Aldine ISD Fall 2024

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ALDINE FOOTBALL

Ball is Life

It’s Not Just a Game for Aldine’s Wiser \\ By Matthew Ogle

THE ALDINE HIGH MUSTANGS ARE TURNING THE CORNER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH CIRILO OJEDA’S LEADERSHIP, AND DEFENSIVE TACKLE KEISHON WISER IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF THE MOVEMENT. “Everybody has a great drive here, despite what other people might think about us,” Wiser said. “It shows in the weight room and at practice every day. I feel like this year we’ll have a great chance at winning some games and proving the doubters wrong.” The 2023 second-team, all-district selection has become the team’s voice, both in the locker room and on the field, which is a result of the mentality he personifies. “Football is my life,” said Wiser. “Everybody in my family played it. It’s a physical game, but I’m a physical person. I like to be hands-on with things and it’s also a perfect outlet for emotions like stress and anger. If something is going on with me, I can take it out on the field. “I still have a team that I play for, but once you’re on the field, it’s always going to be you versus the man in front of you.” Wiser doesn’t just talk the talk. He lets his actions speak for him. It’s for that reason that he has been given the opportunity to play collegiately at Stephen F. Austin State University next fall. “The coaches there (SFA) made it feel like home,” he said. “They put a lot of time and effort into their team which is something that speaks to me. Plus, I want to stay pretty close to my Mom. The program and investment were perfect.” Considering the impact that the sport has had on his upbringing, it’s only natural that he intends to spend his future around it. “I’m going to major in Education and Kinesiology,” Wiser said. “I want to come back to Houston one day and be a coach. I’m going to teach the next generation the same way I’ve been taught, since I’ve been shown how to be a better man in general from playing this sport. So, that’s something I hope to pass on.” As he suits up with the Mustangs for the final time in 2024, it should be made perfectly clear what Keishon Wiser is all about. The young man was born for the game.

Keishon Wiser

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