After my senior year of football ended, I was right at the center of an infamous Saugus versus Hart brawl. Sure, there were a few broken bones, but nothing serious. I mean that with a straight face, boys will be boys. However, the only thing that never leaves you is the pride in your school, at least for me and my friends. I was pumped, I felt like charging into someone and tackling them and jumping up and down.
Players are willing to put their lives on the line for their fellow teammates and for a win.
Burbank has had a long-standing image of being a dirty school, one they are rapidly changing by the by, and Kobe and many of my other teammates had been punched, pinched and pushed all game long. But it doesn't need to. Grant Gordon is a Signal sports writer. His column appears every Wednesday. Search our online archive, or browse past editions.