Benchwarmers persevere, prepare to step up

By Andy Tabor Watching a sporting event can be educational, exhilarating and even heartbreaking at times.  When you are watching that event from the bench, however, all of those thoughts can race through a person’s mind at any time. Many different things cross a players mind while confined to the bench.  It is every athlete’s dream to compete and succeed on whichever team they are on whether it is a high school varsity team or just a scrimmage during practice.  Too much exposure to the pine can drain an athlete’s competitive nature, though, creating a problem for the rest of the team if the frustration is made public. For junior Carter Kemp the season has…