Harding at Berry – Overall Game Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Battle of Alleghany is an annual battle between both Harding and Berry who reside on the same street in the western part of Charlotte - Alleghany Street. This year's edition was won by the Rams by a 40-20 score, let's take a look at some of the standouts from both sides. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["379813"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Keyshawn has been one of the leaders of this Rams team and he had a great performance Thursday Night as he had a punt return for a TD and he ended the game with an interception and a long return. 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