St. Michael Catholic (AL) senior quarterback and NC State four-star commit Gunner Rivers suffered an apparent leg injury during the Cardinals' second drive of their nationally televised game against Battle Ground Academy (TN) on Saturday, Aug. 22.
Down 7-6 in the first quarter, Rivers, who is the son of St. Michael Catholic head coach and former NFL QB Philip Rivers, scrambled trying to gain a first down but was hit hard before making it to the line. He stayed down holding his right leg and had to be helped off of the field.
St. Michael Catholic struggled without Rivers and would go on to miss a field goal, ending what was a promising drive.
Rivers and the Cardinals opened the game scoring on their first drive on a 26-yard screen pass to running back Nygel Mitchell.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Gunner Rivers injury update: NC State commit, son of Philip Rivers exits opener