Week 11 Sounds Great

It is a wonderful thing to say that we are heading to the playoffs. If adds to the excitement and joy when we get to play our first playoff game in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. What a great event for our players, coaches, families and community to get to enjoy. I can't wait until Saturday night at 8:30 when the Indians of Keller High take the field. I hope you will all be able to come and support our team.

I will have information on tickets, playoff T-shirts and other items that you will want to be informed of in the first part of the week. As details get finalized I will pass on information to the community using this blog and the cyber-sport email. Be looking for information and share any news you get with the Indian Community.

Friday was a special game and the players did do most of things we asked them to do. They did fulfill their end of the bargain by meeting the goals that we set for our team back in May. We are the Keller City Champs in football for 2009 and that is something to be very proud of. We are going to the playoffs and no other Keller I.S.D. football team is doing that this year. That is also something to be proud of. Now we will work to fulfill the other goals as they come within reach and encourage our team to do everything they can for their team and for our community.

I would like to share some difficult news at this time. Most of you have received my emails but for those who have not I would like to inform you that we had two J.V. football players sustain injuries in Thursday nights games that required medical attention.

Tyler: He has a lacerated Spleen. He is in the hospital in Fort Worth. As of now they do not think surgery will be necessary. He has been in ICU, but should be in a regular room by tomorrow...hopefully the spleen will heel and will not need to be removed.

Jordan: He was injured during the JV Blue game after a big hit. On Friday he was still feeling a little numbness in his arms. He then went to his primary care physician where x-rays were taken. He was then sent to Harris Methodist in Fort Worth because he had a broken neck. Jordan had extensive surgery today that lasted well over 8 hours. After talking to his parents, everything went very well...and we are hoping and praying for a full recovery.

Some of our coaches have visited these two young men and our hearts and prayers go out to them and to their families. Please keep these boys and their parents in your prayers. We have a great Indian Family and I believe there is nothing more powerful than the power of prayer. I will keep everyone updated during the next few days.

Pictures of the win against Fossil will be here soon and I will post them the minute I get them. Have a great weekend and start making your plans for Saturday. It will be a great day.

Go Blue!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Tough Loss # 2

We have had two this season that could have and should have gone our way. Little mistakes have kept us from wins against GHS and CHHS, but we cannot dwell on those games. The most important game of the year is this Friday, and it will be great atmosphere. Our playoff hopes rest in the outcome of our game with Fossil Ridge and we are doing everything possible to prepare our team for victory. The goal of the week is to be our BEST. We are asking for each player to give their BEST this week so we can be our BEST as a team this Friday.

On a different note we are celebrating the end of the 9 week grading cycle with stickers for "A's". For each "A" that a varsity player gets he is rewarded with a Golden Tomahawk for his helmet. I will have a complete total of the number of "A's" that our program has achieved, but many of our athletes will earn 5 and 6 Golden Tomahawks. It is a tribute the the quality of student athlete that we have at Keller High.

I have received pictures from the previous weeks from our hard working photographers. They are behind schedule and they are aware of that, but you should know that they take roughly 2000 pictures per weekend for our football program and finding the best ones to keep is a difficult process. Here are some of the latest and I really encourage you to visit Keller Pix and save some of memories that your sons have created this year.

Have a great week and I will communicate again before Friday.

Go BLUE !!!!!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Healthy???

The sick bug is flying around. We are almost 100% healthy and we need to stay that way. Coach Berry has been out sick for 2 days and I tell you this so you will be watching your sons closely and making sure they are healthy. Coach Berry tried to come in to practice today and I made him go home so he would not spread whatever he has.

Let me encourage you to get some Vitamin C in your sons and remind them to get plenty of rest. Remind them to wash their hands often and not share drinks with each other. These are little things but they can help and possibly prevent any more sickness in our field house. I have told your sons this very statement many times: "there is not one of us that is going to win the game for our team, but there might be one of us that could cause us to loose." I have said this primarily in reference to the guys doing their job on the field, but I want to make sure that sickness does not cause one of us to miss practice or a game. Please take care of your sons and help them stay healthy.

On the other hand I am very grateful for the Defensive staff who has not missed a beat with Coach Berry being gone. Practice has been smooth and we are getting ready for Friday night. I expect a great crowd and I look forward to seeing the stands full. Have a great week.

Go BLUE!!!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Great Game!!!

It was a great night for high school football. The weather, the stands, the kids going wild on the field, and the boys playing with heart and passion. I was very proud of the entire effort that was given and proud of the victory that our team achieved.

It was not a perfect game, but it seemed that when ever the offense had a struggle or gave the ball up the defense was ready to step in and hold the line. And the offense came through with some big plays and some long drives that created scoring opportunities for the team. It was a great team effort in all phases. And I would be making a huge mistake to not mention our sophomore kicker Seth Wicks and his ability to finish the game and seal the deal.

Now we move forward to our next task. I know it seems that we don't celebrate the victories enough, but as a team and as a staff we have to move on to the next goal and build on what happened on Thursday night. Colleyville is a strong team and we will have to be physically and mentally ready to defeat them. We will be playing at home again and would like to encourage everyone to come out to the game and bring a friend. We will be working diligently to bring another victory to our school and community and we take all the support we can get.

Have a great weekend and pictures will be here soon so keep checking in with the blog. Also, send this web site around to your local friends and make sure everyone is aware of the our team blog.

Go BLUE !!!!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Northwest Pictures

Here are a few of the latest pictures from Keller Pix. I would encourage you to view all of the pictures taken at last weeks games, from all levels and see some of the great pictures of your sons. Have a great week.

Go BLUE !!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Getting Closer to Our Goals.

We have moved one step closer to our goal of playing in December. The victory on Friday night against Northwest was not exactly as we had planned, but a Win is still a Win and we are pleased and ready to move forward. Several weeks ago I mentioned to our team and to the coaches that we are basically the only team to really challenge Trinity. We play them very well. I sometimes feel that everyone else feels that same way toward us. Everyone seems to play better against us then they did the previous weeks, and that is something that we accept. Our promise is that we will work harder this week than we did last week and that we will give your sons every opportunity to be successful on the football field, and in life.

This coming week is a short one for our players, coaches and fans. We play L.D. Bell on Thursday night at our stadium and the kick off will take place at 7 p.m. This is a significant game for us and we will be working hard in this short week to be mentally ready for the game. We benefit from the wonderful encouragement of our fans, the great spirit of the Cheerleaders, Indianettes and Spirit Crew, and the Keller High Band creates a special atmosphere for all of use to benefit from. We will need all Indian supporters there for this weeks game. It will be a great on.

Have a wonderful Sunday and first half of the week.

Go BLUE !!!!!!

Kevin Atkinson

Follow Us

Let me encourage you to join Clete and become a FOLLOWER of the Keller Indian blog. Click on the link to the right that says follow and the directions will be there. It would be great to see a full list of faithful fans of the Indians.

Go BLUE !!!!!

Kevin Atkinson