Week 1 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 1 of the 2023 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1142837' first='Mul-ty' last='Snider']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fort Dorchester","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u0026nbsp;rnrnu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eWhen the Fort Dorchester Patriots were looking for a spark on Friday night, wide receiver u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='1142837' first='Mul-ty' last='Snider']u003c/bu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e came up huge to turn the tide. On a long third-down play with the offense in need of a conversion, Snider caught a screen pass and made some magic happen with his legs, outrunning a host of Beaufort defenders for a 73-yard score. He was the go-to target all night when the Patriots needed to move the chains, finishing with five catches for 138 yards and a touchdown. 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He turned just seven carries into 53 yards and two touchdowns to help rally his team back from a 10-point second-half deficit at Beaufort.  His quick burst towards the hole and fast change of direction helps him outmaneuver defenders and find open lanes. 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The Beaufort Academy senior has become a superstar this year on both sides of the ball and just keeps putting up highlight-reel plays. He did it again to push the Eagles to 3-0 in a shutout of Hilton Head Prep, providing an eye-popping presence on the ground and being a physical menace on the defensive side. Green's veteran experience at the SCISA level and nonstop talent could be the difference in putting BA over the top this year in Class 2A. 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The workhorse junior running back dominated against Georgia foe Claxton on Friday to the tune of 234 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 31 carries alongside three catches for 68 yards. A strong and physical runner who is hard to bring down, Timko is becoming a tone-setter on the offensive side to complement the emerging play of senior quarterback u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003eJackson Bibeeu003c/bu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e. 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The budding linebacker was a monster wrapping up tackles, finishing with an impressive nine solo stops for the Warriors. He's already taken a huge leap with his game and displays the confidence and willpower to win with his physicality and track down the ball-carrier. 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