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Aidan Sanchez

Quarterback
SMYRNA HS
SMYRNA, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

2243

Passing Yards

25

Passing Touchdowns
“Aidan Sanchez is a tremendous football player. He’s a tough young man who displayed tremendous pocket awareness, arm strength and accuracy. He’s got that ‘it’ factor that coaches look for in a quarterback.”
Rudy Simonetti
Head Coach head coach at Dover High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior quarterback passed for 2,243 yards and 25 touchdowns this past season, leading the Eagles (6-1) to the state semifinals. Sanchez completed 154 of 220 passes, throwing just four interceptions. A First Team All-State selection, he was also a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree.

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Academic Achievement

Sanchez has maintained a 3.40 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at Kutztown University (Pa.) this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Sanchez has served as a mentor for younger students and has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics.