Both teams have that mental toughness. I think mental toughness is handling adversity well,'' Grand Island Central Catholic coach Bill Gavers said. When things go bad, you're able to put it aside and focus on the larger task, not get rattled and not lose your poise. You don't let bad calls affect you. In a nutshell, it's responding well to mistakes because they're going to happen.
Coaches make mistakes, players make mistakes and officials make mistakes.
Down there'' would be at the state tournament. C-1 No. 1 Crusaders open play Thursday against David City Aquinas. I see us as a mentally tough team,'' Northwest coach Troy Glock said. We're a senior-oriented group. We've played a lot of close games this year and we have a lot of confidence.