SBLive’s 2023 Freshman of the Year QB – Zachary Benitez, Granite Hills In the nine-year history of the San Diego Section Open Division football playoffs, no team had started a freshman at quarterback. That no longer is the case. Zachary Benitez, the freshman signal caller at Granite Hills led the Eagles to a road playoff win against top-seeded Carlsbad before taking down Lincoln in the title game a week later. Benitez led Granite Hills on a game-winning drive against St. Augustine in his second career start and won each of his first 12 games before falling to Mission Viejo in…