Sunday, February 28, 2021
Bennie Cherry moved to San Marcos from Las Vegas in second grade, where he attended Crockett Elementary before the new building was built. He grew up alongside his classmates, earning Crockett Cash and getting involved with sports. Like many San Marcans, Cherry played basketball under Coach Charles Austin, who told Cherry that on the court, he had ice water in his veins.
During Cherry’s senior year in 2016, Austin upgraded the name to the Ice God, which would come into play over the course of the next few years as Cherry shifted his focus from basketball to hip-hop.