Carroll QB Kenny Hill named Gatorade Texas Player of the Year

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Southlake Carroll senior quarterback Kenny Hill has been selected the 2012-13 Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year according to a press release.

The award annually recognized outstanding athletic excellence, as well as, high academic standards and exemplary character on and off the field.

The Texas honor makes Hill a finalist for Gatorade’s National Football Player of the Year award to be announced in December.

Hill, a Texas A&M commit, has led defending 5A Division I state champion Carroll to an 11-1 record leading into Saturday’s playoff game against Euless Trinity.

He has amassed 4,110 total yards and 54 TDs in 12 games, while spending many quarters on the bench during second-half routs.