Pictures From Central

Here are a few pictures from the Central game. We have had a great week so far and we are getting ready to take on the Mustangs of Grapevine High. Don't forget the homecoming carnival that begins at 12 noon on Saturday with kick off taking place at 4 p.m. See you there.

Go BLUE !!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

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First of all, here is a link to the news report of our homecoming pep rally that took place Friday morning. The gym was full and the energy was the best it has been in a long time. We had the varsity players escort in our Breast Cancer Survivors and they were honored again at the football game. What a true story of courage that those women have given us. Enjoy the broadcast.

We played well against the Central Chargers. There are always many things to improve and work on from a Friday night game, but when you win those corrections are much easier to make. I was very proud of the way our boys played and I am very happy to be one step closer to our first goal of being Keller Champs. That is something we will be working on and dreaming about in the coming weeks.

I know that sitting on the visitor side is weird for all of you, just as it is for out coaches and players. We are not used to being at that field and looking at the visitor score, but when we win I'll accept it, for now. I hope you noticed the home side stands and the abundance of empty seats that were there. We are very fortunate here at Keller High to have such a wonder parent and school based support system, but we also carry to community name and with that comes a large fan base that is not currently connected to our school. The other schools do not have such a luxury and I want to express to all of Keller that we ware grateful for the fan base that comes out to support the Indians.

This upcoming week is Homecoming for Keller High and there will be plenty of alumni around to see The Keller High School. Please check the Keller High School web site for all of the details involved in this week. I know you will all want to be at the homecoming parade on Monday afternoon and there will be a homecoming carnival on Saturday before the football game against Grapevine which begins at 4 p.m.

I will post the pictures of this last weeks games against Central and I would encourage you to visit Keller Pix and see what memories might have been captured of your sons and their friends. The staff at Keller Pix do a great job of taking action shots of all of the athletic events of Keller I.S.D and we appreciate their involvement.

Have a great weekend and stay dry.

Go BLUE !!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Trinity

Friday night was an unbelievable experience. The players were ready, the stands were packed, the cheerleaders and drill team were great, the band was loud ..... Keller High was well represented.

Your support was tremendous and the boys did so well. We are always disappointed to loose, but we knew from the beginning that this game was not a factor in the goals that we set for ourselves back in May. We want to be the Keller Champs, to Practice on Thanksgivingand to Play in December. These are the goals that our team has and The Trinity Trojans were not going to play a significant role in us reaching these goals. But the Indians still hate to loose. I told your sons and the coaching staff that I hate to loose more than I love to win. I hate it.

But now that it is over and the film has been graded and the steps to improve have been put in place we can move forward and start the journey of reaching our team goals. This upcoming week is an important game. The Central Chargers are a strong team and we will surely see some tricks from them. We will begin our work tomorrow morning with film and practice to ensure that your sons are completely confident with the schemes that they will see while battling the Chargers.

The game will of course be at "our" stadium, but we are allowing the Charges to use "our home sideline" during this game, so remember to find your seats on the visitor side of the stadium. Check the Indian Football web site for times and locations on the sub varsity games and I would encourage you to go watch a J.V. or Freshman game and see those younger kids working hard so that one day they can be under the lights on Friday night.

Here are a few of the pictures from last weeks game. Sub Varsity pictures will be uploaded on Monday on Tuesday when I receive them from Keller Pix.

Thank you again for your support. We are grateful for you and your sons.

Go BLUE !!!!

Kevin Atkinson.

Hurry Up Friday!

The Indians are ready to play RIGHT NOW!!!! This has been a great week of practice and we are ready to put it all on the line against the Trojans of Trinity High.

We want you to believe that we are working hard to teach your boys everything they need to know in order to play fast this week. We are giving them every tool that they will need, and then we plan to turn them loose on the Trojans.

Playing at home, with a great crowd and an incredible atmosphere will be the perfect environment to upset the Trojans. Everyone expects them to win. Everyone expects us to loose. Everyone except the Indians and our fans. This is going to be a great night of Texas High School Football and we can't wait for Friday.

Big Win

We had a big win against the Haltom Buffalos' last Friday evening. They had picked us as there homecoming game and were hoping and planning for a victory for their alumni to enjoy. The Indians had other plans.

After a slow first 2 series on Defense and on Offense, the Indians struck back and were finally in the lead going into half time. We have a very young team, especially on Defense and the adjustment to the speed of the game is something that our guys are working on improving at every week. With strong offensive and defensive pressure in the 3rd and 4th quarters the Indians were able to pull away and finish the final preseason game with a 42 to 25 victory. Seth Wicks was once again flawless with a perfect 6 for 6 in the PAT department. 6 caused fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries on the defensive side proved to be a factor in slowing down the Haltom Offense.

We are busily preparing for the upcoming district opener against Trinity. They are a strong and dangerous opponent and we will be doing our best to prepare your sons for battle this week. Tell everyone you can to come enjoy our first district game this Friday night at the Keller High School stadium as we take on the Trinity Trojans. Your support is needed and always appreciated.

Kevin Atkinson

Go BLUU !!!!

The Little Things.

We are preaching to your sons that the little things matter. The teams, schools, companies, businesses and families that take care of the little things have a greater measure of success. We want our football program and players to focus on the little things, and to do them the right way every time.

In reviewing the film from last weeks game against Martin, I began to notice that when we took care of the little things we had success, but when just one of the players on the field forgot to do so, then we struggled. This cannot happen in our football program for us to reach the goals that we have placed before us.

On the other hand, last week we had 100% of our varsity team turn in their grade check sheets. We have the players of all levels give their teachers a grade sheet so we can monitor their grades every week. When 100% of the varsity team takes care of this, then we have proof that they are learning about the priority of doing the little things right.

Grade check sheets will most likely not help us win a game, but the principal of doing what you are asked to do and doing it correctly could help us win. This is the point that I want your sons to learn. This understanding of doing the little things right is what will help them be a great college student, faithful husband and caring dads. Doing the little things right is not always easy but it is what we should be doing, and if it does not help us win a game now, I want it to help your sons when the stakes are higher than a high school game.

Kevin Atkinson
Go BLUE !!!!

Pictures from Arlington Martin

We would like to encourage you to visit Keller Pix in order to view and enjoy the hundreds of pictures taken at last weeks games. Have a great second half of the week and we look forward to seeing you this Thursday and Friday as the Indians head into their games.

Kevin Atkinson

Go BLUE !!!!