Touchstone Energy Bowl Breakdown: Lowcountry Region Selections

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's no doubt that Lowcountry football has taken a monstrous leap forward in 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And it's evidenced by excellent representation in December 9's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl in Myrtle Beach.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's run through the list and highlight the Lowcountry standouts that will take the field in the state's prestigious senior all-star game.</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":" KJ Chisholm","_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":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Whale Branch","_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":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eHe may be listed as a defensive back on the roster, but u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003eKJ Chisholmu003c/bu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e has done so much more in his senior year for the Whale Branch Warriors. 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