Tom’s Two Cents: Whitehall, Grant prove rivalry games bring out the best in high school football players

By Tom Kendra LocalSportsJournal.com Don’t tell me rivalries don’t mean anything. Don’t tell me kids don’t get more fired up and focused on the week that they play a rival. How else do you explain the performance put forward last Friday by Whitehall and Grant? Whitehall came into last week’s 121st all-time meeting against Montague at an uncharacteristic 0-4, which is about the point where many teams completely unravel. Instead, Tony Sigmon was able to rally the troops with their hated rivals from across the bridge coming to town. What transpired was a defensive slugfest, as Elijah Smith ran for…