Before Grandview played for its first state championship in program history last season, the Zebras’ coaching staff, led by then-head coach Brad Davis and then-defensive coordinator Ryan Ebner, had one message for the players to keep them from getting caught up in the moment. When they arrived at AT&T Stadium, they were free to look around and take it all in. When they headed back to the locker room, though, everything needed to change.
“We’re done looking up,” the coaches said. “We’re keeping our eyes down.”