Fairhope (Ala.) St. Michael Catholic 4-star quarterback Gunner Rivers (NC State commit) is making his return to the field sooner than expected. Rivers, who has missed the last five games due to a knee injury, took part in pregame warmups with the Cardinals this afternoon ahead of the team’s matchup with Houston Academy and is expected to play a series or two on offense, per AL.com’s Ben Thomas.
The younger Rivers is one of six Alabama high school football quarterbacks to throw for over 10,000 yards in his prep career. Gunner is currently at 10,509 passing yards and 114 touchdowns for his high school football.
Gunner makes his long awaited return to the field after an early exit due to the injury against Nashville (Tenn.) Battle Ground Academy completing 3-of-4 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown at the beginning of the season. The Cardinals started the season 0-3, but have won three straight games and are ranked No. 50 in the state per Massey Ratings…