Marcus Benjamin

Marcus Benjamin works as the senior writer and editor for FootballHotbed.com. He attended Florida A&M and Florida Memorial University completing a bachelors degree in communications in 2010. He's covered high school football in the South Florida area since 2010 for the Miami Herald, Miami Sports Tribune and ShawSports.net. He is married and lives in Fort, Lauderdale, FL.

Photos: 7A State Championship, St. Thomas Aquinas Vs. Tampa Bay Tech

St. Thomas defeated Tampa Bay Tech 42-14 to win 13th state championship.

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Photos: 5A State Championship Game, Miami Central Vs. Merritt Island

Miami Central wins third straight state championship with 49-14 win over Merritt Island.

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St. Thomas Wins Third Straight Championship, Extends Lead In All-Time Titles

Fort Lauderdale, FL — The standard at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) is simple, win a state championship.  The Raiders extended its lead on the rest of the state with 13 state championships with a win over Tampa Bay Tech

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Rockets Blow By Merritt Island, Complete Three-Peat

Fort Lauderdale, FL — Miami Central is a national powerhouse and the Rockets are the most successful program in Miami-Dade County.  Going into state championship weekend, the school located on 95th street were looking to win a third straight state

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Photos: 4A State Championship Game, Cardinal Gibbons Vs. Cocoa

Cardinal Gibbons Defeats Cocoa 21-19 to win a third state championship.

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Cardinal Gibbons Confirms Dynasty, Win Third State Title In Four Years

Fort Lauderdale, FL — Cocoa came into the 4A state championship game motivated to avenge last year’s 45-15 loss in the state semis. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) came into tonight’s matchup looking to win back-to-back state championships for the first

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Championship Preview: Cocoa Vs. Gibbons

Thursday marks the first of five state championship games to take place at Fort Lauderdale’s DRV PNK Stadium.  It is the first time since 2006 (Now Hard Rock Stadium) that state championship games will be held in South Florida.  South

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Photos: 1A State Championship, Madison County Vs. Hawthorne

Madison County Defeats Hawthorne 13-12 to win a sixth 1A state championship

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Madison County Edges Hawthorne, Wins Sixth Title

In the smallest class in Florida, Madison County has dominated in recent years.  The Cowboys won three straight titles from 2017 to 2019 and have been the standard of the class for the last five years.  Other 1A  teams, like

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Photos: 3A State Championship, Chaminade Vs Berkeley

Chaminade defeats Berkely 21-0 to win sixth state championship in school history.

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