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.

Football Hotbed Florida High School Football Round 1 Playoff Rankings

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Round two could be one of the most exciting rounds in all of the playoffs.  We find out if last week was a fluke or if teams are truly for real.  You know how the saying goes,

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Playoff Roundup: Defending The Crown, Rematches And Beware Of The Underdog

Marcus Benjamin @_BenjaminMoney Statements and upsets were made in the first round of the FHSAA playoffs last weekend.  Some high seeds proved why they were seeded as high as they are, while some low seeds proved that they are better

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Western Shocks Atlantic In Opening Playoff Round

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Delray Beach, FL – Western’s impeccable postseason run in 2017 was cut short by Atlantic (Delray).  After the 35-22 loss to the Eagles in the regional finals, the Wildcats were committed  be known as team that would

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Miami Palmetto Dominates Belen Jesuit In Playoff Opener

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Miami, FL – The Miami Palmetto Panthers believe they can win the state title and made an adamant statement on Thursday.  They defeated Belen Jesuit (Miami) 45-7 behind a strong performance from their quarterback Cairiq Rackley.  The

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Football Hotbed Florida High School Football Final Regular Season Rankings

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney It’s playoff time!  Teams can either make history or be history.  One things for sure is that it all will be decided on the field.  Words like trust, heart and grit will continue to be etched in

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Florida High School Football Playoff Preview: Toughest Regions

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney The brackets are out and it’s time to separate the contenders from the pretenders.  We start with 228 teams in eight classes for the Florida high school football tournaments.  Eight titles will be awarded at Camping World

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Miami Dolphins Host Football Unites Program Plus Week 9 Junior Dolphins Award Winners

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Miami Gardens, FL – Miami Dolphin home games at Hard Rock Stadium are one way that a large number of people from the community are united from many different backgrounds and cultural differences.  The franchise builds on

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Defense Lifts Dolphins Over Jets Forcing Four Interceptions

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Miami Gardens, FL – Brock Osweiler started for the fourth straight time in place of the injured Ryan Tannehill at quarterback.  Offense from the quarterback fortunately was not needed for the Dolphins to seal a victory at

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Chaminade Shuts Out University School, 35-0

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Davie, FL – University School (Davie) (9-1) came into tonight’s match-up undefeated and unchallenged through their first nine games.  They outscored their opponents 468 to 60 and were looking to carry some momentum into the playoffs.  Their winning

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Football Hotbed Week 10 Florida High School Football Rankings

Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney Anyone closely following high school football in South Florida knows that Miami Carol City is one of the elite teams in the country.  The nation is finally taking notice.  We had them ranked number 1 in our

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