No. 8 Jim Ned tops Tigers

Rockdale has open week before heading into District 11-3A play Big Blue played before a quiet crowd on Friday night. This home game was played at a neutral site in Llano at Yellowjacket Stadium against Texas Football’s eighth-ranked, 3-0 Jim Ned High School Indians out of Tuscola.

Eagles move to 2-0 on season

The Milano Eagles had a big win at home against the Central Texas Christian Lions out of Temple on Friday night. The final s core w as M ilano 2 7, C entral Texas Christian 7. The Eagles are now 2-0 for the season.

Bulldogs fall to 0-3 with loss to Riesel

The Thorndale Bulldogs lost on the road Friday night to the Riesel Pirates. The final score was Riesel 26, Thorndale 0. It was a tough loss and the Bulldogs played better than what is reflected in the score.

Tigers claim first victory of season

A confident Rockdale Tiger team showed up Friday night on the road against what is historically a good Lexington Eagle football team and came away with their first win of the season. The final score was Rockdale 27, Lexington 13.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

LEON— The Lady Tigers ended pre-district play on Tuesday against the No. 1-ranked 2A Leon Cougars out of Jewett. Former Tiger and Head Volleyball Coach Morgan Laughlin was pleased with her team’s effort, “Leon is a great team. We had some good moments, some of the best rallies of this season.

ROCKDALE CROSS COUNTRY

Rockdale Tigers cross country team ran in a regional preview last week at the Huntsville Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park. According to Tiger Head Cross Country Coach Cheryl Meuth, “They competed well.” The varsity boys placed 10th out of 29 teams.

Scenes from Friday’s game in Lexington

Scenes from Friday’s game in Lexington

GAME STATS

Rockdale 27, Lexington 13 Rockdale Lexington 14 First Downs 9 30-172 Rushing 18-49 8-18-1 Passing 12-26-1 72 Passing yards 202 244 Total yards 321 0 Fumbles na na-30 Punts 4-28 7-85 Penalties 4-24 Score by quarters Lexington 6 0 0 7 — 13 Rockdale 13 0 7 7 — 27 Scoring summary First...

Tiger RB Kemar Spencer (1)

Tiger RB Kemar Spencer (1) attempts to evade the Eagle defense Friday night in Lexington. Rockdale gained 172 yards on the ground, while holding Lexington to just 49. The Tigers (1-2) would be the victors, 27-13, for their first win of the season.

LADY TIGERS VOLLEYBALL

The varsity Lady Tigers had a hard week dropping both games against the Taylor Ducks and the Bremond Tigers. There is still some movement in personnel as they prepare for the district season opener.