing for CIF San Diego Section Open Div champions. Just 2nd time we've done this for frosh.
@KUSIPPR
@granitehillsfb
@ZacharyBenitez3
@Daygofootball
Congrats to
@granitehillsfb
on clinching a berth to the 2023
@cifsds
Open Division.
@ZacharyBenitez3
is the 1st Freshman to start as a QB in the Open Division.Last night he out-dueled the Top QB in So Cal. He passed for 229 yards and 2TD. The Eagles future looks bright
#sdfnl23
Thank you
@AztecFB
and
@rubenpena_2
for a great tournament this weekend! It was great getting out there and competing with good competition. Hereโs some of my highlights from this weekend.
@granitehillsfb
@ZacharyBenitez3
is one heck of a football playerโฆglad to keep seeing great QB play from graniteโฆkeep working kid youโre gonna have a great careerโผ๏ธ
Freshman FB Players To Watch (Part 1).
Two of the more than 40 written up played key roles at unbeaten state top 15 ranked teams. Updated list & State Frosh POY coming at end of season.
@granitehillsfb
@PadreFootball_
I love these guys!! Our O-Line is a group of savages!! We ask them to do a lot, and not only do they embrace the challenge. They keep our QB clean and are the main reason we have rushed for 6k in 2 seasons!! ๐ฆ
Top 5 teams in the county don't normally have freshman quarterbacks. Granite Hills is the exception.
@ZacharyBenitez3
played like an upperclassman on
@KUSINews
two weeks ago on the Saturday night special.
Blessed to be able to showcase my talent this weekend at the
@PrepRedzoneCA
and
@Super7SD
camps. Got lots of great input from great coaches, and was honored to be named MVP for Prep Redzone. Thank you
@Super7SD
for the invite, it was a great experience!
SDFNL player of the game
@granitehillsfb
QB Zach Benitez (tag him). Only a freshman he was poised and led his team to a win. Zach has the Eagles and 9-0. Not bad for a freshman QB.
Iโve been watching some of our games these last couple days. I like going back and watching our offense. What
@ZacharyBenitez3
did this year is crazy! Such a good player and kid. We are going to have some happy skilled players
@granitehillsfb
the next 3 years. Just the beginning!
@ZacharyBenitez3
accomplishments on the field, are crazy. Doesnโt even come close to the type of person he is off the field. Helping teammates, volunteering with our special education students, a leader on campus. All things that make him a great person. A Great Eagle!
@granitehillsfb
FR QB
@ZacharyBenitez3
had himself a day vs Carlsbad... 72% completion % a TD Pass and most impressive to me is ZERO turnovers. For a QB to do this in such a big game is very impressive... even more as a Freshman. He was my key to the game and PASSED BIGTIME.
Playoff Edition ๐ฅ
Gunslinger of the Week Brought to you by
@BradyPerform1
๐๐ฏ This week we have two winners QB Akili Smith Jr from the Lincoln Hornets and QB Zachary Benitez from the Granite Hills Eagles both had big games and came in clutch to help their teams reach the Open
When youโre a 9th grader going toe for toe with arguably the best player and quarterback in the 2024 class โฆ man โฆ QB1
@ZacharyBenitez3
stood on business! Proud of you kid! Jobs not done! Onto the championship and snapdragon!
@granitehillsfb