Week 0 Lowcountry Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each week of the regular season, we'll recognize the best ballers in the Lowcountry who took their game to another level. It's time to give out our game balls for Week 0 of the 2023 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["91352"],"_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":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eThere's nothing like starting the season with a monster performance. For Hanahan running back u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='91352' first='Kevon' last='Rivera']u003c/bu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e, it was otherworldly. Rivera went nuclear under the lights against Georgetown, putting the team on his back with 31 rushes for 331 yards and six touchdowns. A lightning-quick back with a strong frame at 220 pounds, Rivera stormed past any punches that the Bulldogs threw on Friday night. 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