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Q&A with Central Catholic wide receiver Eric Benson Jr

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team, we were successful in working together as a unit and making it to the WPIAL Championship. Even though we came short of the State Championship game, I think we all together had a great season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I am weightlifting with the team, training with D Brown/2 Tenths, 7v7 with Evolve, and running track in the spring. I won’t be out worked as I am forever grinding.”

What are you trying to improve on the most as a player?
“What I am improving on is my speed, change in direction, getting bigger, and working on technique. I want to be the complete package so I can always work on my position.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season
“I still feel good about my team for the 2020 season. I feel as though we have a lot of skill and talented players that can lead us back to the WPIAL Championship and State Championship.”

Who do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule next season?
“The most competitive game for the season coming up will be Pine-Richland. I train with some of the players and play 7v7 with them also. It will be a hard, competitive game and I am looking forward to playing them again this year.

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“The sport I would want to play in college is football because I have loved the game ever since I first started playing since the age of 6.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are Marshall, Akron, Toledo, Pitt, Penn State, Miami of Ohio, Army, Navy, Syracuse, Buffalo, UCONN, Eastern Michigan, and Kent State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Marshall, Akron, Toledo, Pitt, Kent State, and Penn State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I will be attending Toledo 3/21, Penn State 5/31, and Pitt 6/21. To get ready for all of this, I will be at Rivals in Ohio 4/25 to show on how much I have improved over the last year. I’m hoping that this showing will generate more interest.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is LSU because it is a great receiver school.”
 
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