Eagles win district opener in Bartlett, 48-0

BARTLETT— MHS seniors Ethan Gordon and Josh Millar both rushed for more than 200 yards in a 48-0 victory during their district debut in Bartlett this past Friday. Gordon, who had a season- high of 239 yards, was the first to rack up points for the Eagles with a 54-yard touchdow n r un.

Bocanegra gets silver at district

Rockdale High School’s Jesus Bocanegra earned his third consecutive trip to the Region III cross country meet. The RHS junior placed second overall on Monday at the District 19-3A meet in Cameron with a season’s best time of 16:09.8.

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Lady Dogs lose to rival Thrall in four sets

On Saturday, Lady Dog volleyball suffered their first district loss, falling to neighbor Thrall at home, 25-22, 19-25, 16-25, 15-25. Thorndale faced Holland on Tuesday after press time and play next on Friday against Austin Royals Home School. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.

DISTRICT 27-2A MEET (THORNDALE)

Bulldogs (4th overall) 2. Rowdy Casner, 19:36.2* 13. Andres Perez, 21:06.35 23. Lance Pesl, 22:55.98 28. Everton White, 23:28.04 34. Hobbs Gray, 27:05.91 Lady Dogs (3rd overall)* 10. Abby Dickerson, 14:45.69 13. Aylin Alfaro, 15:17.97 15. Wendy Perales, 15:22.53 18. Makaelyn Frei, 15:45.05 19.

DISTRICT 19-3A MEET (ROCKDALE)

2. Jesus Bocanegra, 16:09.8* 11. Jose Tenorio, 17:08.9 13. Yovanney Delgadillo, 17:18.9 15. Cristo Hernandez, 17:34.7 26. Austin Caldwell, 18:30.2 33. Aaron Montelongo, 19:01.8 35. Alex Cooper, 19:15.8 Lady Tigers (8th overall) 26. Ciara Miles, 13:49.1 31. Daniella Bocanegra, 14:04 41.

DISTRICT 27-2A MEET (MILANO)

3. Wyatt Koenig, 19:39.67 8. Breyton Steinbecker, 20:21.74 12. Asael Campos, 20:56.82 14. Kaden Yakesch, 21:36.21 19. Sam Battles, 22:01.07 20. Peyton Steinbecker, 22:13.45 22. Miles Koenig, 22:25.46 Lady Eagles (no team) 2. Kadance Koenig, 12:55.85* 5. Itzel Carrillo, 14:21.22* 16.

RHS falls to Academy

Blue-and-Gold volleyball lost at home late Friday afternoon to Academy 22-25, 23,25, 18-25. The Lady Tigers beat the Lady Bees earlier this season on Sept. 13—25-16, 17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-8—at Academy.

Bulldogs win in Weimar, 34-26

Thorndale 2-1 after first three district games; next up: Holland WEIMAR—Friday night started pretty shaky for the Bulldogs against the Weimar Wildcats, a team with a new coach that Texas Football magazine picked to finish last in District 13-2A-I.

Better Call Sauls

TROY—Things got tough for the Tigers in their second district contest as Troy’s Kadyn Martinez put the Trojans back ahead, 27-20 with a little more than three minutes left in the game.