Not trying to stir the pot here because that's not my thing.. but as an Alco guy (who has great respect for FH's tradition) in the 90's when I started playing youth league, even back then we were coached that winning states is the ultimate goal. I mean of course locally, beating FH (or the Patriots back then) was a very important game week, no question. But the holy grail for us was the state championship.
Those lines have crossed a lot more lately I think because both teams are in the same class now competing for the same title. Back then, 90's and early 2000's, FH was in 2A and we were obviously in 1A.. so the end game for both schools was a little different because of that.