The offseason for West Forsyth’s football team had been brutal, but Wolverines senior Grant Torgerson had relished the challenge. He’d been selected one of West’s three team captains on a roster filled with returning talent, so the Wolverines’s new strength coach was pushing the group to get better and bigger in hopes of producing a breakthrough season. Then Torgerson got mono.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Grant Torgerson, West Forsyth
Early illness didn't stop Wolverines LB from making big impact
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